LONDON, October 5, 2023: Morgan Lewis has achieved 25 practice rankings and 94 individual lawyer recognitions in the 2024 edition of The Legal 500 UK. The firm earned new practice rankings in Aviation and Transport Finance & Leasing. Partners Frances Murphy and Chris Warren-Smith were again named to the guide’s prestigious Hall of Fame, reserved for individuals who have repeatedly been named Leading Lawyers. Seven partners—Carter Brod, Merryn Craske, Joanna Christoforou, Matthew Howse, Frances Murphy, Mike Pierides, and Peter Sharp—were named Leading Individuals, while four partners —Seyfi Can Kandemir, Sidanth Rajagopal, Allison Soilihi, and Leonidas Theodosiou—were named Next Generation Partners. The firm also received 80 unique 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: Contentious
- Financial Services: Non-Contentious/Regulatory
- M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £50m–£500m
- Private Equity: Transactions – Mid-Market Deals (up to £250m)
Dispute Resolution:
- Banking Litigation: Investment and Retail
- Commercial Litigation: Premium
- Competition Litigation
- International Arbitration
Employment:
- Employers
- Immigration: Business
Finance:
- Asset-Based Lending
- Debt Capital Markets
- Securitisation
- Transport Finance and Leasing
Industry Focus:
- Emerging Markets
- Life Sciences and Healthcare
Investment Fund Formation and Management:
Projects, Energy and Natural Resources:
Risk Advisory:
- Data Protection, Privacy and Cybersecurity
- Regulatory Investigations and Corporate Crime (Advice to Corporates)
TMT (Technology, Media and Telecoms):
- Intellectual Property: Trademarks, Copyright and Design
- IT and Telecoms
Transport
LAWYER RANKINGS
Hall of Fame
- Frances Murphy: Corporate and Commercial: EU and Competition
- Chris Warren-Smith: Dispute Resolution: Banking Litigation: Investment and Retail
Leading Individuals
- Carter Brod: Finance: Debt Capital Markets; Industry Focus: Emerging Markets
- Joanna Christoforou: Dispute resolution: Competition Litigation
- Merryn Craske: Finance: Securitisation
- Matthew Howse: Employment: Employers
- Frances Murphy: Dispute Resolution: Competition Litigation
- Mike Pierides: TMT: IT and Telecoms
- Peter Sharp: Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation: Premium
Next Generation Partners
- Seyfi Can Kandemir: Industry Focus: Emerging Markets
- Sidanth Rajagopal: Transport: Transport Finance and Leasing
- Allison Soilihi: Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £50m–£500m
- Leonidas Theodosiou: Corporate and commercial: EU and Competition
Recommended Lawyers
- Yvette Allen: Employment: Immigration: Business
- Atif Ayub: Finance: Transport Finance and Leasing
- Keir Baker: Dispute Resolution: Banking Litigation: Investment and Retail; Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation: Premium
- Nick Bolter: TMT: Intellectual Property: Trademarks, Copyright and Design
- Carina Bryk: Employment: Immigration: Business
- Olivier Chambord: Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £50m–£500m; Industry Focus: Emerging Markets; Projects, Energy and Natural Resources: Oil and Gas
- Joanna Christoforou: Corporate and Commercial: EU and Competition; Dispute Resolution: Competition Litigation
- Jennifer Connolly: Employment: Immigration: Business
- Timothy Corbett: TMT: IT and Telecoms; Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £50m–£500m; Corporate and Commercial: Private Equity: Transactions – Mid-Market Deals (Up to £250m)
- Simon Currie: Corporate and Commercial: Financial Services: Non-Contentious/Regulatory; Investment Fund Formation and Management: Private Funds (Including Infrastructure Funds)
- Shannon Donnelly: Employment: Immigration: Business
- Mark Geday: Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £50m–£500m; Corporate and Commercial: Private Equity: Transactions – Mid-Market Deals (Up to £250m)
- Kate Habershon: Corporate and Commercial: Corporate Tax
- Richard Hanson: Finance: Securitisation
- Martin Henshall: TMT (Technology, Media and Telecoms): Intellectual Property: Trademarks, Copyright and Design
- Matthew Howse: Employment: Immigration: Business; Employment: Employers; Risk Advisory: Data Protection, Privacy and Cybersecurity
- Robert Hutton: Corporate and Commercial: Private Equity: Transactions – Mid-Market Deals (Up to £250m)
- Bruce Johnston: Finance: Debt Capital Markets; Industry Focus: Emerging Markets; Projects, Energy and Natural Resources: Oil and Gas
- Jennifer Josefson: Projects, Energy and Natural Resources: Oil and Gas
- Manuela Krach: Transport: Aviation; Finance: Transport Finance and Leasing
- Theresa Kradjian: Finance: Securitisation
- Steven Lightstone: Corporate and Commercial: Financial Services: Non-Contentious/Regulatory
- Eliska Macnerova: Investment Fund Formation and Management: Private Funds (Including Infrastructure Funds)
- James Mead: Finance: Asset-Based Lending
- Robert Mailer: Investment Fund Formation and Management: Private Funds (Including Infrastructure Funds)
- Neil McKnight: Corporate and Commercial: Corporate Tax
- Paul Mesquitta: Corporate and Commercial: Financial Services: Contentious; Dispute Resolution: Banking Litigation: Investment and Retail; Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration; Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation: Premium; Risk Advisory: Regulatory Investigations and Corporate Crime (Advice to Corporates)
- Nicholas Moore: TMT (Technology, Media and Telecoms): IT and telecoms; Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £50m–£500m
- Frances Murphy: Industry Focus: Life Sciences and Healthcare
- Mike Pierides: Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £50m–£500m
- Sidanth Rajagopal: Transport: Aviation
- Tayne Rankine: Investment Fund Formation and Management: Private Funds (Including Infrastructure Funds)
- Paul Ranson: Industry Focus: Life Sciences and Healthcare
- Oliver Rochman: Investment Fund Formation and Management: Private Funds (Including Infrastructure Funds)
- Omar Shah: Corporate and Commercial: EU and Competition; Industry Focus: Life Sciences and Healthcare
- Vishnu Shankar: Risk Advisory: Data Protection, Privacy and Cybersecurity
- Peter Sharp: Dispute Resolution: Banking Litigation: Investment and Retail; Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration; Transport: Aviation
- Louise Skinner: Employment: Employers
- Todd Smith: Corporate and Commercial: Corporate Tax
- Allison Soilihi: Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £50m–£500m; Industry Focus: Emerging Markets; Projects, Energy and Natural Resources: Oil and Gas
- Grace Tan: Corporate and Commercial: Corporate Tax
- Leonidas Theodosiou: Dispute Resolution: Competition Litigation
- Thomas Twitchett: Employment: Employers
- Ayesha Waheed: Industry Focus: Emerging Markets; Projects, Energy and Natural Resources: Oil and Gas
- David Waldron: Dispute Resolution: Banking Litigation: Investment and Retail; Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation: Premium; Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration; Transport: Aviation
- Chris Warren-Smith: Corporate and Commercial: Financial Services: Contentious; Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation: Premium; Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration; Risk Advisory: Regulatory Investigations and Corporate Crime (Advice to Corporates)
- Victoria Weir: Finance: Debt Capital Markets
- Tomasz Wozniak: Corporate and Commercial: Private Equity: Transactions – Mid-Market Deals (Up to £250m); Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £50m–£500m
- Iain Wright: Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £50m–£500m
- William Yonge: Corporate and Commercial: Financial Services: Non-Contentious/Regulatory