David Popky, President and Co-Founder of The Advocates Group, has been focused on representing law firm partners, counsels, and associates since 1989. He has been directly responsible for the placement of over 1200 attorneys, including several hundred partners, with top law firms across the country. He has also placed a number of larger groups of attorneys, assisted smaller and mid-sized firms contemplating mergers, and helped establish new offices for out of town law firms.
David has placed partners and/or groups at many of the nation’s top AMLAW 100 firms, including Winston & Strawn, Morgan Lewis, Pillsbury Winthrop, Cooley, Perkins Coie, Dentons, Reed Smith, Wilson Sonsini, DLA Piper, Paul Hastings, Orrick, Morrison & Foerster and Fenwick, as well as at a number of outstanding regional and boutique firms including Shartsis Friese, Farella, Coblentz, Nossaman, Lowenstein, Dickinson Wright, Allen Matkins and Jeffer.
David Popky, President and Co-Founder of The Advocates Group, has focused on representing law firm partners, counsels, and associates since 1989 and has been directly responsible for the placement of over 1500 attorneys, including several hundred partners, with top law firms across the country. He has also placed a number of larger groups of attorneys, assisted smaller and mid-sized firms contemplating mergers, and helped establish new offices for out of town law firms.
David has placed partners and/or groups at many of the nation’s top AMLAW 100 firms, including Winston & Strawn, Morgan Lewis, Pillsbury Winthrop, Cooley, Perkins Coie, Latham & Watkins, Quinn Emanuel, Jones Day, McDermott, Dentons, Reed Smith, DLA Piper, Ropes & Gray, Skadden Arps, Fenwick, and Duane Morris, as well as at a number of outstanding regional and boutique firms including Shartsis Friese, Farella, Coblentz, Nossaman, Lowenstein, Dickinson Wright, Allen Matkins and Jeffer.
He specializes in working with partners in analyzing their practices and providing a clear and detailed assessment of law firm opportunities that can best expand and enhance their client base and provide superior platforms both personally and professionally.
In addition to his one-on-one work with attorneys, David also routinely conducts targeted retained and non-retained searches for law firms looking to add attorneys in specific practice areas or geographies. For each search, he identifies and presents only the most qualified attorneys who best meet the search profile.
David is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.