4 June 2025
Mergers and Acquisitions
Linklaters New York Counsel Wendy Suh and Shruti Chopra Named to The M&A Advisor’s 2025 Emerging Leaders List
Linklaters is pleased to announce that M&A Counsel Wendy Suh and IP transactions Counsel Shruti Chopra, both based in the firm’s New York office, have been named to The M&A Advisor’s 2025 Emerging Leaders list.
Wendy advises U.S. and international clients on complex public and private mergers and acquisitions, with particular expertise in the chemicals and industrial sectors. Her practice involves structuring, negotiating and executing high-value cross-border transactions, where precision, strategic thinking and commercial awareness are essential.
Shruti specializes in providing comprehensive IP advice on transactions involving intellectual property and technology assets, working across a wide range of industries, including technology, life sciences and biotech, media and entertainment, automotive, retail and consumer goods, chemicals and manufacturing. Shruti has also been shortlisted as an Intellectual Property Rising Start for IFLR’s upcoming Women in Business Law Americas Awards.
Wendy and Shruti have worked on some of the most complex and high-profile transactions in the market, including: Volkswagen Group’s $5.8 billion investment and EV technology joint venture transaction with Rivian; Dow’s partnership transaction with Macquarie Asset Management to launch $6 billion Diamond Infrastructure Solutions; Rio Tinto’s $6.7 billion acquisition of Arcadium Lithium; BASF’s $1.15 billion sale of its Brazilian decorative paints business to Sherwin-Williams; Aperam’s acquisition of Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc; and General Motors’ partnership with TWG Motorsports to form the Cadillac Formula 1 Team.
The M&A Advisor, renowned globally for its recognition and presentation of leading M&A, financing and turnaround professionals, created this recognition awards program to promote mentorship and professional development amongst the emerging leaders of corporate finance and dealmaking industries. Wendy and Shruti were chosen from a pool of prominent nominees for their notable accomplishments among professionals in the United States under the age of 40. They will be recognized at The M&A Advisor’s 2025 Dealmaking Leadership Summit in September.
Wendy advises U.S. and international clients on complex public and private mergers and acquisitions, with particular expertise in the chemicals and industrial sectors. Her practice involves structuring, negotiating and executing high-value cross-border transactions, where precision, strategic thinking and commercial awareness are essential.
Shruti specializes in providing comprehensive IP advice on transactions involving intellectual property and technology assets, working across a wide range of industries, including technology, life sciences and biotech, media and entertainment, automotive, retail and consumer goods, chemicals and manufacturing. Shruti has also been shortlisted as an Intellectual Property Rising Start for IFLR’s upcoming Women in Business Law Americas Awards.
Wendy and Shruti have worked on some of the most complex and high-profile transactions in the market, including: Volkswagen Group’s $5.8 billion investment and EV technology joint venture transaction with Rivian; Dow’s partnership transaction with Macquarie Asset Management to launch $6 billion Diamond Infrastructure Solutions; Rio Tinto’s $6.7 billion acquisition of Arcadium Lithium; BASF’s $1.15 billion sale of its Brazilian decorative paints business to Sherwin-Williams; Aperam’s acquisition of Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc; and General Motors’ partnership with TWG Motorsports to form the Cadillac Formula 1 Team.
The M&A Advisor, renowned globally for its recognition and presentation of leading M&A, financing and turnaround professionals, created this recognition awards program to promote mentorship and professional development amongst the emerging leaders of corporate finance and dealmaking industries. Wendy and Shruti were chosen from a pool of prominent nominees for their notable accomplishments among professionals in the United States under the age of 40. They will be recognized at The M&A Advisor’s 2025 Dealmaking Leadership Summit in September.
