By making attorney placements that stand the test of time, I enhance the personal lives and livelihoods of my candidates and contribute significantly to the financial success and competitiveness of the hiring entities I am proud to call my clients. Candidates, employers and others also know that I can be trusted to protect their confidential information, and I have a decades-long reputation for always doing so.
For Candidates:
On the candidate side, I specialize in executing highly confidential marketing campaigns on behalf of senior-level government, law firm, corporate and other candidates seeking their next great career opportunity. I have represented Members of Congress, Cabinet officials, federal agency heads and General/Chief Counsel, judges, top partners at national and international law firms, and even a Prime Minister of a Latin American country in exploring private sector opportunities. I have also successfully marketed and placed numerous highly-qualified Partners, Counsel and Associates seeking a better platform for their practices and careers.
For Employers:
As a Penn Law graduate and former practicing Washington, D.C. communications attorney who voluntarily transitioned into the executive search industry in 1985, I have over three decades of recruiting and merger consulting experience. The great majority of that time has been focused on the legal industry. From 1991 to the present, I have conducted countless attorney and practice group search assignments for many of the best employers of legal talent in the U.S., with a particular geographic focus on the D.C.- Baltimore area and surrounding Mid-Atlantic region. I have recruited individual lawyers and practice groups for clients ranging from small local law firms and specialty boutiques to many of the most prestigious and profitable law firms in the world. I have also placed attorneys and other professionals with trade associations, accounting firms, corporations and other employers.
Particular Areas of Expertise:
I am fluent in Spanish, and have handled numerous international trade, tax, corporate, litigation/arbitration, project finance/development, and other international projects in addition to search assignments in virtually every other area of the law. These areas include taxation, ERISA/Employee Benefits, litigation, corporate, national security, energy, environmental, real estate, communications and technology, and intellectual property, among many others.
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Taking the Next Step:
I am always willing to speak with attorneys and others in strictest confidence to explore their career options and marketability – the earlier in the potential process the better. The same holds true for employers who are considering making a critical hire and would like to discuss The McCormick Group’s proven methodology for recruiting passive candidates who do not respond to traditional recruiting efforts. I can be reached on my direct office phone number (703.312.6722) or by email at pheld@tmg-dc.com.