‘Additional depth’: Kirkland recruits from Freshfields again for real estate finance partner Birks Legal Business22 December 2016Financial servicesStrategic recruitment Kirkland & Ellis has returned to Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer for another finance recruit, taking Jonathan Birks.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 categoryFreshfields and Hengeler lead on UniCredit’s €35bn Commerzbank takeover bidKirkland becomes world’s first $10bn law firm as PEP hits $11m‘We needed more flexibility’ – Georgia Dawson on reshaping Freshfields for the futurePaul Hastings restocks high yield with A&O Shearman partner and relaunches Brussels officeHSBC’s Stephanie Hamon on how AI is becoming a must for panel firmsSullivan & Cromwell continues London finance build with another hire from WeilFreshfields launches in Boston with Latham private capital M&A hireRevolving Doors: Hogan Lovells and Linklaters boost competition as Simpson Thacher snaps up US funds quartetRevolving Doors: Clifford Chance, Akin and Dechert bolster PE and finance teams in the City