Neel Sachdev Bullish on Paul Weiss London Growth, New Office

April 4, 2024, 2:45 PM UTC

Paul Weiss has resurged as a private equity powerhouse in London in the eight months since snagging rainmaker Neel Sachdev, part of an intensifying recruiting war among elite US firms in the UK.

The firm in August 2023 lured Sachdev, now co-head of its London office, away from rival Kirkland & Ellis. The move came shortly after Kirkland poached the top Paul Weiss partner in the city, Alvaro Membrillera. The shuffling briefly left Paul Weiss down to two partners in the London. That total has since climbed back to 21 partners, along with another 100-plus lawyers.

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