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Simpson Thacher adds four Chicago partners from White & Case and Kirkland
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has hired four partners for its Chicago office, which opened in August. M&A partners Shiva Sandill and Trevor Currie have joined from White & Case, and Kirkland & Ellis restructuring partner David Gremling and executive compensation and benefits partner Lauren Cates will follow. The hires bring the new office to nearly a dozen partners, The American Lawyer reported.
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Key points
- Shiva Sandill and Trevor Currie, M&A partners, have joined from White & Case.The Global Legal PostThe American Lawyer
- David Gremling, a Kirkland capital structure solutions partner, and Lauren Cates, an executive compensation and benefits partner, are on their way.The Global Legal PostThe American Lawyer
- Simpson Thacher opened in Chicago in August with five private investment and family office partners from Kirkland.The Global Legal Post
- The firm has since added a Greenberg Traurig partner and relocated two existing partners to Chicago.The Global Legal Post
- The additions bring the Chicago office to nearly a dozen partners.The American Lawyer
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The Global Legal Post