US law firms dominate buyout funds

As Ropes & Gray launches a UK funds practice, research shows there are now more top London funds lawyers working for US firms than for UK firms

Wednesday 15 February 2012 at 15:39

US law firms are continuing their assault on the European private equity market, with the majority of top fund formation lawyers in London now working at US-headquarted firms, according to research by Financial News.

The news comes as another US firm, Ropes & Gray, announced it was launching a funds practice in London with the hire of White & Case partner Matthew Judd.