Covington Banking Partner Joins Simpson Thacher’s D.C. Office

Keith Noreika is joining the Washington D.C. office of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, where he’ll be a partner in the financial institutions practice, according to a statement released by the firm on Tuesday.

Noreika comes to the firm from Covington & Burling, where he started as an associate after graduating from Harvard Law School almost 18 years ago, according to his LinkedIn profile .

“I don’t move firms lightly as you can see,” Noreika told Big Law Business on Thursday, explaining that being pursued by Lee Meyerson, head of Simpson Thacher’s financial institutions practice, was what ultimately sealed his decision to ...