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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Founded in 1888, Willkie Farr & Gallagher is an international law firm with 13 offices located across six countries. The firm has a broad practice, covering private equity, restructuring, sponsor finance and capital markets. The firm is particularly recognised for its top-tier restructuring practice, led in London by Graham Lane, advising on complex cross-border restructurings, special situations and distressed investments involving sponsors, creditors and issuers. Willkie also has a highly regarded private equity platform, led in Europe by Gavin Gordon, advising leading sponsors on large-cap and mid-market transactions.

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David Adler
Firm:
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
Financial and corporate
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
David Arnold
Firm:
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Private equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Simon Baskerville
Firm:
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Restructuring and insolvency
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
William Buchanan
Firm:
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Rating:
Rising star
Practice Area:
Private equity
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Philip Coletto
Firm:
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
Private equity
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Industry Sector:
Technology and telecommunications
Mélina Combeau
Firm:
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Rating:
Rising star
Practice Area:
Private equity funds
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
Paris
Henrietta de Salis
Firm:
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
Financial services regulatory
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Industry Sector:
Financial services
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Edward Downer
Firm:
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
Restructuring and insolvency
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Colin Fulton
Firm:
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Rating:
Rising star partner
Practice Area:
Private equity funds
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Daniel Gendron
Firm:
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
Bank lending : Lender side
Bank lending : Sponsor side
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Industry Sector:
Consumer goods and services
Energy
Technology and telecommunications
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Québec
Gavin Gordon
Firm:
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Rating:
Market leader
Practice Area:
Private equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Industry Sector:
Investment management
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Andy Gray
Firm:
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Rating:
Rising star partner
Practice Area:
Private equity
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
Scotland
David Griffiths
Firm:
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Rating:
Rising star partner
Practice Area:
Capital markets : High yield
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Charles Hadley
Firm:
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Rating:
Rising star
Practice Area:
Private equity funds
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Marc Hecht
Firm:
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
Restructuring and insolvency
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Melanie James
Firm:
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Industry Sector:
Insurance
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Graham Lane
Firm:
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Restructuring and insolvency
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Claire McDaid
Firm:
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Women Leaders
Practice Area:
Private equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Komal Raina
Firm:
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Rating:
Rising star partner
Practice Area:
Banking and finance
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
India
England & Wales
Nils Röver
Firm:
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Private equity
Jurisdiction:
Germany
Bar Admission:
Germany
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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Apollo Group Holdings Ltd. - M&A
2021-10-11
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
United Kingdom
M&A
Joseph Ferraro
Apollo Group Holdings Ltd.
Seller
Apex Fund Services Ltd. - M&A
2021-06-22
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
United Kingdom
M&A
Jeffrey Poss, Philip Coletto
Apex Fund Services Ltd.
Buyer
Exclaimer Ltd. - M&A
2021-02-09
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
United Kingdom
M&A
Claire McDaid, Jane Scobie, Morgan Elwyn, Philip Coletto, Spencer Simon
Exclaimer Ltd.
Buyer
Inform Information Systems Ltd. - M&A
2021-11-23
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
United Kingdom
M&A
Inform Information Systems Ltd.
Buyer
IK Investment Partners Ltd. - M&A
2021-01-13
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
United Kingdom
M&A
Eduardo Fernandez, Philip Coletto
IK Investment Partners Ltd.
Seller
Cision Ltd. - M&A
2021-02-26
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
United Kingdom
M&A
Cristopher Greer, Jason Pearl, Joshua Deason
Cision Ltd.
Buyer
PSPDFKit GmbH - M&A
2022-01-25
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
United Kingdom
M&A
PSPDFKit GmbH
Buyer
CapVest Partners LLP - M&A
2021-03-29
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
United Kingdom
M&A
Andy Gray, David Arnold
CapVest Partners LLP
Seller
Insightful Science LLC - M&A
2021-03-22
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
United Kingdom
M&A
Daniel Durschlag, Jonathan Kubek, Matthew Guercio, Philip Coletto
Insightful Science LLC
Buyer
Diligent Corp. - M&A
2022-01-11
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
United Kingdom
M&A
Claire McDaid, Morgan Elwyn
Diligent Corp.
Buyer
Seller Group - multiple shareholders - M&A
2021-07-15
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
United Kingdom
M&A
Matthew Guercio, Philip Coletto, William Buchanan
Seller Group - multiple shareholders
Seller
Searchlight Capital Partners LP - M&A
2022-03-07
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
United Kingdom
M&A
Andy Gray, Gavin Gordon
Searchlight Capital Partners LP
Seller
Apex Group Ltd. - M&A
2022-03-15
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
United Kingdom
M&A
Philip Coletto
Apex Group Ltd.
Buyer
Volante Global Ltd. - M&A
2022-04-22
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
United Kingdom
M&A
Andrew Tromans, David Griffiths, Michael Groll
Volante Global Ltd.
Target
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners LLC - M&A
2022-05-11
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
United Kingdom
M&A
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners LLC
Buyer
PSPDFKit GmbH - M&A
2022-05-16
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
United Kingdom
M&A
PSPDFKit GmbH
Buyer
Stark Group A/S - M&A
2022-12-12
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
United Kingdom
M&A
Kamyar Abrar, Philip Coletto, Sebastian Fitzgerald, William Buchanan
Stark Group A/S
Buyer
AlixPartners LLP - M&A
2023-02-16
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
United Kingdom
M&A
Adam Turteltaub, Andy Gray, Edward Downer
AlixPartners LLP
Buyer
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners LLC - M&A
2023-07-10
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
United Kingdom
M&A
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners LLC
Buyer
CapVest Partners LLP - M&A
2023-07-13
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
United Kingdom
M&A
CapVest Partners LLP
Buyer
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M&A
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This week’s top moves: Kirkland exits headline PE week
Sullivan & Cromwell hired a four-partner PE M&A team, while Orrick, Willkie and K&L Gates added senior talent across finance, infrastructure and corporate practices
Noemi Distefano, September 18 2026
Capital Markets
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How Willkie turned a team hire into a capital markets platform
Two years after adding an 11-lawyer team from Mayer Brown, Willkie’s capital markets practice is converting a deeper bench into mandates it may once have struggled to win
Noemi Distefano, August 11 2026
M&A
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This week’s people moves: Cleary, Simpson Thacher, Willkie and more
We roundup top lateral hires in finance, corporate, PE and M&A practices at law firms across the US and Europe
Noemi Distefano, May 21 2026
Corporate
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This week’s people moves: Reed Smith, Simpson Thacher and more
Reed Smith has set up shop in Boston, while other firms have hired across capital structure solutions, project finance, corporate and banking practices in the US, Australia and Italy
Sukanya Sarkar, March 20 2026
M&A
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This week’s people moves: Ropes & Gray, White & Case, Willkie and more
New hires were made in the finance, corporate and M&A practices in the UK and the US
Noemi Distefano, February 26 2026
Banking
New York City, NYC, USA
This week’s people moves: Simpson Thacher, Willkie and more
New hires were made across the corporate, M&A, finance and regulatory practices in New York, Dallas, Boston and London
Noemi Distefano, February 19 2026
Banking
New York City, NYC, USA
This week’s people moves: White & Case, Willkie and more
New hires were made across corporate, finance and M&A practices in Washington DC, New York and the UK
Noemi Distefano, November 13 2025
Banking
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This week's people moves: Milbank, Orrick and more
New hires were made across the finance, corporate and PE practices London and Silicon Valley
Noemi Distefano, October 16 2025
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