Davis Polk Hires Show Big Law Optimism in London Market

Feb. 10, 2025, 11:45 AM UTC

Davis Polk & Wardwell has officially brought on a restructuring duo from Sidley Austin in London, punctuating the law firm’s year-long investment in the UK financial hub.

Jifree Cader and Mark Knight, who co-led Sidley’s restructuring group in Europe, join Davis Polk on Monday. The pair, who had left Kirkland & Ellis for Sidley in 2016, will co-head the firm’s London restructuring practice and will be joined by “several” new counsel and associates, according to Davis Polk.

The duo represented Sunac China Holdings Ltd. in its $10.2 billion offshore debt restructuring in 2023, the largest offshore restructuring completed by a ...

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