Law firms Akin hires four-partner Sidley private equity team across NY and London Will Lewallen · 8 May 2026 · 2 min read Private capital United States Akin Sidley Austin Akin has hired a four-partner transatlantic private equity team from Sidley Austin, including a trio who previously worked together at Paul Weiss.The group leaving includes three partners in New York, as well as London PE partner Jonathon Hamill.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 categorySlaughters and Ropes among line-up on GSK’s $10.6bn US cancer drug firm acquisitionLaw firmsTheresa Hargreaves11 Jun 2026Trading Places: Paul Weiss hires in M&A as Paul Hastings and Latham bolster disputesLaw firmsWill Lewallen3 Jun 2026Sidley makes up five London M&A and finance partners in off-cycle promotions roundLaw firmsAlex Ryan2 Jun 2026Bakers’ outgoing London chief on why the firm is doubling down on transactions in the CityLaw firmsTom Cox17 Jun 2026Top US duo tune in as Fox makes $22bn streaming acquisitionLaw firmsKate Peacock15 Jun 2026‘We’re down to earth, we’re fair, we’re ambitious’ – Browne Jacobson hits record £148.8m turnoverLaw firmsTom Cox15 Jun 2026Global London crunched: the firms winning (and losing) London’s talent warLaw firm dataGeorgina Stanley12 Jun 2026Freshfields and Hengeler take European SpaceX mandates as US IPO taps EU retail investors for first timeLaw firmsWill Lewallen11 Jun 2026‘A performance crisis hiding in plain sight’: half of women in law say demands of work are unsustainableLaw firmsBen Wheway17 Jun 2026