Elite U.S outfit Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison has appointed its new European head with the addition of a veteran restructuring partner from rival U.S firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld.

Liz Osborne, who leaves Akin after just shy of a decade, is to join the firm as head of European restructuring in London, according to a release from the firm.