'We were looking for someone who walked on water' - Paul Weiss chair on the firm's first UK lateral
Paul Weiss chairman Brad Karp on the thinking behind the firm's first London lateral since launching in the City in 2001
June 26, 2017 at 05:10 AM
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When Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison hired Simpson Thacher & Bartlett corporate partner Alvaro Membrillera earlier this year, the move marked the elite US firm's first lateral hire in London since it first opened in the City 16 years ago.
Given the firm's London base had been led by the same two partners – Mark Bergman and David Lakhdhir – ever since its 2001 launch, it is fair to say the hire came as a surprise to many.
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