Baker McKenzie has hired investment funds partner Nick Benson into its London office from Latham & Watkins. A Legal 500 leading partner for private funds, Benson spent more than a decade at Latham after joining from Weil in 2014, and has expertise advising a wide range of clients on issues across fund formation and operations.
Global funds group co-chairs Laurent Fessmann and Karl Egbert said in a joint statement: ‘Nick Benson is a fantastic addition to our private funds formation global practice and to our transactional practice group at large. We are all thrilled to collaborate with him. His impressive experience advising sponsors and investors in the private equity fund and secondaries space will enhance our ability to meet our clients’ increasing needs for support with their complex, cross-border matters.’
