Bloomberg Law
Sept. 26, 2017, 10:53 PM UTC

Kirkland Hires JPMorgan Hedge Fund GC

Casey Sullivan

In its latest effort to bolster its private equity practice, Kirkland & Ellis has brought on board the general counsel of Highbridge Capital Management, a New York-based fund owned by JPMorgan.

Joshua Cohen, 37, will join Kirkland’s Chicago office as a partner in its 230-attorney investment funds group, the firm announced on Tuesday.

Outside of his role in-house at Highbridge -- where he held various jobs for 10 years -- he also served as global head of alternatives legal for JPMorgan Asset and Wealth Management.

Cohen oversaw legal affairs of Highbridge and JPMorgan Asset and Wealth Management’s $120 billion alternatives ...

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