Ranesh Ramanathan, a Kirkland & Ellis debt finance and special situations partner, has moved to Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, where he will co-lead its special situations and private credit practice alongside current leader Daniel Fisher. 

Before joining Kirkland in 2018, Ranesh was a managing director at Bain Capital and general counsel to Bain Capital’s public markets business. He previously was general counsel at Citi Private Equity.