Dan Binstock, Esq.

Dan Binstock, Esq.

Dan Binstock is co-head of the Partner and Practice Group Division. 

Dan has established relationships with a high number of the region's law firms, ranging from multinational to smaller specialty boutiques. In addition to his traditional recruiting practice, Dan provides customized consulting to law firms on effective lateral partner hiring strategies.  Dan currently serves on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Legal Search Consultants (NALSC). 

Prior to becoming a legal recruiter, Dan practiced intellectual property law with Finnegan Henderson, a national intellectual property boutique based in Washington, DC. He earned his J.D. magna cum laude from Washington College of Law, where he was an editor on the International Law Review. Dan received his undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Maryland, during which time he also performed as the pianist for the musical political comedy troupe, the Capitol Steps.

Speaking/Panels

  • Learn the Lateral Partner Tango: 7 Steps for Choreographing Successful Interviews (NALP Annual Education Conference, April 2013)
  • Cracking the Lateral Partner Recruiting Code: Secrets from the Other Side (NALP Annual Education Conference, April 2011)
  • Law Firm Economics (Legal Bisnow Roundtable Series, 2010)
  • Expanding Your Firm's DC Footprint: What Works (Legal Bisnow Roundtable Series, 2010)
  • Washington DC Legal Market Series
    • Harvard Law School, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
    • University of Chicago Law School, 2012
    • University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2013, 2012, 2011
    • University of Michigan Law School, 2013, 2012, 2010, 2009
    • Northwestern University Law School, 2013, 2012

Media 

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Selected Firm Testimonials

“I have known Dan for several years.  He is a true professional.  Dan puts the candidate's interest, and the law firm's, ahead of his own.  He is available 24/7 and provides a common sense approach to advising candidates and law firms on how to best accomplish their professional objectives.  Dan is simply one of the best law firm advisers in town.”
Managing Partner of DC Office

“I am so glad you changed my mind and convinced me to meet [redacted] – we are thrilled.   You did a damn good job as a recruiter.”
Hiring Partner of DC Office

Selected Candidate Testimonials

“Masterful job negotiating my offer and smoothing out the speed bumps.”
Partner

“[U]nusual ability when it comes to listening and providing sound advice during the decision-making process .  Not only did you listen intently, but you also analyzed the exact words I chose when comparing the firms and then pointed out what I was not saying about [redacted], which was a crucial observation that I wasn't aware of but immediately gave me the needed clarity.  I've never had an experience like this with another recruiter; you have a gift for this work." 
Partner

“You achieved my objective, you were patient throughout, you corrected my missteps with grace, you sorted out the best firms. But even more than all that, you became my counselor and my consigliore during a very difficult economic and, yes, emotional time. I have never seen anyone in your business do that before. It is a remarkable trait. You will be the top person on my list when my new firm wants to recruit people.  In short, Dan, it is my opinion--and I have enough years to express it--that you are really one of a kind, tops in this business.”
Partner

“Dan's in-depth knowledge of the DC legal marketplace, particularly coupled with his caring attitude and superior negotiation skills, makes him the most effective placement professional I have yet to come in contact with.  I would not have made the move to my new firm without him -- he truly helped make the transition a success for all involved.”
Partner

“Dan Binstock is an absolute professional. He places your career first--regardless of whether he makes a placement. He wants to do what is in your best interest, something that I can't say about other recruiters with whom I have spoken.”
Partner

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