Allen & Overy secures two White & Case leveraged finance partners in New YorkÂ
01 June 2021
Move reunites duo with Jake Mincemoyer, who joined in February to lead US teamÂ
Shutterstock Allen & Overy (A&O) has bolstered its US leveraged finance practice with the hire of White & Case partner duo Gordon Mak and Stanimir Kostov in New York. Mak and Kostov join from White & Case’s debt finance practice and private credit and direct lending practice, respectively. The pair bring with them more than two decades of experience acting for clients across the leveraged finance market. The hires are the latest move in the magic circle firm’s ongoing drive to invest in its US capability, which the firm signalled as a strategic priority in 2016 when it hired five New York partners, including a trio from White & Case.
Allen & Overy hires two senior leveraged finance partners from Linklaters in London
07 May 2021
Arrival of Annette Kurdian and Robert Burt helps restock team after raids from US rivals Allen & Overy (A&O) has hired a pair of senior leveraged finance partners from Magic Circle rival Linklaters. The lateral hires – which remain rare between Magic Circle firms – help restock A&O’s market-leading team after raids from US rivals over the past year. Moving across are Annette Kurdian and Robert Burt, who both have 20 years of experience at Linklaters behind them having made partner within a year of each other, in 2006 and 2007 respectively.