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The Legal 500 UK 2027 Guide Recognizes 28 Morgan Lewis Practices and 14 Lawyers

September 30, 2026

LONDON, September 30, 2026: Morgan Lewis has achieved 28 practice rankings in the 2027 edition of The Legal 500 UK. The firm earned a new ranking in Insurance Litigation: for Policyholders, while Intellectual Property: Patents (Contentious and Non-Contentious) moved from “Firms to Watch” into the official rankings table.

The firm received 19 individual rankings, including two new recognitions. Gemma Roberts was named a Leading Partner for Private Equity: Transactions – Mid-Market Deals (up to £500m), while Jacqueline Mulryne was named a Next Generation Partner for Life Sciences and Healthcare. Partners Frances Murphy and Tim Powell were again named to the guide’s prestigious Hall of Fame.

Morgan Lewis also received 67 lawyer recommendations in the guide, which recognizes lawyers named in the editorial commentary.

PRACTICE RANKINGS

Corporate and Commercial

Corporate Tax
EU and Competition
Financial Services: Non-Contentious/Regulatory
Fintech: Corporate and Commercial
Fintech: Regulatory
M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals (£100m–£750m)
Private Equity: Transactions – Mid-Market Deals (up to £500m)

Dispute Resolution

Banking Litigation: Investment and Retail
Commercial Litigation: Premium
Competition Litigation
International Arbitration

Employment

Employers
Immigration: Business

Finance

Bank Lending: Investment Grade Debt and Syndicated Loans
Debt Capital Markets
Securitisation
Transport Finance and Leasing

Industry Focus

Emerging Markets
Life Sciences and Healthcare

Insurance

Insurance Litigation: for Policyholders

Investment Fund Formation and Management

Private Funds (Including Infrastructure Funds)

Projects, Energy, and Natural Resources

Oil and Gas

Risk Advisory

Regulatory Investigations and Corporate Crime (Advice to Corporates)

TMT (Technology, Media, and Telecoms)

Intellectual Property: Trademarks, Copyright, and Design
Intellectual Property: Patents (Contentious and Non-Contentious)
IT and Telecoms

Transport

Aviation

LAWYER RANKINGS

Hall of Fame

Frances Murphy: Corporate and Commercial: EU and Competition
Tim Powell: Intellectual Property: Patents (Contentious and Non-Contentious)

Leading Partners

Carter Brod: Finance: Debt Capital Markets; Industry Focus: Emerging Markets
Merryn Craske: Finance: Securitisation
Matthew Howse: Employment: Employers
Frances Murphy: Dispute Resolution: Competition Litigation
Gemma Roberts: Private Equity: Transactions – Mid-Market Deals (up to £500m)
Hiroshi Sheraton: Intellectual Property: Patents (Contentious and Non-Contentious)
Louise Skinner: Employment: Employers
Sidanth Rajagopal: Transport Finance and Leasing
Tim Powell: Life Sciences and Healthcare

Next Generation Partners

Ted Craig: Investment Fund Formation and Management: Private Funds
Manuela Krach: Transport Finance and Leasing
Jacqueline Mulryne: Life Sciences and Healthcare
Allison Soilihi: Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals (£100m–£750m)
Leonidas Theodosiou: Dispute Resolution: Competition Litigation; Corporate and Commercial: EU and Competition

RECOMMENDED LAWYERS

Yvette Allen: Employment: Immigration: Business
Atif Ayub: Transport Finance and Leasing
Robert Bolgar-Smith: Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation: Premium; International Arbitration
Nick Bolter: TMT: Intellectual Property: Trademarks, Copyright, and Design; Intellectual Property: Patents (Contentious and Non-Contentious)
Carina Bryk: Employment: Immigration: Business
Olivier Chambord: Emerging Markets; M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals (£100m–£750m); Oil and Gas
Abby Clifford: Bank Lending: Investment Grade Debt and Syndicated Loans
Jennifer Connolly: Employment: Immigration: Business
Timothy Corbett: IT and Telecoms; M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals (£100m–£750m)
Laura Crilly: Transport Finance and Leasing
Anastasia Dergacheva: Emerging Markets
Paul Denham: Emerging Markets; Bank Lending: Investment Grade Debt and Syndicated Loans
Shannon Donnelly: Employment: Immigration: Business
Mark Geday: Private Equity: Transactions – Mid-Market Deals (up to £500m)
Katherine Gibson: Employment: Employers
Luciana Griebel: Life Sciences and Healthcare
Kate Habershon: Corporate Tax
Dannielle Hamer: Insurance Litigation: for Policyholders
Matthew Howse: Employment: Immigration: Business
Robert Hutton: IT and Telecoms; M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals (£100m–£750m); Private Equity: Transactions – Mid-Market Deals (up to £500m)
Konstantin Kochetkov: Emerging Markets
Theresa Kradjian: Securitisation
Christina Lewes: Insurance Litigation: for Policyholders
Steven Lightstone: Financial Services: Non-Contentious/Regulatory; Fintech: Corporate and Commercial; Fintech: Regulatory
Robert Mailer: Fintech: Corporate and Commercial; Fintech: Regulatory; Private Funds (Including Infrastructure Funds)
Paul Mesquitta: Commercial Litigation: Premium; Insurance Litigation: for Policyholders
Anthony O’Driscoll: Insurance Litigation: for Policyholders
Tim Powell: Intellectual Property: Patents (Contentious and Non-Contentious)
Kevin Regan: Insurance Litigation: for Policyholders
Tayne Rankine: Private Funds (Including Infrastructure Funds)
Benjamin Rowlatt: Intellectual Property: Patents (Contentious and Non-Contentious)
Katherine Seager: Private Funds (Including Infrastructure Funds)
Hiroshi Sheraton: Intellectual Property: Patents (Contentious and Non-Contentious); Life Sciences and Healthcare
Peter Sharp: Aviation; Commercial Litigation: Premium; Insurance Litigation: for Policyholders
Allison Soilihi: Emerging Markets; M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals (£100m–£750m); Oil and Gas
Yaroslav Smorodin: Emerging Markets
Dasha Sobornova: Securitisation
Todd Smith: Corporate Tax
Grace Tan: Corporate Tax
Christian Tuddenham: Commercial Litigation: Premium
David Waldron: Aviation; Commercial Litigation: Premium; Insurance Litigation: for Policyholders; International Arbitration
TatFu Wong: Debt Capital Markets
William Yonge: Financial Services: Non-Contentious/Regulatory

Read the full 2027 guide >>