news

Linklaters has hired transactional lawyer Tracy Whiriskey has a partner in Tokyo from Ashurst, where she headed that firm’s corporate/M&A practice in Japan, and insurance practice in Asia.

With experience in energy transition, the digital economy, infrastructure funds and insurance, among others, Whiriskey joined Ashurst in 2016 from Clifford Chance, where she spent more than a decade. She started her career with Australian firm Allens.

Whiriskey’s arrival takes the total number of partners at Linklaters’ Tokyo office to nine.

Related Articles

White & Case adds Linklaters funds pro in Tokyo

by Nimitt Dixit |

Global law firm White & Case has bolstered its investment funds offering in Tokyo with the addition of partner Eriko Sakata from Linklaters.

SG: Links adds India-focused PE funds expert from White & Case

by Sarah Wong |

Magic Circle law firm Linklaters has bolstered its India-facing corporate offering by hiring private equity funds specialist Sayak Maity as a partner in Singapore from White & Case.

SG boutique BTP welcomes corporate partners from Eng, Links

by Sarah Wong |

Singapore corporate boutique BTPLaw has hired Lynn Ariele Soh and Leeza Lee as partners. Soh was most recently a director at Eng & Co, the Singapore member firm of PwC Legal, while Lee was a managing associate at Linklaters’ Hong Kong office.