Kirkland & Ellis raids rival for PE lawyers

Kirkland & Ellis raids rival for PE lawyers

US legal giant Kirkland & Ellis lost a string of key partners to Paul Weiss this year. It has now turned to a familiar rival to restock its ranks — New York... Read more »
Paul Weiss hires Kirkland & Ellis partner as PE poaching continues

Paul Weiss hires Kirkland & Ellis partner as PE poaching continues

Paul Weiss has hired another Kirkland & Ellis partner in London as part of an ongoing raid on the world’s highest-grossing law firm. Debt finance partner Stefan Arnold-Soulby resigned from Kirkland on... Read more »
Paul Weiss hires Kirkland heavyweight as poaching battle escalates

Paul Weiss hires Kirkland heavyweight as poaching battle escalates

Former Kirkland & Ellis private equity heavyweight Roger Johnson has joined US law firm Paul Weiss in London alongside a Linklaters partner and further Kirkland lawyers, as the hiring battle between the... Read more »
Revealed: The bust-up between Kirkland and Ellis’s M&A stars

Revealed: The bust-up between Kirkland and Ellis’s M&A stars

Neel Sachdev and Stephen Lucas were a pair of powerful private equity lawyers who drove the growth of Kirkland & Ellis in London for nearly a decade. Sachdev helped bring Lucas into... Read more »
Kirkland & Ellis finance heavyweight leads team to rival Paul Weiss

Kirkland & Ellis finance heavyweight leads team to rival Paul Weiss

Kirkland & Ellis debt finance heavyweight Neel Sachdev has resigned from the firm alongside three other partners to join US law firm Paul Weiss in London. Sachdev and fellow debt finance partners,... Read more »
Kirkland & Ellis London M&A star asked to leave after leak of talks with rival

Kirkland & Ellis London M&A star asked to leave after leak of talks with rival

Kirkland & Ellis London M&A partner Roger Johnson was asked to leave the US law firm after news leaked that he was in talks with a rival, according to people familiar with... Read more »
Paul Weiss London head joins Kirkland & Ellis

Paul Weiss London head joins Kirkland & Ellis

Kirkland & Ellis has hired US rival Paul Weiss’s London head Alvaro Membrillera, according to a person familiar with the situation. Membrillera is a highly rated private equity M&A partner whose clients... Read more »
Clifford Chance M&A partner poached by Kirkland as part of infra push

Clifford Chance M&A partner poached by Kirkland as part of infra push

Kirkland & Ellis has poached Clifford Chance’s infrastructure co-head in London as it builds out a team in the sector in Europe. The US law firm has hired Clifford Chance London M&A... Read more »