 BOSTONNEW YORK, Jan 22 Reuters - Proxy solicitor Morrow Sodali this week hired Paul Schulman from rival MacKenzie Partners, a prominent shakeup in the tight-knit world of vote-counting for corporate battles. Schulman will be co-head of Mergers Acquisitions, Activism and Contested Situations along with Michael Verrechia, a Morrow veteran, according to his LinkedIn profile and two sources who could not speak publicly about the personnel matter. A spokeswoman for Morrow, which worked with Newell Brands during its fight with activist investor Starboard and dining chain Lubys when it was targeted by Bandera Partners, was not immediately available for comment. 