As the trans-Atlantic legal landscape sees an escalating lateral war, the focus is on a shift that is likely to turn heads. Three top partners from Kirkland & Ellis are making a move to rival firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, with their annual compensation expected to surpass the $10 million guarantees that have been standard for notable laterals in recent years, according to those familiar with the transition.
The lawyers at the heart of this paradigm shift include U.K. partners Neel Sachdev and Roger Johnson, and U.S. partner Eric Wedel. While Sachdev and Wedel are expected to transition their private equity practices, Johnson, a U.K.-based M&A partner, is also anticipated to join suit. This comes as the latest development in the ongoing Kirkland-Paul Weiss lateral war, which previously saw Kirkland recruit Alvaro Membrillera, who served earlier as Paul Weiss’s London head.
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