Mark Gordon

Mark Gordon is a Partner and, as of November 1, 2026, will be Managing Partner of the Americas and Co-Chair of Global M&A at Linklaters LLP, based in New York. He focuses on advising public companies and major leveraged buyout firms in domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, shareholder activism, takeover defense, restructurings, corporate governance and securities law matters. 

Mark is recognized as one of the 500 leading dealmakers in America by Lawdragon and was selected by The American Lawyer as a Dealmaker of the Year for 2016.

Mark received his B.A. magna cum laude from Yale University, and his J.D. magna cum laude from Harvard University.  While at Harvard, he was executive editor of the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review and was a member of the winning team in the Ames Moot Court Competition.