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.