Sidley hires Linklaters restructuring partner

Sidley Austin has hired Linklaters restructuring partner Yen Sum, continuing a hiring streak in London this year. Sidley has also recently hired partners from Kirkland & Ellis and Willkie Farr & Gallagher. Sum joined Linklaters in 2008 as a managing associate, and was promoted to partner in 2010. After starting her career at Australian firm Allens Arthur Robinson, she spent three years in-house at Barclays Capital before joining Linklaters’ London office. She joins Sidley Austin as a partner in the corporate restructuring and bankruptcy division, where she will work with asset managers, hedge funds, corporates, and private equity sponsors.

Sidley hires Linklaters restructuring partner thelawyer.com Wed, Nov 30, 2016