Willkie Adds Leading Private Equity and M&A Dealmaker Brian Hamilton in New York

September 8, 2025

New York, NY (September 8, 2025) --- Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced that leading Private Equity and M&A dealmaker Brian Hamilton has joined the Firm as a partner in New York. He is a member of the Corporate & Financial Services Department, and the Private Equity and M&A Practice Groups. He joins from Sullivan & Cromwell, where he was co-head of that firm's Private Equity Group.

Jeffrey Poss, Co-Chair of the Private Equity Practice Group and member of Willkie's Executive Committee commented: "Brian brings decades of experience advising on high-profile, complex deals for a wide range of global clients. His commercial approach, significant experience, leadership skills, and commitment to excellent client service make him a tremendous addition to help lead our PE and M&A teams. His addition follows the additions of several other high-profile PE and M&A dealmakers to Willkie in key markets in recent months as we continue to operate in a dynamic dealmaking landscape."

Adam Turteltaub, Co-Chair of the M&A Practice Group and member of Willkie's Executive Committee added: "We are thrilled to welcome Brian to Willkie. He is a private equity and M&A powerhouse, adding strength and depth to our transactional platform. Expanding our integrated transactional team with someone of his caliber underscores the firm's commitment to our market-leading PE and M&A practices, and is a key component of our growth strategy."

Brian's practice focuses on private equity and M&A transactions, both in and outside the U.S., and in a variety of industries. He regularly advises on high profile private equity and venture capital transactions, buyouts, strategic investments, and mergers and acquisitions across numerous sectors, including digital infrastructure, consumer products, energy, hospitality, financial services and more. He is widely recognized as a leader in the field by both business and legal press.

Brian commented: "I'm excited to join Willkie, a firm I have long admired for its strong position in the market and diverse capabilities across both private equity and M&A. I look forward to working alongside my new colleagues to advise our clients on their most sophisticated deals as we continue operating in a complex and constantly evolving deal environment."

Willkie is one of the industry's preeminent advisors to private equity funds. We provide a full-service, 360° platform advising on everything from fund structuring and formation, platform and add-on investments and acquisitions, tuck-in acquisitions, co-invest structures and joint ventures, to bank credit, direct lending and other debt financings and offerings, IPOs, follow-on offerings, SPACs, PIPEs, other "bet-the-company" and lifecycle events, and ultimate exits.

Willkie's top-tier Mergers & Acquisitions Practice represents public and private buyers, sellers, special committees of boards of directors, debt and equity investors and financial advisors in some of the most significant and complex acquisition transactions. Our transactional teams advise on PE and M&A matters worldwide, with attorneys based in 16 key market centers across the United States, UK and Europe.

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