Kirkland & Ellis London senior partner Graham White has joined Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson to lead its City practice.

White, who will also head Fried Frank's European private equity practice, exits Kirkland after eight years at the firm, having joined from Linklaters in 2006.

White was appointed to head Kirkland's European operations in 2012 and was a member of the Chicago-headquartered firm's 15-person management committee.