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Big deal: Weil makes symbolic London play with hire of Linklaters M&A star Avery-Gee

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Nathalie Tidman
7 October 2019
Strategic recruitmentCorporate

In a rare marquee hire for Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Linklaters M&A star David Avery-Gee (pictured) is joining the US firm’s City office.

The hire is a standout move for Weil, which has failed to gain meaningful traction on lofty ambitions to bolster its corporate practice in London to support the office’s managing partner, Mike Francies, who has been acting for some time as the firm’s chief M&A practitioner.

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