Linklaters has substantially beefed up its New York litigation practice with the hire of a four-partner litigation team from White & Case, with a further 12 associates expected to join the top five London firm.

The former chair of White & Case’s litigation practice, Joe Armao, and fellow partners Larry Byrne, Lance Croffoot-Suede and Paul Alfieri all join Linklaters’ New York-based US litigation group as partners.