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Freshfields poaches top dealmaker from Cravath

Damien Zoubek to join as co-head of corporate and mergers and acquisitions alongside Ethan Klingsberg

Damien Zoubek is the latest big hire from a US law firm by Freshfields, one of the UK's 'Magic Circle' firms
Damien Zoubek is the latest big hire from a US law firm by Freshfields, one of the UK's 'Magic Circle' firms

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is poaching a top dealmaker from Cravath, Swaine & Moore, the latest offensive in a talent war among big law firms seeking to cash in on a boom in mergers and other transactions.

Damien Zoubek, who has been at Cravath since 1999, will join Freshfields as its co-head of corporate and mergers and acquisitions alongside Ethan Klingsberg, the firm said.

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