An intimate and illuminating evening. There’ll also be
time for a chat over drinks and canapes, to discuss what you’ve heard.
Aedamar Comiskey Senior Partner and Chair,
Linklaters.
Aedamar was elected Linklaters’ Senior Partner and Chair in May 2021 and is
the first female Senior Partner in the firm’s 185-year history. In the five
years prior to this, Aedamar was the Global Head of the firm’s Corporate
Practice. She currently chairs the Partnership Board and, before that, was a
member of the firm’s Executive Committee.
Aedamar is recognised as a leading public and private M&A lawyer,
advising on some of the most significant and high-profile deals in the market.
These have included the hostile takeover of G4S, HSBC on the sale of seven banks
across LatAm and Visa Europe on its separation from and remerger with Visa Inc..
She is also a trusted Board adviser to several of the firm’s large international
clients, including HSBC, Visa, Capita and Tate & Lyle.
Financial News recognises Aedamar as one of the Fifty Most Influential
Lawyers in 2023 and she is listed amongst Europe’s Most Influential Female
Lawyers 2023, City A.M.’s Power 100 Women List and as a Leading M&A lawyer
in The Lawyer magazine’s Hot 100 ranking. Diversity, equity and inclusion is
also something Aedamar is passionate about. She is committed to progressing
diversity of every type within Linklaters, and more broadly across the legal
industry, and is an active sponsor of Linklaters’ Women’s Leadership Programme
as well as a Race Champion.
Aedamar is also the Senior Independent Director of FTSE company James Fisher
and Sons plc.
Tadhg Enright is a business and
economics journalist and TV presenter for BBC News, currently presenting World
Business Report for viewers in the UK and around the world. He previously worked
for Reuters, Sky News and RTE News.
Tadhg is also an accomplished event host and communications coach/media
trainer, helping company leaders make an impact in their public speaking and
media appearances.
Capacity is limited for this event, if you are no longer able to join
in-person please cancel to allow us to give another member your place.
Date:
Thursday 13 June 2024
Time: Registration and drinks from 18:00 – 18:20
with the main event commencing at 18:30
Location : Deloitte, 2 New St Square,
Holborn, London EC4
With grateful thanks to our hosts Deloitte.
Housekeeping Notes
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