Linklaters has strengthened its New York corporate practice after transferring high-profile M&A partner Nick Rees from London.

Rees, who has previously headed up both Linklaters’ Asian corporate practice and the firm’s Moscow office, has been a partner with Linklaters since 1994. He has a focus on the infrastructure and utilities sector and close links with Citigroup, last year advising on its $3 billion (�1.49 billion) acquisition of Guangdong Development Bank.