It was early 2016 and David Fiszel was raising money for his new hedge fund. Eva Andersson-Dubin, his neighbor down the road in Palm Beach, connected him with her close friend who had cash to deploy: convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Jeremy Duffy and Lisa Seifman joined Cahill Gordon & Reindel as partners in London, the firm announced Feb. 9. Duffy will serve as chair of the European leveraged finance practice group, while Seifman will serve as chair of the real estate finance practice group, and both will serve as co-chairs of the digital infrastructure finance practice group.

Jeffrey Lehtman joined Barnes & Thornburg as a partner in its White Collar, Compliance and Investigations practice in Washington, D.C., the firm announced Feb. 3.

SpaceX is considering a dual-class share structure in its planned IPO this year, according to people familiar with the matter, mirroring a strategy its billionaire founder Elon Musk floated for Tesla Inc.

Myles Culhane joined Greenberg Traurig as a shareholder in its energy transition and carbon capture practices in Sacramento, the firm announced Feb. 10.

Employee pay at Ken Griffin’s Citadel held fast last year despite lower returns, underscoring the burdensome costs that come with running giant multistrategy hedge funds amid a heated fight for talent.