A total of 38 Dechert LLP lawyers have been recognized in the 2016 edition of The Legal 500 UK. The guide also recommended the firm in 31 practice area categories.
The Legal 500 analyzes the capabilities of law firms across the world, with a comprehensive research program revised and updated every year to bring the most up-to-date vision of the global legal market. The rankings highlight the practice area teams who are providing the most cutting-edge and innovative advice to corporate counsel. Research is based on feedback from 250,000 clients worldwide, submissions from law firms and interviews with leading private practice lawyers, and a team of researchers.
Seven Dechert lawyers earned the “Leading Lawyer” distinction, including:
- Camille Abousleiman, Finance: Debt Capital Markets
- Peter Astleford, Corporate and Commercial: Investment Funds: Hedge Funds
- Matthew Cowie, Crime, Fraud and Licensing: Corporate Crime (including Fraud, Bribery and Corruption)
- Neil Gerrard, Crime, Fraud and Licensing: Corporate Crime (including Fraud, Bribery and Corruption)
- Miriam Gonzalez, Corporate and Commercial: EU and Competition: Trade, WTO, Anti-Dumping and Customs
- Andrew Hearn, Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation
- Charles Wynn-Evans, Human Resources: Employment: Employees/Unions; Human Resources: Employment: Employees/Unions
The Legal 500 UK 2016 recommended the following lawyers:
- Camille Abousleiman, Corporate and Commercial: Equity Capital Markets; Finance: Debt Capital Markets; Finance: Emerging Markets
- Karen Anderberg, Corporate and Commercial: Financial Services (Non-Contentious/Regulatory); Corporate and Commercial: Investment Funds
- Jonathan Angell, Corporate and Commercial: Private Equity: Transactions: Mid-Cap Deal Capability
- Peter Astleford, Corporate and Commercial: Financial Services (Non-Contentious/Regulatory); Corporate and Commercial: Investment Funds
- Abigail Bell, Corporate and Commercial: Investment Funds
- Gus Black, Corporate and Commercial: Investment Funds
- Simon Briggs, Corporate and Commercial: Private Equity: Transactions: Mid-Cap Deal Capability
- Jason Butwick, Human Resources: Employment
- Bernard Caulfield, Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation
- Matthew Cowie, Crime, Fraud and Licensing: Corporate Crime (Including Fraud, Bribery and Corruption); Crime, Fraud and Licensing: Fraud: White-Collar Crime
- Graham Defries, Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Mid-Market - £50M to £250M; Corporate and Commercial: Private Equity: Transactions: Mid-Cap Deal Capability; TMT (Technology, Media and Telecoms): Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
- Laurent Faugerolas, Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Mid-Market - £50M to £250M
- Paul Fleming, Finance: Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency
- Richard Frase, Corporate and Commercial: Financial Services (Non-Contentious/Regulatory); Corporate and Commercial: Investment Funds
- William Fryzer, Real Estate: Commercial Property
- Christopher Gardner, Corporate and Commercial: Investment Funds
- Sean Geraghty, Corporate and Commercial: Equity Capital Markets; Corporate and Commercial: Flotations: Small and Mid-Cap
- Neil Gerrard, Corporate and Commercial: EU and Competition: Trade, WTO, Anti-Dumping and Customs; Crime, Fraud and Licensing: Corporate Crime (Including Fraud, Bribery and Corruption); Crime, Fraud and Licensing: Fraud: White-Collar Crime
- David Gervais, Real Estate: Commercial Property
- Douglas Getter, Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Mid-Market - £50M to £250M
- Miriam Gonzalez, Corporate and Commercial: EU and Competition: Trade, WTO, Anti-Dumping and Customs; Crime, Fraud and Licensing: Corporate Crime (Including Fraud, Bribery and Corruption)
- Jeremy Grose, Real Estate: Property Litigation
- Andrew Harrow, Corporate and Commercial: Private Equity: Transactions: Mid-Cap Deal Capability
- Andrew Hearn, Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation
- Andrew Hougie, Corporate and Commercial: Investment Funds
- David Hughes, Dispute Resolution: Banking Litigation: Investment and Retail; Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation
- Paul Kavanagh, TMT (Technology, Media and Telecoms): Intellectual Property
- Adam Levin, Corporate and Commercial: Private Equity: Transactions: Mid-Cap Deal Capability
- Patrick Lyons, Corporate and Commercial: Flotations: Small and Mid-Cap; Finance: Debt Capital Markets; Finance: Emerging Markets
- Charles Malpass, Finance: Securitization; Real Estate: Property Finance
- Stuart Martin, Corporate and Commercial: Investment Funds
- Roger Matthews, Corporate and Commercial: EU and Competition: Trade, WTO, Anti-Dumping and Customs
- Ross Montgomery, Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Mid-Market - £50M to £250M
- Adam Silver, Dispute Resolution: Banking Litigation: Investment and Retail; Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation; Finance: Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency
- Eleni Skordaki, Real Estate: Property Finance
- Richard Tauwhare, Corporate and Commercial: EU and Competition: Trade, WTO, Anti-Dumping and Customs
- James Waddington, Finance: Securitization
- Charles Wynn-Evans, Human Resources: Employment
Dechert was also recognized as a leading firm in the following London practice areas:
- Corporate and Commercial: Corporate Tax
- Corporate and Commercial: EU and Competition: Trade, WTO, Anti-Dumping and Customs
- Corporate and Commercial: Equity Capital Markets
- Corporate and Commercial: Financial Services (Non-Contentious/Regulatory)
- Corporate and Commercial: Flotations: Small and Mid-Cap
- Corporate and Commercial: Investment Funds: Hedge Funds
- Corporate and Commercial: Investment Funds: Listed Funds
- Corporate and Commercial: Investment Funds: Private Funds
- Corporate and Commercial: Investments Funds: Retail Funds
- Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Mid-Market - £50M to £250M
- Corporate and Commercial: Partnership
- Corporate and Commercial: Private Equity: Transactions: Mid-Cap Deal Capability
- Crime, Fraud and Licensing: Corporate Crime (Including Fraud, Bribery and Corruption)
- Crime, Fraud and Licensing: Fraud: White-Collar Crime
- Dispute Resolution: Banking Litigation: Investment and Retail
- Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation
- Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration
- Dispute Resolution: Public International Law
- Finance: Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency
- Finance: Debt Capital Markets
- Finance: Emerging Markets
- Finance: Securitization
- Human Resources: Employment: Employers
- Human Resources: Employment: Senior Executives
- Real Estate: Commercial Property: General
- Real Estate: Commercial Property: Investment
- Real Estate: Commercial Property: Retail
- Real Estate: Property Finance
- Real Estate: Property Litigation
- TMT (Technology, Media and Telecoms): Intellectual Property
- TMT (Technology, Media and Telecoms): Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
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