U.S. law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld said it has added partner Tarun Warriar to its special situations and private credit team in Hong Kong, less than a month after losing its restructuring head in the city to rival DLA Piper.
Warriar was most recently a managing director at global investment firm Varde Partners. Before that, he was a restructuring partner at Kirkland & Ellis, Akin Gump said in a statement.
Warriar is the fifth partner Washington, D.C.-headquartered Akin Gump has added to its global special situations and private credit practice this year, following hires in Boston, New York and London.
The planned expansion of the practice anticipates the growing needs of our clients, Akin Gump chairperson Kim Koopersmith said …
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