The M&A Advisor Recognizes Two Morgan Lewis Partners as Emerging Leaders

LONDON and PHILADELPHIA, May 29, 2026: Morgan Lewis partners Robert Hutton and Avryl Klich have been named by The M&A Advisor to its 17th Annual Emerging Leaders list, which recognizes notable professionals aged 40 and younger across the mergers and acquisitions (M&A), corporate finance, and restructuring sectors who “demonstrate exceptional vision, resilience, and leadership.”

Based in London, Robert advises domestic and international private equity sponsors, sovereign wealth funds, large corporations, and family offices on complex cross-border private equity investments, M&A transactions, strategic investments, and general commercial matters. He has more than 15 years of experience counseling clients in a variety of sectors, with a particular focus on the infrastructure, technology, and luxury travel sectors.

Avryl, resident in Philadelphia, represents private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, strategic buyers and sellers, and public companies in structuring and negotiating complicated domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, majority and minority investments, corporate venture investments, divestitures, spin-offs, and joint ventures. She practices across multiple industry sectors, including life sciences, retail and Ecommerce, technology, utilities, healthcare and digital health, manufacturing, marketing, and sports.

The winners will be formally recognized during the 2026 Leadership in Dealmaking Summit, taking place in September in New York City.

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