Investment Banking

Why the UK's go-to M&A lawyer finally said 'yes' to banking

Veteran M&A lawyer Mark Rawlinson tells Financial News why he's decided to take on a banking role at Morgan Stanley

Mark Rawlinson (left) picks up the award for partner of the year at the 2016 FN Legal Awards
Mark Rawlinson (left) picks up the award for partner of the year at the 2016 FN Legal Awards

Not many top lawyers in the UK make the switch into investment banking, but M&A partner Mark Rawlinson has been approached by Wall Street banks several times.

The difference now is that he has agreed to join one of them - he will start as Morgan Stanley's UK chairman of investment banking in October.

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