Press Release

Morgan Lewis Practices and Lawyers Recognized in The Legal 500 UK 2019

Wednesday, October 31, 2018
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LONDON, October 31, 2018: Morgan Lewis has earned 16 practice rankings and 32 individual lawyer recommendations within the London section of the newly released 2019 edition of The Legal 500 UK, evidence that the firm is delivering an increasingly elite service to clients in the United Kingdom following significant expansion in London over the last 18 months.

The firm received two new practice rankings in 2019 and three partners were named “Leading Individuals,” the most prestigious designation awarded to individuals by the directory. In addition, 29 lawyers were recommended across several practice categories.

NEW PRACTICE RANKINGS FOR 2019

Dispute Resolution

  • Banking Litigation: Investment and Retail

Finance

  • Asset Based Lending

ADDITIONAL PRACTICE RANKINGS

Corporate and Commercial

  • Corporate Tax
  • EU and Competition
  • M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £50m–£250m

Dispute Resolution

  • Commercial Litigation
  • International Arbitration

Finance

  • Bank Lending: Investment Grade Debt and Syndicated Loans
  • Debt Capital Markets
  • Emerging Markets
  • Securitization

Human Resources

  • Employment: Employers and Senior Executives: Employers
  • Immigration: Business

Insurance

  • Insurance and Reinsurance Litigation

Projects, Energy and Natural Resources

  • Oil and Gas

TMT (Technology, Media and Telecoms)

  • Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

LEADING INDIVIDUALS

  • Matthew Duncan: Finance: Securitization
  • Peter Sharp: Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation
  • Chris Warren-Smith: Dispute Resolution: Banking Litigation: Investment and Retail

RECOMMENDED LAWYERS

  • Yvette Allen: Human Resources: Immigration: Business
  • Carter Brod: Finance: Debt Capital Markets; Finance: Emerging Markets; Projects, Energy and Natural Resources: Oil and Gas
  • Lisa Cargill: Finance: Securitization
  • Tom Cartwright: TMT (Technology, Media and Telecoms): Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • Joanna Christoforou: Corporate and Commercial: EU and Competition
  • Jennifer Connolly: Human Resources: Immigration: Business
  • Timothy J. Corbett: Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £50m–£250m; TMT (Technology, Media and Telecoms): Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • Paul Denham: Finance: Emerging Markets
  • Nicholas Greenwood: Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation; Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration; Insurance: Insurance and Reinsurance Litigation
  • Kate Habershon: Corporate and Commercial: Corporate Tax
  • Owen Hammond: Corporate and Commercial: EU and Competition
  • Lee Harding: Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £50m–£250m
  • Nicholas Hobson: Human Resources: Immigration: Business
  • Matthew Howse: Human Resources: Employment: Employers and Senior Executives: Employers; Human Resources: Immigration: Business; TMT (Technology, Media and Telecoms): Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • Amanda Jennings: Finance: Emerging Markets
  • Bruce Johnston: Finance: Bank Lending: Investment Grade Debt and Syndicated Loans; Finance: Emerging Markets; Projects, Energy and Natural Resources: Oil and Gas
  • Theresa Kradjian: Finance: Securitization
  • Paul Matthews: Finance: Securitization
  • Paul Mesquitta: Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation
  • Frances Murphy: Corporate and Commercial: EU and Competition; TMT (Technology, Media and Telecoms): Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • Georgia Quenby: Finance: Asset Based Lending; Finance: Bank Lending: Investment Grade Debt and Syndicated Loans
  • Paul Ranson: TMT (Technology, Media and Telecoms): Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • Melanie Ryan: Dispute Resolution: Banking Litigation: Investment and Retail; Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation; Insurance: Insurance and Reinsurance Litigation
  • Omar Shah: Corporate and Commercial: EU and Competition; TMT (Technology, Media and Telecoms): Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • Peter Sharp: Dispute Resolution: Banking Litigation: Investment and Retail; Insurance: Insurance and Reinsurance Litigation
  • Louise Skinner: Human Resources: Employment: Employers and Senior Executives: Employers
  • Victoria Thompson: Finance: Asset Based Lending
  • David Waldron: Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation; Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration
  • Stephen Walters: Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £50m–£250m; Projects, Energy and Natural Resources: Oil and Gas; TMT (Technology, Media and Telecoms): Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • Chris Warren-Smith: Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation; Insurance: Insurance and Reinsurance Litigation
  • Pulina Whitaker: Human Resources: Employment: Employers and Senior Executives: Employers; TMT (Technology, Media and Telecoms): Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology