Davis Polk adds second Freshfields partner to new English law practice
Davis Polk & Wardwell has recruited another Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner for its English law practice in the City, following the hire of corporate veteran Simon Witty for its launch this month. Tax partner Jonathan Cooklin is set to join the Wall Street leader's London base after 19 years at the magic circle firm, where he has been a partner since 2001 and head of the insurance tax group. His start date is yet to be confirmed.
April 13, 2012 at 04:03 AM
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Davis Polk & Wardwell has recruited another Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner for its English law practice in the City, following the hire of corporate veteran Simon Witty for its launch this month.
Tax partner Jonathan Cooklin is set to join the Wall Street leader's London base after 19 years at the magic circle firm, where he has been a partner since 2001 and head of the insurance tax group. His start date is yet to be confirmed.
During his time at Freshfields, Cooklin has taken roles on a number of high-profile deals including acting for Qatar Holdings on its €2.1bn (£1.7bn) investment in Spanish utility company Iberdrola and the merger of the London Stock Exchange and TMX Group last year. He was also part of the firm's team advising the Bank of England on the multibillion-pound government bailout of RBS, Lloyds TSB and HBOS in 2008.
Cooklin will be the second English law partner in Davis Polk's City base, after the US firm hired Witty in January this year to launch the practice, which represents a move away from its traditional referral relationship with Slaughter and May.
Witty, who started at Davis Polk this month after 15 years as a partner at Freshfields, was one of the magic circle firm's leading equity capital markets (ECM) specialists.
Davis Polk managing partner Tom Reid said: "Jonathan is another exceptional addition to our growing English law practice. He brings critical UK tax planning and corporate capabilities of the very highest calibre, further consolidating our position as a single source of English law advice. Jonathan's tax expertise will help drive the expansion of our English law capabilities, both with additional strategic lateral hires and through the development of our own highly talented English-law-qualified lawyers."
Davis Polk's English law launch in the City this month had been widely tipped after the firm opened an English law practice in Sao Paulo last year, shortly after moving into Hong Kong law in 2010 with the hire of two high-profile partners from Freshfields and Linklaters.
Reid has previously cited ECM, M&A, leveraged finance and tax as the key areas the firm is looking to offer from its English law practice.
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