Nothing like a mega-merger to shake up the legal market. Some of the biggest lateral litigator moves this month have come before the impending nuptials of Norton Rose Fulbright and Chadbourne & Parke, with Norton Rose losing its global head of investigations and Chadbourne saying goodbye to the chair of its IP practice.

Meanwhile, Kirkland & Ellis brought back White House Counsel Neil Eggleston, and a trio of accomplished litigators from Baker Botts launched a trial boutique.