Linklaters announces Simon Branigan as new Global Head of Corporate
Linklaters has appointed corporate partner Simon Branigan as Global Head of Corporate succeeding Aedamar Comiskey who is now the firm’s Senior Partner-Elect. Simon begins his new role on 1st July.
Simon joined Linklaters in 1998 and became a partner in the firm’s London office in 2009. He has extensive experience advising corporates, financial institutions and investment trusts on mergers and acquisitions (both public and private), joint ventures and equity capital markets transactions. He has been involved in some of the most complex and high-profile multi-jurisdictional transactions spanning the mining, retail, consumer, and oil and gas sectors. Simon also has extensive experience in the financial services sector and has been the co-head of the firm’s bank sector.
Aedamar Comiskey, Senior Partner-Elect, commented: “Simon is a market-leading deal lawyer alongside whom I have had the pleasure of working for over 23 years. He stands out for his commitment to recruiting and developing top talent and delivering excellent client service. I’m looking forward to seeing the global corporate practice go from strength to strength under his collaborative leadership.”
Linklaters' global corporate practice advises clients across the globe on their most challenging transactions. The practice is at the forefront of developing innovative structures to simplify the complexities inherent in corporate deals in both established and emerging markets. With decades of experiences across public and private M&A, carve-outs, and joint ventures, the group executes multi-jurisdictional deals seamlessly and efficiently while managing the risk profile of our clients around the world: a vital requirement in today’s deal environment.
