The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2021 Highlights Cooley
London – October 9, 2020 – The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2021 rankings recommended 17 Cooley practice areas and 37 lawyers from the London office. For the second year in a row, Tim Daniel, Rod Freeman and Kevin Perry were named to the Legal 500 Hall of Fame. Partners David Boles, Chris Coulter, Tom Epps, James Maton, Ryan Naftulin and Stephen Rosen were listed as leading individuals. Sascha Grimm and Aaron Archer were named next generation partners, while Sarah-Jane Dobson, Sam Tacey and Amy Collins were highlighted as rising stars.
The following Cooley lawyers and practices were highlighted:
Recommended Practice Groups
Corporate and commercial – Corporate tax
Corporate and commercial – EU and Competition
Corporate and commercial – M&A: lower mid-market, £50m-£500m
Corporate and commercial – Private equity: transactions: mid-market deals, up to £250m
Corporate and commercial – Venture capital
Crime, fraud and licensing – Fraud: civil
Crime, fraud and licensing – White collar crime
Dispute resolution – Commercial litigation – Premium
Dispute resolution – International arbitration
Dispute resolution – Public international law
Human resources – Employee share schemes
Insurance – Insurance and reinsurance litigation
Insurance – Insurance: corporate and regulatory
Insurance – Product liability: defendant
Technology, media and telecoms (TMT) – IT and telecoms
Industry - Life Sciences & healthcare
Industry - TMT
The Legal 500 Hall of Fame
| Tim Daniel |
Dispute resolution – Public international law |
| Rod Freeman |
Dispute resolution – Commercial litigation – Premium Insurance – Product liability: defendant |
| Kevin Perry | Dispute resolution – Commercial litigation – Premium Dispute Resolution – International arbitration |
Leading Individuals
| David Boles |
Equity capital markets – Mid high cap |
| Chris Coulter |
IT and telecoms and TMT |
| Stephen Rosen |
Private equity |
| James Maton |
Public international law |
| Ryan Naftulin |
Venture capital |
| Tom Epps |
White collar crime |
Next Generation Partners
| Sascha Grimm |
Insurance – Product liability: defendant |
| Aaron Archer |
Corporate and commercial – Venture capital |
Recommended lawyers
| Aaron Archer |
Corporate and commercial – Venture capital |
| Michal Berkner |
Corporate and commercial – M&A – Lower mid-market, £50m - £500m |
| David Bresnick |
Corporate and commercial – M&A – Lower mid-market, £50m - £500m |
| John Brown |
Dispute resolution – Public international law |
| Amy Collins |
TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – IT and telecoms |
| Chris Coulter |
TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – IT and telecoms TMT (technology, media and telecoms) |
| Tim Daniel |
Dispute resolution – Public international law |
| Sarah-Jane Dobson |
Insurance – Product liability: defendant |
| Tom Epps |
Crime, fraud and licensing – Fraud – White collar crime |
| Mark Everiss |
Dispute resolution – International arbitration Dispute resolution – Commercial litigation – Premium Insurance – Insurance and reinsurance litigation Insurance – Insurance – Corporate and regulatory |
| Rod Freeman |
Dispute resolution – Commercial litigation – Premium Insurance – Product liability: defendant |
| Christine Graham |
Corporate and commercial – EU and competition |
| Sascha Grimm |
Dispute resolution – Commercial litigation – Premium Insurance – Product liability: defendant |
| Laurence Harris |
Crime, fraud and licensing – Fraud – Civil Dispute resolution – Commercial litigation – Premium Dispute resolution – International arbitration Dispute resolution – Public international law |
| Paula Holland |
Human resources – Employee share schemes |
| Richard Hopley |
Insurance – Product liability: defendant |
| Jamie Humphreys |
Insurance – Product liability: defendant |
| Alexander Israel |
Corporate and commercial – EU and Competition |
| Marie Kavanagh |
Crime, fraud and licensing – Fraud – White collar crime |
| Natasha Kaye |
Corporate and commercial – Corporate tax |
| David Kendall |
Dispute resolution – International arbitration Insurance – Insurance – Corporate and regulatory Insurance – Insurance and reinsurance litigation |
| Nicola Maguire |
Life Sciences and healthcare |
| James Maton |
Crime, fraud and licensing – Fraud – Civil Dispute resolution – Commercial litigation – Premium Dispute resolution – International arbitration Dispute resolution – Public international law |
| Tom McGinn |
Corporate and commercial – Venture capital |
| Ryan Naftulin |
Corporate and commercial – Venture capital |
| Kevin Perry |
Dispute resolution – Commercial litigation – Premium Dispute resolution – International arbitration |
| Stephen Rosen |
Corporate and commercial – M&A – Lower mid-market, £50m - £500m Corporate and commercial – Private Equity – Mid-market deals up to £250m Life Sciences and healthcare |
| Ben Shribman |
Corporate and commercial – M&A – Lower mid-market, £50m - £500m Corporate and commercial – Private equity – Mid-market deals up to £250m |
| Leo Spicer-Phelps |
TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – IT and telecoms |
| Nicola Squire |
Human resources – Employee share schemes |
| Henry Stewart |
Dispute resolution – International arbitration |
| Justin Stock |
Corporate and commercial – M&A: lower mid-market, £50m-£250m Corporate and commercial – Private equity – Mid-market deals up to £250m TMT (technology, media and telecoms) |
| Sam Tacey |
Insurance – Insurance and reinsurance litigation |
| Claire Temple |
Insurance – Product liability: defendant |
| Ed Turtle |
Insurance – Product liability: defendant |
| John Wilkinson |
Life Sciences and healthcare |
| David Wilson |
Corporate and commercial – Corporate tax |
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