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Clifford Chance snaps up Skadden M&A heavyweight Embley

Elisha Juttla
Elisha Juttla
elisha.juttla@legalease.co.uk
14 January 2025
Strategic recruitment

Clifford Chance has hired one of the most well-known M&A partners in the City, Bruce Embley, who previously served as co-head of Freshfields’ global M&A client group before leaving for Skadden in 2020.

Embley (pictured) recognised as a Legal 500 leading partner for premium M&A deals, is leaving Skadden after just over four years to return to the magic circle, after spending the first 15 years of his career at Freshfields. 

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