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May 6, 2016

Kirkland hires two further Linklaters London partners
US firm recruits Linklaters private equity and tax partners after a string of hires from the magic circle firm in 2015

Gowling WLG aims for US revenue to top $100m in the next two years
Firm looks to expand US revenue and incentivise referrals between its UK and Canadian arm

Travers Smith private equity partner jumps to Ropes & Gray in London
Croke joins former Travers private equity head Sanderson at Ropes

Hogan Lovells, DLA and HSF land roles on £600m pension restructuring case
Hogan Lovells takes lead for engineering company Halcrow as it tries to restructure its UK pension deficit to avoid administration

Allen & Overy picks up Skadden Australia team as US firm exits
Magic circle firm hires Skadden securities team in Sydney as US firm continues its withdrawal from the country

White & Case hires second Ashurst partner in two weeks
US firm’s London office picks up Ashurst's London disputes head who is also global co-head of resources and infrastructure disputes

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