Kirkland M&A Star Schiele Bolts in ‘Elite’ Bid for Paul Hastings

Paul Hastings has hired M&A dealmaker Eric Schiele from Kirkland & Ellis, scoring a significant coup for the law firm’s growing deals practice.

Schiele has guided some of the biggest deals in recent years, including snack food maker Kellanova’s $36 billion sale to Mars Inc. He’s advised on M&A transactions worth more than $1.2 trillion over the course of his nearly three-decade career, according to his law firm bio.

The hire from Kirkland, the world’s largest law firm by revenue and the top M&A legal adviser last year, stands out among a throng of recent partner additions made by the ...