LONDON, October 2, 2024: Morgan Lewis has achieved 25 practice rankings in the 2025 edition of The Legal 500 UK. The firm earned a new “Firm to Watch” designation in Renewables. Partners Frances Murphy and Chris Warren-Smith were again named to the guide’s prestigious Hall of Fame, reserved for individuals who have repeatedly been named Leading Lawyers.
Eight partners—Carter Brod, Merryn Craske, Matthew Howse, Frances Murphy, Mike Pierides, Sidanth Rajagopal, Peter Sharp, and Hiroshi Sheraton—were named Leading Individuals, while two partners—Allison Soilihi and Leonidas Theodosiou—were named Next Generation Partners. The firm also received 82 unique lawyer recommendations in the guide, which recognizes lawyers named in the editorial commentary.
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:
- Debt Capital Markets
- Securitisation
- Transport Finance and Leasing
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
Transport
LAWYER RANKINGS
Hall of Fame
- Frances Murphy: Corporate and Commercial: EU and Competition
- 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
- Frances Murphy: Dispute Resolution: Competition Litigation
- Mike Pierides: TMT: IT and Telecoms
- Sidanth Rajagopal: Transport: Transport Finance and Leasing
- Peter Sharp: Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation: Premium
- Hiroshi Sheraton: Intellectual Property: Patents (Contentious and Non-Contentious)
Next Generation Partners
- Allison Soilihi: Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £50m–£500m
- Leonidas Theodosiou: Corporate and commercial: Competition Litigation; EU and Competition
Recommended Lawyers
- Yvette Allen: Employment: Immigration: Business
- Atif Ayub: Finance: Transport Finance and Leasing
- Oliver Bell: TMT: IT and Telecoms
- Robert Bolgar-Smith: Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration
- Nick Bolter: TMT: Intellectual Property: Trademarks, Copyright and Design
- Carter Brod: Finance: Debt Capital Markets; Industry Focus: Emerging Markets
- Olivier Chambord: Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £50m–£500m
- Jennifer Connolly: Employment: Immigration: Business
- Timothy Corbett: Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £50m–£500m; Corporate and Commercial: Private Equity: Transactions – Mid-Market Deals (Up to £250m)
- Gulmin Cosar: Finance: Securitisation
- Merryn Craske: Finance: Securitisation
- Simon Currie: Corporate and Commercial: Financial Services: Non-Contentious/Regulatory; Investment Fund Formation and Management: Private Funds (Including Infrastructure Funds)
- Matthew De Cataldo: Corporate and Commercial: Private Equity: Transactions – Mid-Market Deals (Up to £250m)
- Shannon Donnelly: Employment: Immigration: Business
- Elif Eke: Finance: Securitisation
- 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)
- Robert Goldbaum: Investment Fund Formation and Management: Private Funds (Including Infrastructure Funds)
- Julian Goodman: Finance: Securitisation
- Kate Habershon: Corporate and Commercial: Corporate Tax
- Richard Hanson: Finance: Securitisation
- Martin Henshall: TMT (Technology, Media and Telecoms): Intellectual Property: Trademarks, Copyright and Design
- Matthew Howse: Employment: Employers; Employment: Immigration: Business
- Robert Hutton: Corporate and Commercial: Private Equity: Transactions – Mid-Market Deals (Up to £250m); Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £50m–£500m
- Bruce Johnston: Industry Focus: Emerging Markets
- Manuela Krach: Transport: Aviation; Finance: Transport Finance and Leasing
- Theresa Kradjian: Finance: Securitisation
- Steven Lightstone: Corporate and Commercial: Financial Services: Non-Contentious/Regulatory
- 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; Risk Advisory: Regulatory Investigations and Corporate Crime (Advice to Corporates)
- Nicholas Moore: Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £50m–£500m
- James Mulligan: TMT: IT and Telecoms
- Frances Murphy: Dispute Resolution: Competition Litigation; Corporate and Commercial: EU and Competition; Industry Focus: Life Sciences and Healthcare
- Mike Pierides: Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £50m–£500m
- Sidanth Rajagopal: Transport: Aviation
- 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)
- Charlotte Roxon: TMT: IT and Telecoms
- Omar Shah: Dispute Resolution: Competition Litigation; Industry Focus: Life Sciences and Healthcare
- Vishnu Shankar: Risk Advisory: Data Protection, Privacy and Cybersecurity
- Peter Sharp: Dispute Resolution: Banking Litigation: Investment and Retail; Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation: Premium; Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration; Transport: Aviation
- Jack Shawdon: Corporate and Commercial: Private Equity: Transactions – Mid-Market Deals (Up to £250m)
- Hiroshi Sheraton: TMT (Technology, Media and Telecoms): Intellectual Property: Patents (Contentious and Non-Contentious)
- Louise Skinner: Employment: Employers
- Todd Smith: Corporate and Commercial: Corporate Tax
- Allison Soilihi: Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £50m–£500m; Industry Focus: Life Sciences and Healthcare
- Grace Tan: Corporate and Commercial: Corporate Tax
- Leonidas Theodosiou: Dispute Resolution: Competition Litigation; Corporate and Commercial: EU and Competition
- David Waldron: Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation: Premium; Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration; Transport: Aviation
- Chris Warren-Smith: Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation: Premium; Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration; Risk Advisory: Regulatory Investigations and Corporate Crime (Advice to Corporates)
- TatFu Wong: Finance: Debt Capital Markets
- Tomasz Wozniak: Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £50m–£500m
- Iain Wright: Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £50m–£500m
- William Yonge: Corporate and Commercial: Financial Services: Non-Contentious/Regulatory