Ropes & Gray has hired a restructuring partner from Kirkland & Ellis in its second London hire in a month.

Matthew Czyzyk joins Ropes & Gray after two years as a partner at Kirkland. He joined in early 2018 from fellow U.S. firm Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy, where he had been a senior associate.

His hire comes shortly after Ropes hired London-based Linklaters asset management partner Tom Alabaster as its new head of Europe, Middle East and Africa funds in May.

David Djaha, managing partner of Ropes & Gray, said in a statement: "Our business restructuring team is seeing ever-increasing levels of activity, as companies and investors grapple with the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. Matt will play a key role in strengthening our global restructuring and special situations offering."

In 2019, the firm brought on board O'Melveny & Myers funds partner Eve Ellis and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld financial services contentious regulatory partner Rosemarie Paul.

Will Rosen, managing partner of Ropes & Gray's London office, added in a statement: "Our strategy remains focused on the areas that play to our strengths as a firm, and we will continue to invest in areas such as funds and restructuring, as well as PE and finance."