Linklaters today announces that Jeff Norton and Conrado Tenaglia have been appointed as co-managing partners for the US. The pair will succeed Larry Byrne and Nick Rees, whose four-year term as co-managing partners ended on 30 April 2011.
Jeff Norton is the co-head of Linklaters’ US banking practice and has been with the New York office for six years. Jeff has more than 20 years of experience representing lead arrangers, underwriters and issuers in complex domestic and cross-border leveraged debt and high-yield transactions.
Conrado Tenaglia is a US and UK qualified partner who recently relocated to the New York office. He previously served as co-managing partner for Spain, in Linklaters’ Madrid office until earlier this year. He has an international finance background focusing on cross-border finance transactions in the capital markets and banking areas, acting primarily for lenders / underwriters, and borrower / issuers.
John Turnbull, Linklaters' Americas managing partner, said:
"We are pleased to name Jeff and Conrado as co-managing partners for the US. Jeff has distinguished himself as a proven leader within a complex practice area and an integral part of the New York office, and Conrado’s global management expertise and strategic vision will be an ideal fit for the region. I’m confident Jeff and Conrado will significantly build upon the important work that Larry and Nick have executed in establishing Linklaters’ strong presence in the US."
Jeff Norton said:
"Linklaters’ New York office has made significant strides over the last few years, and I’m pleased to have the opportunity to build upon this. I am excited to work with Conrado as we execute a strategy designed to move Linklaters’ US practice into its next phase of growth and success."
Conrado Tenaglia said:
"Linklaters has a long history of driving collaboration across its offices around the world to provide leading insight and service for our clients. I look forward to continuing this tradition with Jeff and working with the well-respected team in New York to extend the firm’s strong track record in the US."
Linklaters' New York office has more than 150 US lawyers with expertise in the areas of antitrust, banking, capital markets, corporate/M&A, environment & climate change, executive compensation, financial regulation, investment management, litigation & arbitration, restructuring & insolvency, structured finance & derivatives and tax. Linklaters also has more than 80 US lawyers in eight other major jurisdictions around the globe.
