LONDON, October 4, 2022: Morgan Lewis achieved 23 practice rankings and 80 unique lawyer rankings in the recently released 2023 Legal 500 UK guide. Additionally, partners Frances Murphy, Melanie Ryan, and Chris Warren-Smith were again named to the guide’s prestigious Hall of Fame for their continued excellence in legal and client services, while eight partners—Carter Brod, Merryn Craske, Matthew Howse, Paul Matthews, Frances Murphy, Mike Pierides, Melanie Ryan, and Peter Sharp—were honored as Leading Individuals. Partners Seyfi Can Kandemir, Allison Soilihi, and Victoria Thompson were named Next Generation Partners.
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
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
LAWYER RANKINGS
Hall of Fame
- Frances Murphy: Corporate and Commercial: EU and Competition
- Melanie Ryan: Dispute Resolution: Banking Litigation: Investment and Retail
- Chris Warren-Smith: Dispute Resolution: Banking Litigation: Investment and Retail
Leading Individuals
- Carter Brod: Finance: Debt Capital Markets; Industry Focus: Emerging Markets
- Merryn Craske: Finance: Securitisation
- Matthew Howse: Employment: Employers
- Paul Matthews: Finance: Securitisation
- Frances Murphy: Dispute Resolution: Competition Litigation
- Mike Pierides: TMT: IT and Telecoms
- Melanie Ryan: Corporate and Commercial: Financial Services: Contentious
- Peter Sharp: Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation: Premium
Next Generation Partners
- Seyfi Can Kandemir: Industry Focus: Emerging Markets
- Allison Soilihi: Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £50m–£500m
- Victoria Thompson: Finance: Asset Based Lending
Recommended Lawyers
- Yvette Allen: Employment: Immigration: Business
- Keir Baker: Dispute Resolution: Banking Litigation: Investment and Retail
- Nicholas Bolter: TMT: Intellectual Property: Trademarks, Copyright and Design
- Lisa Cargill: Finance: Securitisation
- Olivier Chambord: Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £50m–£500m; 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; Finance: Debt Capital Markets; Industry Focus: Life Sciences and Healthcare
- 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
- Martin Henshall: TMT (Technology, Media and Telecoms): Intellectual Property: Trademarks, Copyright and Design
- Matthew Howse: Employment: Immigration: Business; Risk Advisory: Data Protection, Privacy and Cybersecurity
- Gawain Hughes: Investment Fund Formation and Management: Private Funds (Including Infrastructure Funds)
- Bruce Johnston: Finance: Debt Capital Markets; Industry Focus: Emerging Markets; Projects, Energy and Natural Resources: Oil and Gas
- Seyfi Can Kandemir: Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £50m–£500m
- Theresa Kradjian: Finance: Securitisation
- 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)
- Jayne McGlynn: Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £50m–£500m
- Neil McKnight: Corporate and Commercial: Corporate Tax
- Paul Mesquitta: Dispute Resolution: Banking Litigation: Investment and Retail; Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration; Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation: Premium
- Frances Murphy: Industry Focus: Life Sciences and Healthcare
- 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)
- Melanie Ryan: Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation: Premium; Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration; Risk Advisory: Regulatory Investigations and Corporate Crime (Advice to Corporates)
- Omar Shah: Corporate and Commercial: EU and Competition
- Peter Sharp: Dispute Resolution: Banking Litigation: Investment and Retail; Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration
- Louise Skinner: Employment: Employers; Industry Focus: Life Sciences and Healthcare
- Allison Soilihi: Projects, Energy and Natural Resources: Oil and Gas
- Grace Tan: Corporate and Commercial: Corporate Tax
- Leonidas Theodosiou: Corporate and Commercial: EU and Competition; Dispute Resolution: Competition Litigation
- 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
- 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)
- Pulina Whitaker: Risk Advisory: Data Protection, Privacy and Cybersecurity
- Tomasz Wozniak: Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £50m–£500m; Corporate and Commercial: Private Equity: Transactions – Mid-Market Deals (Up to £250m)
- William Yonge: Corporate and Commercial: Financial Services: Non-Contentious/Regulatory