Linklaters has hired a four-lawyer investment funds team to its New York office, following a defection of lawyers earlier this year.

The Magic Circle firm has hired two special counsel from U.S. firm Schulte Roth & Zabel as partners, along with a senior associate and associate.

Jason Behrens and David Miller both joined Schulte Roth & Zabel in 2012. Behrens spent two years as general counsel at investment platform ACE Portal between 2013-15, according to his LinkedIn page.