Dechert has hired two new corporate practice members in New York.

Partners Jeff Norton and Gareth Clark come to Dechert from Linklaters and Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison, respectively.

The former head of Linklaters' banking group, Norton focuses on domestic and cross-border financing transactions and restructurings.

Clark specialises in representing middle market buyout funds on M&A, LBOs, divestitures and joint ventures.