Sidley Austin has hired Weil Gotshal & Manges litigation partner Matthew Shankland to its disputes resolution group in London.

Shankland, who represents clients in commercial disputes in the higher courts, the European court and arbitration tribunals, has a particular practice focus on alternative dispute resolution and cross-border bankruptcy and insolvency work for financial institutions.

At Weil, Shankland acted for several of the firm's major clients, including AIG, GE, Kaupthing Bank, Lehman Brothers and a range of hedge and private equity funds.