Willkie Farr & Gallagher has hired Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Cesare Vecchio for its Milan office. Vecchio, who helped launch Freshfields’ Milan office, focuses on corporate and M&A, securities offerings, structured financial products and tax issues. Joining Willkie Farr on May 1, Vecchio will become the fourth full equity partner in Italy. The new addition comes after the firm posted strong 2006 financial figures; revenues were up 14 percent, reaching a new mark of $502m, and profits per partner rose by 13 percent to break past the $2m barrier for the first time.
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