
Kirkland & Ellis has hired Munich-based corporate partner Volkmar Bruckner from Weil, Gotshal & Manges following its loss of a seven-partner team in the city.
Bruckner focuses on private equity representing German and international clients in complex cross-border buyouts, carve-outs and other M&A transactions. Key clients include Siemens, Bain Capital, VM Capital, Canadian Solar and Q-Cells. Prior to joining Weil in 2015, Buckner was at Latham & Watkins for over eight years.