New PE Chief at Paul Hastings

William Kirsch has joined the < ?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Chicago office of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP as a partner and chair of the firm’s global private equity practice. He has spent the past 23 years with Kirkland & Ellis. www.paulhastings.com< ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />