Law firms Restructurings pick up as Davis Polk makes European bow while Plainer moves to DLA Elisha Juttla · 12 November 2024 · 4 min read Restructuring Strategic recruitment Davis Polk DLA Piper It’s been an active start to the week for restructuring lateral moves in the City, as Sidley co-heads Mark Knight and Jifree Cader have joined Davis Polk, and Adam Plainer, co-chair of Dechert’s global restructuring group, has moved to DLA Piper.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 categoryTrading Places: Simpson Thacher builds capital solutions with new Dallas co-head as Latham adds capital markets vice chairLaw firmsWill Lewallen27 Jul 2026DLA Piper PEP passes $4m with 20% jumpLaw firmsEliza Winter17 Jul 2026The UK’s most recommended law firms revealed by Legal 500 client researchLaw firm dataNews Editor16 Jul 2026Gateley set to cut support roles as firm begins consultation after share price dipLaw firmsTom Cox20 Jul 2026‘An environment of possibility’ – why liability management is law’s new frontierLaw firmsAlex Ryan2 Jul 2026‘Restructuring lawyers are like quarterbacks’ – ex-Clifford Chance duo on joining Sidley’s London growth driveLaw firmsWill Lewallen1 Jul 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