Glenn Agre Bergman & Fuentes is putting Wall Street on notice.
The law firm, founded in 2021, has been quietly building out its structured finance litigation team over the summer and setting some of the country’s biggest banks in its sights.
Its most recent addition is Christopher Johnson, whose arrival after nearly a decade as a principal at McKool Smith was not previously reported. Johnson is a trial and appellate lawyer with extensive experience in securities and structured finance litigation, including mortgage-backed securities.
Johnson’s arrival brings the structured finance team to six people, including Glenn Agre co-founder Trevor Welch and special counsels Monika Bileris and Ayana Rivers, who joined in June from McKool with partner Zachary Mazin, brought on to help anchor the team.
Mazin and Johnson had joined McKool together in 2017, according to a press release, after having worked alongside each other for more than a decade at law firm Kasowitz (formerly Kasowitz Benson Torres).
“One of the chief reasons I wanted to come here is the opportunity to rejoin colleagues I have known for literally 20 years,” Johnson told 9fin. “Glenn Agre was a perfect fit… from a practice standpoint… we know how each other...
