The Legal 500 UK 2022 Names Four Akin Partners to Hall of Fame; Recognizes Numerous Akin Gump Lawyers and Practices
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(London) – The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2022 has named four Akin Gump partners to its prestigious Hall of Fame, and recognized a number of Akin Gump lawyers in the firm’s London office as being among the leaders in their respective fields. This annual, independent guide ranks law firm practices, recommends lawyers and provides editorial analysis of law firms operating in the United Kingdom.
For the eighth consecutive year, Akin Gump’s financial restructuring practice received top rankings in the Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency category. Financial restructuring partners James Roome and Barry G. Russell were both named in The Legal 500’s Hall of Fame for the fourth year in a row, and Helen Marshall (litigation) and John Daghlian (investment funds) made their debut to the Hall of Fame list this year. Mr. Russell was also named a “leading individual” along with the following Akin Gump partners:
- Weyinmi Popo and Gavin Weir (corporate)
- Robert William Aulsebrook (finance)
- Liz Osborne, Emma Simmonds and James Terry(financial restructuring)
- Tim Pearce and Daniel Quinn (investment funds)
- Davina Garrod, Hamish Lal and Justin Williams (litigation).
Four of the firm’s partners were recognized among The Legal 500 UK’s “next generation,” including Aleksander Bakic and Mary Lavelle (investment funds), Sophie Donnithorne-Tait (tax) and Ezra Zahabi (litigation), while four counsels were named to its “Rising Stars,” including Hamish Annandale (investment funds), Jenny Arlington (nee Grozdanova) (litigation), Serena Lee (tax) and Scott Pettifor (international trade).
In total, 20 of the firm’s practices were ranked and 53 Akin Gump lawyers were recommended:
Corporate and commercial - Corporate tax
- Matthew Durward-Thomas
- Serena Lee
- Sophie Donnithorne-Tait
Corporate and commercial - EU and competition
- Davina Garrod
- Scott Pettifor
- Victoria Yuan
Corporate and commercial - EU and competition - trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Jasper Helder
- Chiara Klaui
- Daniel Lund
Corporate and commercial - Financial services - contentious
Corporate and commercial - Financial services - non-contentious/regulatory
Corporate and commercial - M&A - upper mid-market and premium deals, £500m+
Corporate and commercial - Private equity - transactions – mid-tier – up to £250m
Crime, fraud and licensing - Fraud - civil
Dispute resolution - Banking litigation - investment and retail
Dispute resolution - Commercial litigation
Dispute resolution - International arbitration
Finance - Bank lending - investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Robert William Aulsebrook
- Michael Gustafson
- Inderveer Hothi
- Amy Kennedy
- Mark Mansell
- Thomas F. O’Connor
- Stephen Peppiatt
Finance - Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Hermione Allen
- Jakeob Brown
- Tom Bannister
- Emma Butler
- Lois Deasey
- Caoimhe Kennedy
- Jessica Ling
- Liz Osborne
- Lauren Pflueger
- James Roome
- Barry G. Russell
- Emma Simmonds
- James Terry
Finance - Debt capital markets
- Robert William Aulsebrook
- Michael Gustafson
- Mark Mansell
- Thomas F. O’Connor
- Barry G. Russell
Finance - Emerging markets
- Robert William Aulsebrook
- Shaun Lascelles
- Weyinmi Popo
Investment fund formation and management - Hedge funds
Investment fund formation and management - Private funds
- Aleksander Bakic
- John Daghlian
- Simon Ellis
- Chris Jeanes
- Mary Lavelle
- Daniel Quinn
Projects, energy and natural resources - Oil and gas
- Jenny Arlington (nee Grozdanova)
- Hamish Lal
- Shaun Lascelles
- Weyinmi Popo
- Simon Rootsey
- Justin Williams
Projects, energy and natural resources - Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Amy Kennedy
- Shaun Lascelles
- Nertila Qenani
Real estate - Construction - contentious
- Hamish Lal
For further details on the firm’s rankings and commentary, please click here.
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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