Edward Bibko is the Global General Counsel at Kobre & Kim. As the firm’s principal legal and ethical counsel, Mr. Bibko is responsible for advising the firm on the commercial and legal risks and implications of various professional and operational management issues, from contracts and obligations to firm structure and policies. Mr. Bibko also works with attorneys and firm leadership to help mitigate risk upon consideration of new matters as well as throughout the course of engagements, playing a key role in maintaining the firm's unique conflict-free profile.
Before joining Kobre & Kim, Mr. Bibko was the General Counsel of EMEA and Asia at Jefferies International Limited. Prior to that, he was the European head of capital markets at Baker & McKenzie. Mr. Bibko is U.S. and UK-qualified, and has advised on corporate transactions for more than 25 years.
Admissions
- New York
- Illinois
- Solicitor, England and Wales
Education
- Syracuse University College of Law, JD (Syracuse Law Review, Managing Editor)
- The University of Vermont, BS
Accolades
- Association of Corporate Counsel’s General Counsel of the Year award for 2020 (short list)
- Lawyer of the Year by London’s City AM newspaper in 2011 (short list)
Professional & Community Involvement
- Court of the Worshipful Company of Solicitors, Member
- U.S. Lawyers in London Forum, Co-Chairman
Publications & Presentations
- Speaker, "Enforcing High-Yield Bond Indentures" (Kobre & Kim, New York, November 2021)
Credentials
Admissions
- New York
- Illinois
- Solicitor, England and Wales
Education
- Syracuse University College of Law, JD (Syracuse Law Review, Managing Editor)
- The University of Vermont, BS
Accolades
- Association of Corporate Counsel’s General Counsel of the Year award for 2020 (short list)
- Lawyer of the Year by London’s City AM newspaper in 2011 (short list)
News
Professional & Community Involvement
- Court of the Worshipful Company of Solicitors, Member
- U.S. Lawyers in London Forum, Co-Chairman
Publications & Presentations
- Speaker, "Enforcing High-Yield Bond Indentures" (Kobre & Kim, New York, November 2021)