Linklaters has re-entered the A&O Sherman pool, welcoming a team of four partners to New York as the British-founded company continues its expansion in the United States.
The firm announced Monday that David Lucking, John Huang, Derek Poon and Dan Guider will join Linklaters as partners in the finance department.
Linklaters, which reported record sales and pre-tax profits last year, is rapidly expanding its presence in the United States.
Earlier this year, George Casey, former global managing partner at Shearman & Sterling, joined a six-partner M&A team that included Heiko Sibek, global leader of chemicals at Linklaters. Joined Linklaters. Casey currently serves as Global Corporate Chairman of Linklaters.
The firm also announced in September that Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett partner Michael Talkin will become head of U.S. capital solutions and special situations in New York, and Paul Hastings partner Joseph Profizer will become head of U.S. capital solutions and special situations in New York. He was appointed global co-chair of the arbitration.
“Building a top talent team in the United States is a key priority for us as part of our global offering,” Edamar Comiskey, senior partner and chairman of Linklaters, said in a statement. said.
Linklaters ranked ninth in the legal M&A league table for the third quarter of this year, having completed 152 deals worth $128 billion in the first nine months of 2024.
Mr. Lucking, a longtime partner at Allen & Overy, served as global co-head of A&O Sherman’s global financial markets practice. He has particular expertise in derivatives and structured finance transactions and the regulatory framework supporting the U.S. derivatives market.
Mr. Lucking is one of eight candidates vying for the positions of managing partner and senior partner at A&O Sherman, which was officially formed on May 1 by the merger of Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling. There was even one person.
Mr. Huang is the U.S. Head of A&O Sherman’s International Capital Markets practice, with a focus on securitization and asset finance. He is also a former member of Allen & Overy’s U.S. Executive Committee and Global Equity Committee.
Poon advises clients in the structured finance and securitization markets across a wide range of structures and asset classes.
Guider represents debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, creditor committees, and special bondholder committees in out-of-court restructuring and bankruptcy cases throughout the United States.
“David, John, Derek and Dan are top talent additions to our U.S. practice,” Tom McGrath, head of Linklaters’ global U.S. operations, said in a statement.
“Their deep expertise in structured finance and restructurings perfectly complements our existing team and significantly enhances our services to our clients in the U.S. and around the world,” he said.
