Meal Deal Maker: LB lunches with top City partners – Willkie’s Gavin Gordon
In the first of Legal Business’s new Meal Deal Maker series, Gavin Gordon, chair of Willkie’s European private equity team,…
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Alphas revisited: Women deal stars five years on
‘There is still fundamentally an issue with how women are perceived in the legal market and how well they can…
Deal View: Despite that late start, Willkie underlines surprisingly forceful City buyout push with hire of GavDav
Affectionately known in buyout circles as ‘GavDav’, the long-time duo of private equity specialists Gavin Gordon and David Arnold has…
KWM co-head of funds in Paris exits for Willkie Farr
King & Wood Mallesons‘ co-head of investment funds in Paris, Nathalie Duguay, has joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher as asset…
Willkie Farr takes top KWM biller to launch competition practice in the City
King and Wood Mallesons (KWM) has lost another heavy-hitter as competition partner Philipp Girardet exits the firm to set up…
Revolving doors: Willkie and Hogan Lovells add to City offices while A&O continues Europe hiring
Law firms have attempted to blow away the Brexit blues with new partner hires. Willkie Farr & Gallagher and Hogan…
Willkie hires Bain euro GC as Wall St player strives to establish itself in City buyout sector
Willkie Farr & Gallagher has made a prominent recruit to its London arm with the appointment of Bain Capital Credit’s European…
Dealwatch: US firms line up as Russia’s largest driller prepares exit from London stock exchange
The management of Eurasia Drilling Company Limited is being advised by US firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher as it prepares…
Calling in the regulator: Willkie Farr investigation prompts client to report itself to the SFO
A report delivered by Willkie Farr & Gallagher into expenses payments at struggling oil explorer Afren has led the client…
Clifford Chance takes corporate team from Willkie Farr two years after leaving Freshfields
Magic Circle firm Clifford Chance has made a private equity push in continental Europe with the hire of Willkie Farr…
Willkie Farr moves to build City private equity capability with hire of Kirkland duo
New York firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher has moved to build a City buyout practice with the hire of private equity…
Rival firms benefit from imminent Dewey collapse in City
With troubled US firm Dewey & LeBoeuf on the brink of collapse, a number of firms have already stepped in…
Dewey management in denial as exits continue
Management at Dewey & LeBoeuf has reacted defensively to widespread partner exits in 2012, contending the firm’s position is ‘strong’…