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Skadden hires Linklaters London finance partner

US law firm recruits financial regulation partner from Magic Circle rival

Skadden moved to 22 Bishopsgate in the City from Canary Wharf in 2022
Skadden moved to 22 Bishopsgate in the City from Canary Wharf in 2022 Photo: Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has hired a partner from Linklaters in London.

The US legal giant has recruited financial regulation partner Sebastian Barling from the Magic Circle law firm, according to people familiar with the situation.

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