Firms are on the lookout for ESG talent, as Paul Hastings recruits a partner from Kirkland & Ellis’s London team. Ruth Knox has spent over two years at Kirkland as a partner in its ESG and impact practice. She previously spent 11 years at Linklaters before leaving for the US giant. The departure comes after […]
Kirkland & Ellis has swiped the managing partner of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison’s London office. Alvaro Membrillera makes the shock move, having spent more than six years at Paul Weiss. He was the firm’s first UK lateral hire after opening in the City in 2001. A corporate lawyer, Membrillera previously spent 15 years […]
The US firm’s disputes revenue has ballooned in the last five years and Kirkland will become the first firm to break the $2bn barrier next year
Swissport Fuelling Ltd, Re [2020] EWHC 1499 (Ch) The Chancery Court approved Swissport’s scheme of arrangement on the 5 June 2020. The company, part of the Swissport Group is the world’s largest provider of ground and cargo handling services to the aviation industry, provides essential services to over 300 airports around the UK and has […]