Linklaters announces that Elena Rubinov has joined the firm’s Corporate practice as Head of US Infrastructure and Private Capital M&A in New York. Elena’s arrival continues a series of high-profile US hires for Linklaters this year, including within the firm’s M&A, Restructuring & Insolvency, International Arbitration and Finance practices.
US Global Practice Head Tom McGrath said:
“Welcoming Elena to our team marks an exciting milestone as we continue to strengthen our full-service US platform. Her extensive expertise in complex cross-border M&A aligns perfectly with our strategic objectives and reinforces our commitment to providing world-class service to our clients in the US and around the world.”
Global Chairman of Corporate George Casey said:
“Elena’s experience navigating complex transactions across a variety of sectors will be invaluable as we continue to expand our capabilities in the US. Her arrival further consolidates our position as a leader in the global M&A space, and I look forward to the outstanding contributions she will make to our firm and our clients.”
Elena advises clients on mergers, acquisitions and private equity transactions across a variety of sectors, including energy, infrastructure, power and utilities, insurance, media and entertainment, chemicals, financial services and retail. She advises public and private companies, including private equity and infrastructure funds and other investors, on corporate and business combination transactions such as mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, investments, co-investments, joint ventures, recapitalizations, restructurings and bankruptcy sales. Elena also advises clients on debt and corporate restructurings in connection with equity recapitalizations, rights offerings and 363 sales and acquisitions.
Elena joins from Mayer Brown, where she was Co-Leader of Infrastructure M&A and Partner. Earlier in her career, she worked at Shearman & Sterling alongside George Casey and Heiko Schiwek, who joined Linklaters earlier this year.
Linklaters has made a series of significant hires in the US over the past two years, including within the firm’s M&A, structured finance, international arbitration, restructuring and insolvency, real estate, intellectual property, energy and infrastructure, financial regulation, capital markets, tax, executive compensation and employee benefits and environmental practices, among others. These hires have had a significant impact on the firm, most recently evidenced by two landmark US mandates: advising Rio Tinto on its $6.7 billion acquisition of Arcadium Lithium and advising Volkswagen on its up to $5.8 billion joint venture and investment transactions with Rivian,
Linklaters has a pre-eminent global M&A practice, with over 650 M&A lawyers advising clients across the globe on their most complex and important transactions. The firm is ranked in Band 1 by Chambers for Corporate/M&A in the UK, Europe and Asia, as well as for Global Multi-Jurisdictional Corporate/M&A. In 2023, Linklaters advised M&A deals worth a total of $133 billion, which the firm has already surpassed in 2024.
