Linklaters makes further gains in NY hiring spree

Linklaters has continued its New York hiring spree with the appointment of two partners from US firms Sullivan & Cromwell and Shearman & Sterling. Bindu Culas and Tom McGrath join Linklaters' rapidly expanding New York office as partners. Culas was previously a senior associate specialising in executive compensation at Sullivan, while McGrath was of counsel at Shearman and specialised in antitrust. The hires bolster Linklaters' New York office to 20 partners, 13 of whom joined in the last two years.

First revealed on www.thelawyer.com 8 August