The Legal 500 UK 2023 Names Four Akin Gump Partners to Hall of Fame and Recognizes Numerous Akin Gump Lawyers and Practices

(London) – The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2023 has recognized a number of Akin Gump practices and lawyers in the firm’s London office as leaders in their respective fields.

For the ninth consecutive year, Akin Gump’s financial restructuring practice received top rankings from the Legal 500 United Kingdom 2023 in the Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency category.

In addition, financial restructuring partners James Roome and Barry Russell were both named in The Legal 500’s Hall of Fame for the fifth year consecutively, and Helen Marshall (Financial Services: Contentious) and John Daghlian (Private Funds) were also featured for the second year on the Hall of Fame list.  

The following Akin Gump partners were named a “leading individual”:

• Davina Garrod (EU and Competition)
• Gavin Weir (M&A: Upper Mid-market and Premium Deals £500m+)
• Shaun Lascelles and Weyinmi Popo (Private Equity: Transactions Mid-tier – up to £250m)
• Richard Hornshaw (Commercial Litigation: Premium)
• Justin Williams (International Arbitration)
• James Terry, Liz Osborne and Emma Simmonds (Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency)
• Barry Russell and Robert Aulsebrook (Debt Capital Markets)
• Ian Meade and Tim Pearce (Hedge Funds)
• Daniel Quinn (Private Funds)
• Justin Williams (Oil and Gas)
• Hamish Lal (Construction: Contentious)

Four of the firm’s partners were recognized among The Legal 500 UK’s “next generation” including Serena Lee (Corporate Tax), Scott Pettifor (EU and Competition), Ezra Zahabi (Finance Services Non-contentious/Regulatory) and Mary Lavelle (Private Funds). Two Akin Gump counsels were named to its “rising stars”, Hamish Annandale (Hedge Funds) and Jenny Arlington (International Arbitration).

In total, 20 of the firm’s practices were ranked and over 50 Akin Gump lawyers were recommended:

Corporate and Commercial – Corporate Tax

• Serena Lee
• Stephen Brown
• Matthew Durward-Thomas

Corporate and Commercial – EU and Competition

• Davina Garrod
• Scott Pettifor

Corporate and Commercial – EU and Competition: WTO, Anti-dumping and Customs

• Jasper Helder
• Chiara Klaui
• Naboth van den Broek

Corporate and Commercial – Financial Services – Contentious

Corporate and Commercial – Financial Services – Non-contentious/Regulatory

• Helen Marshall
• Joe Hewton
• Ezra Zahabi

Corporate and Commercial – M&A: Upper Mid-market and Premium Deals £500m+

• Gavin Weir
• Shaun Lascelles
• Weyinmi Popo
• Harry Keegan
• Simon Rootsey
• Stephen Brown

Corporate and Commercial – Private Equity: Transactions (mid-tier – up to £250m)

• Shaun Lascelles
• Weyinmi Popo
• Gavin Weir
• Simon Rootsey
• Sebastian Rice

Crime, Fraud and Licensing – Fraud – Civil

• Kambiz Larizadeh
• Richard Hornshaw
• Justin Williams
• Jenny Arlington

Dispute Resolution – Banking Litigation – Investment and Retail

• Richard Hornshaw

Dispute Resolution – Commercial Litigation: Premium

• Richard Hornshaw
• Kambiz Larizadeh
• Jenny Arlington
• Justin Williams

Dispute Resolution – International Arbitration

• Justin Williams
• Jenny Arlington
• Hamish Lal
• Kambiz Larizadeh
• Jenny Arlington

Finance – Bank Lending: Investment Grade Debt and Syndicated Loans

• Thomas O’Connor
• Robert Aulsebrook
• Stephen Peppiatt
• Michael Gustafson
• Mark Mansell
• Amy Kennedy
• Inderveer Hothi

Finance – Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency

• James Roome
• Barry Russell
• James Terry
• Liz Osborne
• Emma Simmonds
• Tom Bannister
• Hermione Allen
• Jakeob Brown
• Emma Butler
• Caoimhe Kennedy
• Jessica Ling
• Lauren Pflueger

Finance – Debt Capital Markets

• Barry Russell
• Robert Aulsebrook
• Thomas O’Connor
• Michael Gustafson

Industry Focus – Emerging Markets

Investment Fund Formation and Management – Hedge Funds

• Ian Meade
• Tim Pearce
• Hamish Annandale

Investment Fund Formation and Management – Private Funds

• John Daghlian
• Daniel Quinn
• Mary Lavelle
• Chris Jeanes
• Simon Ellis
• Qasam Mahmood
• Felicity Stansfield

Projects, Energy and Natural Resources – Oil and Gas

• Justin Williams
• Shaun Lascelles
• Simon Rootsey
• Weyinmi Popo
• Hamish Lal

Projects, Energy and Natural Resources – Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)

Real Estate – Construction: Contentious

• Hamish Lal
• Brendan Casey

For further details on the firm’s rankings and commentary, please see here.

The Legal 500 United Kingdom is an annual, independent guide that ranks law firm practices, recommends lawyers and provides editorial analysis of law firms operating in the United Kingdom.

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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