BakerHostetler Adds More Corporate Partners From Loeb & Loeb

Three more lawyers join the firm's New York office and M&A team.

Published on Feb. 12, 2026

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BakerHostetler announced that Tom L'Helias, Erik Mengwall, and Mike Ginzburg have joined the firm's New York office as partners in the business practice group and on its mergers and acquisitions team. The trio previously worked as partners at Loeb & Loeb.

Why it matters

The move comes after four other Loeb & Loeb partners joined BakerHostetler in October, indicating a trend of talent migration between the two law firms as they compete for corporate clients and high-profile M&A work.

The details

L'Helias' practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, private equity and corporate governance. Mengwall has worked as in-house counsel and as external counsel to public and private companies in a wide variety of domestic and cross-border corporate transactions. Ginzburg advises public companies on matters such as mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and corporate governance.

  • The trio joined BakerHostetler on February 12, 2026.
  • Four other Loeb & Loeb partners joined BakerHostetler in October.

The players

Tom L'Helias

A partner who focuses on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, private equity and corporate governance.

Erik Mengwall

A partner who has worked as in-house counsel and as external counsel to public and private companies in a wide variety of domestic and cross-border corporate transactions.

Mike Ginzburg

A partner who advises public companies on matters such as mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and corporate governance.

BakerHostetler

A law firm that has added several partners from Loeb & Loeb to its New York office and mergers and acquisitions team.

Loeb & Loeb

A law firm that has seen several partners depart for BakerHostetler in recent months.

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The takeaway

The talent migration from Loeb & Loeb to BakerHostetler highlights the competitive nature of the legal industry, as firms vie to attract top corporate and M&A lawyers to bolster their practices and client rosters.