Covington & Burling has recruited to its New York office a seven-lawyer private equity team from O’Melveny & Myers – including former investment funds practice co-head Timothy Clark, writes the New York Law Journal.

Clark, who will become co-chair of Covington’s private equity practice, specialises in representing private equity fund sponsors. His clients have included CCMP Capital, Eos Capital Partners, Tishman Speye and JP Morgan Capital.