Law firms Watson Farley hires Fried Frank London duo to launch structured finance practice Legal Business · 10 June 2015 · 2 min read Strategic recruitment Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson Watson Farley & Williams In a ‘strategic play’ to build its debt capital markets offering, Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has hired a pair of finance partners from Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson’s City office.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 categoryESG Client Partner of the Year: the six names in the runningLaw firmsBen Wheway9 Apr 2026Trading Places: Ropes hires Freshfields levfin co-head as top Kirkland litigator retiresLaw firmsEliza Winter25 Mar 2026The ‘football managers’ of the legal world – why real estate PE partners are in high demandLaw firmsKate Peacock13 Mar 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 2025Revolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London movesLaw firmsAnna Huntley9 Jan 2025Five partners vie to succeed Hoyland as Simmons managing partnerLaw firmsTom Cox7 Jan 2025‘Seize every opportunity’ – Paul Hastings partner Reena Gogna on City law, Suits and poetryLaw firmsAnna Huntley7 Jan 2025