Michel Frieh, of Linklaters Paris, has announced that he is leaving the firm to set up his own practice. Formerly with Willkie Farr & Gallagher, the private equity lawyer joined Linklaters in 2004. The firm recently named a record 38 associates as partner, raising the firmwide number to 540. There are now about 30 partners in Paris; David Swinburne, Frieh’s replacement in the private equity practice, was one of the recently promoted attorneys.
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