Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison is set to further bolster its private equity offering in London with the addition of four more partners from Kirkland & Ellis and a partner from Linklaters. Details here.
Kirkland private equity partners Roger Johnson and Andreas Philipson, and tax partners Timothy Lowe and Cian O’Conner will all join Paul Weiss alongside Linklaters partner Will Aitken-Davies, according to individuals familiar with the move.
This boost in staff comes as part of an assertive hiring spree that saw the addition of Neel Sachdev and others to the firm’s London office. The recruitment pattern seems to reveal a drive by Paul Weiss to strengthen its London-based operations, particularly in the domain of private equity law.