Linklaters finance partner Irvine heads to Kirkland in latest exit from Hong Kong office Legal Business2 September 2015Strategic recruitmentAsia For the third time this year and dealing a blow to Linklaters‘ Asian objectives, Kirkland & Ellis has recruited from the Magic Circle firm’s ranks and hired Hong Kong debt finance partner David Irvine.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryGlobal 100 2025: elite tier set the pace as powerhouse firms pull awaySullivan & Cromwell swipes Kirkland PE and tax duoRevolving Doors: Latham swipes German transactions team from Freshfields as Ropes rebuilds in private equityPaul Hastings infra pair head to Freshfields after two yearsGibson Dunn takes heavyweight Sullivan & Cromwell duo in major London playChance moment: CC doubles down on private capital, but will flurry of hires pay off?The Electronic Transactions and Data Protection Law in Lebanon: Empowering Lebanese companies in the digital ageGlobal 100 firms expand in Asia as Dentons and Goodwin establish new basesSponsored briefing: The changing paradigm of commercial disputes in India