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Kirkland & Ellis’s Neel Sachdev quits as head of four-partner team, heads for Paul Weiss

Kirkland & Ellis finance heavyweight leads team to rival Paul Weiss

Neel Sachdev was one of Kirkland's longest-serving partners in London
Neel Sachdev was one of Kirkland's longest-serving partners in London Photo: SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Kirkland & Ellis debt finance heavyweight Neel Sachdev has resigned from the firm alongside three other partners to join US law firm Paul Weiss in London.

Sachdev and fellow debt finance partners, Kanesh Balasubramaniam, Matthew Merkle and Deirdre Jones resigned from the firm on 13 August, according to people familiar with the situation.

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