‘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 categoryGlobal 100 2025: elite tier set the pace as powerhouse firms pull awaySullivan & Cromwell swipes Kirkland PE and tax duoFreshfields accounts reveal 6% revenue rise for 2024-25 as US sees fastest growthThe banking crisis, Brexit and why he prefers in-house: HSBC’s GC on a career of once-in-a-lifetime experiencesExternal investment trend continues as offshore leader seals private equity dealHargreaves Lansdown hires Direct Line GC as new chief legal officerFreshfields 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