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Paul Weiss hires third London funds partner from Kirkland

US legal giants continue to battle it out in London

Kirkland’s Gherkin base in the City has been the target of multiple recent raids
Kirkland’s Gherkin base in the City has been the target of multiple recent raids Photo: Mike Kemp/Getty Images

Paul Weiss has hired a third funds partner from Kirkland & Ellis in London as it continues its European expansion drive.

The firm has hired David Pritchett, it said in a 12 August statement. The New York law firm previously hired funds partners Jeremy Leggate and James King from Kirkland.

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