Irresistible forces – Within weeks of $10m Freshfields hire, Kirkland targets Cravath for M&A playmaker

Kirkland & Ellis continues to make waves on both sides of the Atlantic as the Chicago-bred juggernaut this week announced the hire of one of Manhattan’s top M&A names.

In the latest of a series of headline-grabbing moves, Cravath, Swaine & Moore M&A star Eric Schiele is to transfer to Kirkland’s New York arm. Schiele – who had been at Cravath for more than 17 years, making partner in 2008 – was established as one of the leading lights at the Wall Street leader.

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