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Hills, who joined O’Melveny in 2004 from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, has a broad finance practice, with experience in representing private equity houses, corporate borrowers and lenders.
The appointment follows a long search for finance partners for Weil Gotshal in
However, in a reverse for Weil Gotshal’s City arm, Hills’ hire comes as it emerges that the London office’s highest-profile finance partner — Richard Ginsburg — is planning to head back to the US.
Dual-qualified Ginsburg — who has been in the City for eight years — currently heads the
It is thought that he has been asked by the firm’s management to return to New York and run the private equity finance practice there, although no date has been set for his departure.
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Weil Gotshal is also set to make two senior hires to its
Weil Gotshal, O’Melveny and Hills all declined to comment on the appointments as it is thought that final details are still being worked through.
