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Defying its US strategy critics, Linklaters’ New York office began the week with the hire of a six-lawyer M&A team from Shearman & Sterling. Led by Legal 500 Hall of Famer for $1bn-plus M&A deals, George Casey, the team also includes partners Heiko Schiwek and Gregory Gewirtz.

Casey, who had been global managing partner at Shearman from 2018, joins Linklaters as its global co-chair of corporate. Key mandates for Casey include Celanese’s $11bn all-cash acquisition of most of DuPont’s mobility and materials business in 2022, and DuPont and Dow Chemical’s $130bn merger in 2015. Continue reading “Revolving doors: Linklaters makes bold US play as new year recruitment picks up”

Leading a quiet week of hires for the new year, White & Case has hired Taurie Zeitzer, the co-head of Paul Weiss’ M&A group in New York.

Recognised as a leading lawyer by the Legal 500, Zeitzer will join White & Case as co-head of the global private equity industry group. Her key clients include private equity house Apollo Global Management where she advised on its $5.2bn acquisition of aluminum products maker Arconic last year. Earlier in her career, she served as a partner at both Kirkland & Ellis and Latham & Watkins. Continue reading “Revolving Doors: US losses for Paul Weiss, A&O and Shearman while Asia dominates hiring market”

Showing no signs of winding down for Christmas, Paul Weiss has continued its aggressive London recruitment drive with the double hire of Clifford Chance private equity partner Christopher Sullivan and acquisition finance partner Taner Hassan. Continue reading “Paul Weiss hits CC for private equity partner duo as magic circle offensive continues”

In a continuation of Paul Weiss’ impressive recruitment efforts in London, Nicole Kar has joined the US firm as a partner, according to a source familiar with the situation.

Recognised in The Legal 500 Hall of Fame for her expertise in competition law, Kar has dedicated more than twenty years of her career to Linklaters, joining the firm in 2001 and most recently heading up its antitrust and foreign investment practice.

Continue reading “Revolving doors: Paul Weiss makes another key London hire as firms bolster disputes and finance teams”

In the City, Kiran Arora has left BCLP to join Eversheds Sutherland as a new partner in its corporate and energy practice.

Ranked in The Legal 500 as a Leading Individual, Arora specialises in sustainable energy and infrastructure projects, bringing with him more than 20 years’ experience advising on project development, project financing, and M&A transactions. Continue reading “Revolving Doors: Global 100 firms expand in the City as Australian market sees lateral hiring spike”

Latham & Watkins has strengthened its private credit practice in London by adding two partners from Akin. Fergus Wheeler and Paul Yin are set to become part of Latham’s banking practice, having each spent less than 10 months at their previous firm.

The duo brings significant expertise in advising global private credit funds, direct lenders, commercial and investment banks, private equity sponsors, and corporate borrowers on diverse and intricate cross-border debt financing matters, with a specific emphasis on private credit transactions. Continue reading “Revolving doors: Latham hires Akin duo as firms strengthen finance, disputes and family practices”