Trading places: Top Sullivan & Cromwell dealmaker decamps for Willkie in New York

Trading places: Top Sullivan & Cromwell dealmaker decamps for Willkie in New York

Sullivan & Cromwell private equity group co-head Brian Hamilton (pictured) has left the firm’s New York office for Willkie Farr & Gallagher, in a high-profile departure that comes as S&C gears up for its London buildout.

Hamilton, who has left after almost 28 years at S&C, has experience advising on high-value PE transactions across a range of sectors, including advising Canadian activewear company Gildan on its $4.4bn acquisition of US clothing company Hanesbrands this August.

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