‘You can’t stay the same size in a market like London; you have to grow’ – S&C sets out aggressive plans to build

‘You can’t stay the same size in a market like London; you have to grow’ – S&C sets out aggressive plans to build

Sullivan & Cromwell has long been known for its measured approach to lateral recruitment. When the firm hired A&O Shearman’s global financial services regulatory co-head Barney Reynolds in June this year, he became only the third lateral partner hire in London since 2013 – an Olympic-style recruitment cycle of roughly one every four years.

The news earlier this month (1 September) that it is bringing in not one but two City heavyweights – Kirkland restructuring partner Kon Asimacopoulos and former Weil London head Mike Francies – to kickstart a reboot of its London office is therefore a significant shift.

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