Sidley Austin has hired two counsel from Slaughter and May and Clifford Chance as it expands its European restructuring practice in London, which will reach 15 lawyers by next year, a firm representative told 9fin.
Joshua Bauernfreund joins today (12 October) from Slaughter and May, where he was senior counsel. Lewis Cymbal joined from Clifford Chance on 5 October. Both have more than 10 years’ post-qualification experience, according to the representative from Sidley Austin.
This move — the latest in a series of movements in a very active restructuring market — follows Sidley Austin partners Philip Hertz and Melissa Coakley’s exit from Clifford Chance in July, after decades at the firm. See our 9Questions with Hertz and Coakley here.
“Clients are looking for restructuring advice from a team that has a deep bench and that can deliver in the most complex of situations as well as being connected across the markets that matter to them,” Coakley, who leads Sidley’s European restructuring team, said. “With Josh and Lew joining, and a team that will reach 15 in London by the start of next year, we are creating exactly that.”
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