Tribune staff
3:06 PM CDT, August 4, 2009
Looking to enhance its growing restructuring practice, Kirkland & Ellis has hired away Patrick J. Nash Jr. away from rival Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom.
The 37-year-old Nash joined Kirkland this week as a partner in the firm's Chicago office. Nash has been practicing law for 13 years and spent the last nine at Skadden.
The firms are fierce competitors. Nash will bring experience that has included representation of several companies in recent Chapter 11 restructurings, one of the few hot areas in the legal profession of late litigation lawyer Chicago.
"With experience representing debtors, investors and lenders, and a litigation background, Pat will integrate seamlessly with our practice," said James Sprayregen, a partner in Kirland's restructuring practice in the Chicago office.
