rainmaking

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One of those stars was Scott Barshay, a rainmaking dealmaker Karp lured from Cravath, Swaine & Moore in 2016 after years of persuading.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

They know that there is the possibility that other law firms will try to steal their clients, steal their rainmaking partners while that litigation is going on.

From Slate • May 27, 2025

In Ida’s case, he said, conditions were ripe “for rainmaking and it all came to fruition along the I-95 corridor.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 2, 2021

Trying to control the weather is nothing new: People once performed rainmaking dances and offered sacrifices in the hopes that the gods would end droughts.

From Salon • Oct. 10, 2020

“Who do they have who knows anything about rainmaking and computer weather models?”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti