Not all lateral moves are created equal. A select few reshape the competitive landscape, changing who clients hire and why. Here’s a look back at some of them in 2016.

The year started out with a bang when star litigator Beth Wilksinson left Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison to form litigation boutique Wilkinson Walsh + Eskovitz. She was joined by name partners Alexandra Walsh, a fellow white-collar criminal defense partner at Paul Weiss, and Munger, Tolles & Olson partner Sean Eskovitz.