Sophie Donnithorne-Tait Named by Law.com Among UK’s Best Up-and-Coming Female Lawyers

(London) – Akin Gump is pleased to share that Akin Gump London tax partner Sophie Donnithorne-Tait has been named to Law.com’s Rising Stars 2022, the annual list of the U.K.’s best 25 up-and-coming women in law.

Hundreds of submissions were received, according to Law.com, from which 25 women under 40 were identified as “paving ways in the U.K. legal industry as the next generation of female legal powerhouses.”

In its profile of Ms. Donnithorne-Tait, Law.com notes that she has earned a “market-leading reputation” through engagements such as advising the ad hoc committee of noteholders on the tax implications of Valaris’ $7.1 billion financial restructuring. (Read more here.)

The profile notes that she is a working mother and a busy lawyer, client commitments sharing her attention with her roles as a member of the London office’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council and as co-head of the office’s Women Firmwide Resource Group.

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is a leading international law firm with more than 900 lawyers in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

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