London's Rainmaker Wars Make Partnerships More Fragile

By Marialuisa Taddia

U.S. law firms' race to dominate London's lucrative private capital market is making some partnerships more fragile, as Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP has seen with increasingly mobile rainmakers across the city commanding huge pay packages and controlling client relationships worth tens of millions of dollars, recruiters and consultants say.

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