The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2018 Recognizes Cooley
London – November 6, 2018 – The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2018 rankings recommended 23 Cooley practice areas and 35 lawyers from the London office. Tim Daniel, Louise Delahunty and Rod Freeman were named to the Legal 500 Hall of Fame, while David Kendall and Kevin Perry were recognized as leading individuals in their respective fields. Sarah-Jane Dobson, Sascha Grimm and Sam Tacey were singled out as next generation lawyers. Additionally, Kevin Perry is listed in the supplemental International Arbitration Powerlist.
The following Cooley lawyers and practices were highlighted:
Recommended Practice Groups
Denotes tier 1 ranking
Corporate and commercial – Commercial contracts
Corporate and commercial – Corporate tax
Corporate and commercial – EU and competition
Corporate and commercial – M&A: lower mid-market, £50m-£250m
Corporate and commercial – Venture capital
Crime, fraud and licensing – Fraud: civil
Dispute resolution – Commercial litigation
Dispute resolution – International arbitration
Dispute resolution – Public international law
Finance – Corporate restructuring and insolvency
Human resources – Employee share schemes
Insurance – Insurance and reinsurance litigation
Insurance – Insurance: corporate and regulatory
Insurance – Insurance: insolvency and restructuring
Insurance – Product liability: defendant
Risk advisory – Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
Risk advisory – Regulatory investigations & corporate crime
TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Brand management
TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Fintech
TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – IT and telecoms
TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Intellectual property
TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Media and entertainment (including media finance)
TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology
The Legal 500 Hall of Fame
| Tim Daniel |
Dispute resolution – Public international law |
| Louise Delahunty |
Risk advisory – Regulatory investigations & corporate crime |
| Rod Freeman |
Insurance – Product liability: defendant |
Leading Individuals
| Tim Daniel |
Dispute resolution – Public international law |
| Louise Delahunty |
Risk advisory – Regulatory investigations & corporate crime |
| Rod Freeman |
Insurance – Product liability: defendant |
| David Kendall |
Insurance – Insurance and reinsurance litigation |
| Kevin Perry |
Dispute resolution – Commercial litigation |
Next Generation Lawyers
| Sarah-Jane Dobson |
Insurance – Product liability: defendant |
| Sascha Grimm |
Insurance – Product liability: defendant |
| Sam Tacey |
Insurance – Insurance and reinsurance litigation |
Recommended lawyers
| Aaron Archer |
TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Fintech |
| Ann Bevitt |
Risk advisory – Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – IT and telecoms |
| David Bresnick |
Corporate and commercial – M&A: lower mid-market, £50m-£250m Corporate and commercial – Venture capital TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Fintech |
| John Brown |
Dispute resolution – Public international law |
| John Clark |
Finance – Corporate restructuring and insolvency TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Fintech |
| Chris Coulter |
Corporate and commercial – Commercial contracts TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Fintech TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – IT and telecoms TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Media and entertainment (including media finance) |
| Tim Daniel |
Crime, fraud and licensing – Fraud: civil Dispute resolution – Public international law |
| Mark Deem |
Dispute resolution – Commercial litigation Dispute resolution – International arbitration Risk advisory – Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – IT and telecoms TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Media and entertainment (including media finance) |
| Louise Delahunty |
Crime, fraud and licensing – Fraud: civil Risk advisory – Regulatory investigations & corporate crime |
| Sarah-Jane Dobson |
Insurance – Product liability: defendant |
| Mark Everiss |
Dispute resolution – International arbitration Insurance – Insurance and reinsurance litigation Insurance – Insurance: corporate and regulatory Insurance – Insurance: insolvency and restructuring |
| Rod Freeman |
Crime, fraud and licensing – Fraud: civil Dispute resolution – Commercial litigation Insurance – Product liability: defendant |
| Sascha Grimm |
Insurance – Product liability: defendant |
| Laurence Harris |
Crime, fraud and licensing – Fraud: civil Dispute resolution – Commercial litigation Dispute resolution – Public international law |
| Martin Henshall |
TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Brand management |
| Paula Holland |
Human resources – Employee share schemes |
| Natasha Kaye |
Corporate and commercial – Corporate tax |
| David Kendall |
Dispute resolution – International arbitration Insurance – Insurance and reinsurance litigation Insurance – Insurance: corporate and regulatory Insurance – Insurance: insolvency and restructuring |
| Nicola Maguire |
TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Intellectual property TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology |
| James Maton |
Crime, fraud and licensing – Fraud: civil Dispute resolution – Commercial litigation Dispute resolution – International arbitration Dispute resolution – Public international law |
| Colm Murphy |
TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Brand management TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology |
| Ryan Naftulin |
Corporate and commercial – Venture capital |
| Kevin Perry |
Dispute resolution – Commercial litigation Dispute resolution – International arbitration |
| Stephen Rosen |
Corporate and commercial – M&A: lower mid-market, £50m-£250m Corporate and commercial – Venture capital TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology |
| Justin Stock |
Corporate and commercial – M&A: lower mid-market, £50m-£250m TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Fintech |
| Sam Tacey |
Insurance – Insurance and reinsurance litigation |
| Martin Whittle |
TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Brand management |
| John Wilkinson |
TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Intellectual property TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology |
| David Wilson |
Corporate and commercial – Corporate tax |
| Jon Yorke |
Finance – Corporate restructuring and insolvency Insurance – Insurance: corporate and regulatory Insurance – Insurance: insolvency and restructuring |
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