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Michael Allen

Michael Allen is the Founder and CEO of Lateral Link, a global leader in legal recruiting. He founded the firm in 2006 after beginning his legal career at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP and Irell & Manella LLP. His experience gave him a deep understanding of the demands placed on attorneys and the complexities of […]
Michael Heise
Michael Heise is the Chief Technology Officer of haistack.ai. There, he leads the company’s technology strategy, innovation initiatives, and product development efforts. Prior to joining haistack.ai, Mike built a diverse career spanning public safety, finance, defense, and legal sectors. Over the past five years, he has served in key technology leadership roles at Covington & […]
Evan Jowers

Evan Jowers, a Principal operating from Miami and Hong Kong, is a key member of our Partner Practice Group and spearheads numerous partner searches for our law firm clients in the United States, Europe and Asia. Evan also serves as our Head of Asia and is Co-Chair of our London Desk. In Asia, Evan facilitates […]
Jon Kahn

Jon Kahn is a Managing Principal of Lateral Link and a Leader of the Partner Practice based in the New York office. Prior to joining Lateral Link, he was the Founder and President of JEK Partners LLC, his own executive legal search firm that focused on partner and group placements, as well as associate and […]
Gloria Sandrino

Gloria Sandrino is Managing Principal and Co-Chair of the Partner Practice at Lateral Link, where she leads high-level recruiting initiatives for law firm partners and practice groups across the United States and London. A graduate of Harvard Law School and former Corporate M&A attorney, Gloria brings nearly two decades of experience advising law firms and […]