Lateral partner moves in Big Law tend to be highly scripted affairs, with polished press releases, new headshots and a quick, careful scrubbing of online biographies hosted by the former firm.

That’s why it’s notable when a lateral announcement fails to produce a lateral move—as it has at least three times over the past year. The most recent case involves Robert Burns, a top restructuring lawyer at Bracewell in New York.

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