Richard Levy > Linklaters LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Linklaters LLP has ‘a market-leading debt capital markets practice with deep knowledge and expertise across all areas‘, and clients note that the firm is ‘accessible, responsive and approaches everything with a commercial and solution-focused mindset‘. The firm is particularly well known for equity-linked transactions, but it handles the full spectrum of DCM work. ‘Highly trusted collaborator‘ Ben Dulieu leads the practice and is ‘renowned by the market for being fair‘. Richard O’Callaghan is highly recommended for equity-linked transactions and is ‘a good man to have on your side in emerging markets deals‘. He worked with Cecil Quillen (who is ‘among the very best US capital markets partners and can always be relied on for his well-calibrated advice‘) to advise The OPEC Fund for International Development on a $1bn GMTN programme. Quillen and Carson Welsh to assist HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. with a $6.7bn SEC-registered exchange offer. Up-and-coming partners Arjun Muddu (who is ‘professional, personable and always calm in his approach‘) and Yaroslav Alekseyev, who advised numerous Ukrainian issuers on debt issues following the invasion by Russia, are central to the practice. Richard Levy , who is a key adviser to Standard Chartered Bank, and Elaine Keats, who is ‘very focused on understanding clients and their needs‘, are among the firm’s standout partners, while Andrew Chaplin is among the many talented managing associates.