Law firms Taking Manhattan: Freshfields continues New York expansion with Kirkland & Ellis hire Kathryn McCann · 30 January 2015 · 1 min read Strategic recruitment US Freshfields Kirkland & Ellis Magic Circle firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has bolstered its US offering again, this time enhancing its employment capability with the hire of Kirkland & Ellis partner Howard Klein in New York.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 categoryFreshfields concludes redundancies in Manchester, with around 20 paralegals axedLaw firmsKate Peacock24 Apr 2026The art of the buyout: how clients rank London’s top private equity teamsLaw firmsWill Lewallen24 Apr 2026‘The hardest part is building critical mass’ – as Big Law flocks to Dallas, what do firms need to succeed?Law firmsAlex Ryan24 Apr 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 2025White & Case snaps up A&O Shearman IP trio as post-merger exits continueLaw firmsAlex Ryan14 Feb 2025Clifford Chance names Cohen first New York managing partner amid fresh bid to crack America with Houston office openingLaw firmsHolly McKechnie28 Jun 2023International Women’s Day 2022: Barbara L. Becker, chair & managing partner, Gibson Dunn, New YorkLaw firmsMegan Mayers8 Mar 2022International Women’s Day 2022: Perlette Jura, Gibson Dunn, Los Angeles – disputesLaw firmsMegan Mayers8 Mar 2022