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 categoryRevolving Doors: Latham taps Travers and Freshfields continues Germany rebuild with Hengeler hireLaw firmsEliza Winter29 Jun 2026Trading Places: Paul Weiss hires ‘superstar’ US restructuring lawyer as Latham takes A&O Texas headLaw firmsKate Peacock26 Jun 2026Weil takes A&O Shearman fund finance leader in latest City pushLaw firmsKate Peacock26 Jun 2026‘Big, sexy IPOs’: will a flurry of mega-listings spark capital markets lift-off?Law firmsEliza Winter29 Jun 2026Shoosmiths targets European ‘major merger’ as revenue hits £221mLaw firmsTom Cox29 Jun 2026Kirkland and Freshfields plug in to BT-Verizon $4bn joint ventureLaw firmsEliza Winter29 Jun 2026Davis Polk takes Hogan Lovells M&A heavyweight ahead of Cadwalader mergerLaw firmsKate Peacock25 Jun 2026‘There’s no other global firm that has this footprint’ – A&O Shearman makes the case for EuropeLaw firmsKate Peacock26 Jun 2026‘Being out isn’t a barrier to progression’ – Stevens & Bolton’s Sophie Ashcroft on coming out later in lifeLaw firmsAlex Ryan25 Jun 2026