Global law firm Linklaters has elected Aedamar Comiskey as its new senior partner.
Comiskey, who is currently the firm’s global head of corporate, will take up her five-year term on 1 July. She succeeds current senior partner Charlie Jacobs, whose term ends on 30 June.
Aedamar joined Linklaters as a trainee and was elected partner in 2001. She is a prominent public and private M&A lawyer and leads the firm’s relationship with seven of its largest international clients. She holds management roles on the firm’s partnership board and executive committee.
Jacobs said: “I know [Aedamar] will lead the firm with confidence and distinction, and I shall follow with great interest the direction in which she takes the firm during her term.”