Press Release

The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2021 Highlights Cooley

October 9, 2020

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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