Law firms Linklaters finance partner Irvine heads to Kirkland in latest exit from Hong Kong office Legal Business · 2 September 2015 · 2 min read Strategic recruitment Asia Kirkland & Ellis Linklaters For the third time this year and dealing a blow to Linklaters‘ Asian objectives, Kirkland & Ellis has recruited from the Magic Circle firm’s ranks and hired Hong Kong debt finance partner David Irvine.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 categoryHSF Kramer, Addleshaws and Quinn chief take top prizes at Legal Business AwardsLaw firmsNews Editor30 Sep 2026Trading Places: Gibson Dunn picks up Paul Weiss disputes trio as Latham finance pair move to V&ELaw firmsWill Lewallen25 Sep 2026Sullivan & Cromwell hires four-partner Kirkland team for PE pushLaw firmsKate Peacock15 Sep 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 2025The Electronic Transactions and Data Protection Law in Lebanon: Empowering Lebanese companies in the digital ageInternationalGuest Blog3 Jan 2024Global 100 firms expand in Asia as Dentons and Goodwin establish new basesLaw firmsMegan Mayers28 Oct 2022Sponsored briefing: The changing paradigm of commercial disputes in IndiaLaw firmsGuest Blog27 Mar 2020