Linklaters Strengthens Its U.S. Corporate Practice
14 June 2011
New York, New York, June 14, 2011 – Leading global law firm Linklaters LLP has strengthened its U.S. corporate practice with the appointment of Daniel L. Serota as counsel. Daniel joins Linklaters in New York from Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, where he served as special counsel and previously as an associate, and brings extensive experience advising clients on a wide range of mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions and corporate governance matters.
Daniel’s recent experience includes advising EchoStar Corporation on its acquisition of Hughes Communications, Barclays’ on its acquisition of Lehman Brothers’ North American investment banking and capital markets operations, Adelphia Communications in its $17.6bn sale to Time Warner Cable and Comcast Corporation, and Microsoft on its proposal to acquire Yahoo! for approximately $44.6bn.
Linklaters Partner and Head of the U.S. Corporate Practice Alberto Luzarraga said: “Daniel has an outstanding reputation as a thoughtful and skilled corporate advisor, with experience across a broad range of industries. We look forward to his contributions to the firm’s robust U.S. M&A practice, as we look to build upon our transaction capabilities in New York.”
Daniel said: “Linklaters is widely recognized for its advisory capabilities in cross-border M&A and its growing New York presence. I’ve always admired the integrated global expertise that Linklaters offers, and I look forward to the opportunity to work alongside the accomplished corporate team.”
Linklaters’ U.S. corporate practice has advised on numerous complex and high profile transactions in recent years. The team counsels many of the firm’s non-U.S. clients on cross-border M&A and in-bound U.S. investments, as well as U.S.-based businesses on out-bound cross-border M&A transactions.
In its U.S. practice, Linklaters has built a full service team of more than 130 U.S. lawyers in New York and almost 220 U.S. lawyers around the globe.
For further information, please contact
Mariana Loose: +1 212 830 9514 / mariana.loose@linklaters.com
