Law firms ‘Move makes sense’: Skadden breaks up White & Case City PE duo with Youle hire Legal Business · 22 May 2017 · 2 min read Strategic recruitment Corporate US firms Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom White & Case In what amounts to a break-up of one of the City’s most storied private equity partner duos, Skadden, Arps, Slate Meagher & Flom has hired White & Case’s global and EMEA PE co-head Richard Youle, along with recently promoted PE partner Katja Butler.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 categoryRevolving Doors: latest laterals for Morgan Lewis, McDermott and Winston TaylorLaw firmsNews Editor12 Jun 2026Global London crunched: the firms winning (and losing) London’s talent warLaw firm dataGeorgina Stanley12 Jun 2026Global London 2026: US firms hit record scale as City investment reboundsLaw firm dataKate Peacock9 Jun 2026Paul Hastings infra pair head to Freshfields after two yearsLaw firmsAlex Ryan28 Feb 2025Gibson Dunn takes heavyweight Sullivan & Cromwell duo in major London playLaw firmsElisha Juttla27 Feb 2025Chance moment: CC doubles down on private capital, but will flurry of hires pay off?Law firmsElisha Juttla14 Feb 2025Dealwatch: Baker McKenzie and Gibson Dunn lead on $5bn data centre investment while US trio orchestrate $27bn energy dealLaw firmsTom Cox27 Jan 2025‘There’s a lot of money in Chicago’ – the city’s top lawyers on what’s driving business in the MidwestLaw firmsAlex Ryan13 Jan 2025Cleary and White & Case switch on for Canal+ £2.5bn IPO in LondonLaw firmsElisha Juttla19 Dec 2024