Legal 500 UK 2022 Highlights Cooley

October 14, 2021

London – October 14, 2021 – The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2022 recognized 18 Cooley practice areas and 41 lawyers from the London office. Partners Rod Freeman, Kevin Perry and Stephen Rosen were named to the Legal 500 Hall of Fame. Claire Keast-Butler, David Boles, Chris Coulter, Tom Epps, James Maton and Ryan Naftulin were listed as leading individuals. Aaron Archer, Sascha Grimm and Ben Shribman were named next generation partners, while Amy Collins, Marie Kavanagh and Sam Tacey were highlighted as rising stars.

The following Cooley lawyers and practices were highlighted:

Recommended Practice Groups

Corporate and commercial – corporate tax
Corporate and commercial – equity capital markets – mid-large cap
Corporate and commercial – M&A: lower mid-market deals (£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
Employment – employers
Employment – 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 and healthcare
Industry – TMT

The Legal 500 Hall of Fame

Rod Freeman
Kevin Perry
Stephen Rosen

Leading Individuals

David Boles	Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
Chris Coulter	IT and telecoms; TMT
Tom Epps	White-collar crime
Claire Keast-Butler	Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
James Maton	Public international law
Ryan Naftulin	Venture capital

Next Generation Partners

Aaron Archer	Corporate and commercial – venture capital
Sascha Grimm	Insurance – product liability: defendant
Ben Shribman	Corporate and commercial – private equity: transactions – mid-market deals (up to £250m)

Rising Stars

Amy Collins	TMT – IT and telecoms
Marie Kavanagh	Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
Sam Tacey	Insurance – insurance and reinsurance litigation

Recommended lawyers

Aaron Archer	Corporate and commercial – venture capital
Michal Berkner	Corporate and commercial – M&A: lower mid-market deals (£50m-£500m) Corporate and commercial – private equity: transactions – mid-market deals (up to £250m)
Ann Bevitt	Employment – employers
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) TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – IT and telecoms
Tim Daniel	Dispute resolution – public international law
Eric Davison	Corporate and commercial – venture capital
Tom Epps	Crime, fraud and licensing – fraud: white-collar crime
Mark Everiss	Crime, fraud and licensing – fraud: civil Dispute resolution – international arbitration Insurance – insurance - corporate and regulatory Insurance – insurance and reinsurance litigation
Rod Freeman	Insurance – product liability: defendant
Tom Goodman	Corporate and commercial – venture capital
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	Employment – employee share schemes
Richard Hopley	Insurance – insurance: corporate and regulatory Insurance – insurance and reinsurance litigation
Mark Jones	Corporate and commercial – M&A: lower mid-market deals (£50m-£500m)
Marie Kavanagh	Crime, fraud and licensing – fraud: white-collar crime
Natasha Kaye	Corporate and commercial – corporate tax
David Kendall	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
Ollie McGlashan	Crime, fraud and licensing – fraud: white-collar crime
Ryan Naftulin	Corporate and commercial – venture capital
Juan Nascimbene	Dispute resolution – international arbitration Dispute resolution – public international law
Kevin Perry	Dispute resolution – commercial litigation: premium
Stephen Rosen	Corporate and commercial – M&A: lower mid-market deals (£50m-£500m) Corporate and commercial – private equity: transactions – mid-market deals (up to £250m) Life sciences and healthcare
Ben Sharrock	Crime, fraud and licensing – fraud: white-collar crime
Ben Shribman	Corporate and commercial – M&A: lower mid-market deals (£50m-£500m) Corporate and commercial – private equity: transactions – mid-market deals (up to £250m)
Leo Spicer-Phelps	TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – IT and telecoms
Nicola Squire	Employment – employee share schemes
Henry Stewart	Dispute resolution – commercial litigation: premium Dispute resolution – public international law
Justin Stock	Corporate and commercial – M&A: lower mid-market deals (£50m-£500m) Corporate and commercial – private equity: transactions – mid-market deals (up to £250m) TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Sam Tacey	Dispute resolution – international arbitration Insurance – insurance: corporate and regulatory Insurance – insurance and reinsurance litigation
Claire Temple	Insurance – product liability: defendant
John Wilkinson	Life sciences and healthcare
David Wilson	Corporate and commercial – corporate tax

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