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Want to be a legal rising star? Become a private equity lawyer

FN's list of up-and-coming talent in the legal sector reflects law firms' focus on building practices to service financial sponsors clients as the European buyout industry has grown

Wednesday 21 June 2023 at 06:10

US organisations such as Kirkland & Ellis and Latham & Watkins have built large practices serving buyout firms from London as the European PE market has grown
US organisations such as Kirkland & Ellis and Latham & Watkins have built large practices serving buyout firms from London as the European PE market has grown Photo: Manuel Romano/Getty Images

More than half of the young professionals on this year’s Rising Stars of Legal Services list advise private equity firms on M&A, exits, financing and other matters.

Financial News will publish its pick of the most talented lawyers under the age of 40, based in Europe, on 26 June.