Super Rainmaker Neel Sachdev’s Big Law Effect
Neel Sachdev needs no introduction in these columns as the rainmaker whose big-money move from Kirkland & Ellis raised eyebrows to a level in the City where NASA needed to find them. It appears, he continues to make waves as Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison continues on the up-and-up in London’s tough big law scene.
Paul Weiss’ London office over the past five years has experienced significant growth, expanding its headcount and broken through the $2 billion global revenue mark, with a 10.8 percent increase in revenue over the previous year, as highlighted by its London lateral recruitment drive.
Additionally, the firm’s rapid growth in The City is exemplified by its increase to 20 partners and over 120 lawyers, as reported in a Law.com article discussing the firm’s continual expansion.
The recruitment of Neel Sachdev was audacious and saw Kirkland’s retaliate with the poaching of top Paul Weiss partner Alvaro Membrillera in the two big law firms’ high-stakes chess game.
Paul Weiss was left with just two partners in London at the end of this recruitment battle. This did not persist for very long. Under Sachdev ,…
