Akin Gump has appointed Dasha Sobornova as a partner in the firm’s London office. Sobornova joins Akin Gump from Mayer Brown, where she was a banking and finance partner, leading the firm’s European collateralised loan obligation (CLO) practice.

With a particular focus on CLO transactions, Sobornova’s practice involves advising arrangers, investment managers and issuers on a wide range of structured finance work.
 
She brings to the firm and its clients in-depth knowledge in EU and U.K. securitisation regulation, acting as a transactional regulatory advisor in connection with a wide variety of securitisation structures.