Law firms ‘Additional depth’: Kirkland recruits from Freshfields again for real estate finance partner Birks Legal Business · 22 December 2016 · 2 min read Financial services Strategic recruitment Freshfields Kirkland & Ellis 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 categoryUS firms lead as LSEG acquires Octus from Permira for $3.5bnLaw firmsWill Lewallen22 Oct 2026Global elite firms advise on €10.8bn EQT-QIAGEN dealLaw firmsEliza Winter22 Oct 2026Kirkland, Latham, Weil advise as US insurance firm takes PE investmentLaw firmsWill Lewallen20 Oct 2026Revolving Doors: HSF Kramer hires Sidley life sciences head as Ashurst Perkins Coie sees further departuresLaw firmsNews Editor6 Oct 2026RPC branches out to the US with New York insurance launchLaw firmsTom Cox5 Oct 2026How Sidley levered its insurance roots for private capital gainsLaw firmsWill Lewallen2 Oct 2026Freshfields launches in Boston with Latham private capital M&A hireLaw firmsElisha Juttla24 Feb 2025Revolving Doors: Hogan Lovells and Linklaters boost competition as Simpson Thacher snaps up US funds quartetLaw firmsAnna Huntley20 Feb 2025Revolving Doors: Clifford Chance, Akin and Dechert bolster PE and finance teams in the CityLaw firmsElisha Juttla14 Feb 2025