Kirkland & Ellis has added to its City restructuring practice with the hire of two new partners and an associate from the London offices of Sidley Austin, Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft and DLA Piper respectively.

Jason Salman has joined the firm as a partner from Cadwalader, where he was a special counsel, while Paul Atherton is set to join the firm as a partner in November from Sidley. Meanwhile, Mark Knight joins as an associate from DLA Piper.