The list of partners leaving Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman for Winston & Strawn continues to grow this week, with the latter on Monday confirming its hire of Mats Carlston as co-chairman of its global finance practice in addition to five other hires from Pillsbury.

Pillsbury mergers and acquisitions partner David Odrich and senior counsel William Egler will join Winston & Strawn's finance practice as partners, while counsel Timothy Kober will come aboard as of counsel. Also joining Winston & Strawn from Pillsbury are finance associates Faiz Majidulla and Jeril Philip.

“Everything really just fit together for us,” says Carlston, the former head of Pillsbury's finance group, of his team's move.