M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
Hall of Fame
The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.













Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.


Mark Bardell
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Edward Barnett
Latham & Watkins
Simon Branigan
Linklaters LLPGareth Camp
Clifford Chance LLP
Nick Cline
Latham & Watkins
Harry Coghill
Macfarlanes LLP
Lorenzo Corte
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP
Rebecca Cousin
Slaughter and May
Jannan Crozier
Baker McKenzie
Paul Dickson
Slaughter and May

Clare Gaskell
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Robert Innes
Slaughter and May
Vica Irani
Jones Day
David Johnson
Slaughter and May
George Knighton
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLPIan Lopez
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Victoria Macduff
Slaughter and May
Amy Mahon
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Simon Nicholls
Slaughter and May
Farah O'Brien
Latham & Watkins
Lisa O’Neill
Milbank
Caroline Rae
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Nick Rumsby
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Patrick Sarch
White & Case LLP
Dan Schuster-Woldan
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Richard Smith
Slaughter and May
Simon Toms
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP
Sally Wokes
Slaughter and May
Aisling Zarraga
Linklaters LLPDavid Avery-Gee
Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLPMurray Cox
Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLPPiers Prichard Jones
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLPSeth Jones
A&O ShearmanJeremy Kutner
Sullivan & Cromwell LLPTom Mercer
AshurstLouise Nash
Covington & Burling LLPSam Newhouse
Latham & WatkinsBen Perry
Sullivan & Cromwell LLPNext Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

James Cook
Slaughter and May
Heidi Gallagher
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Francesca Storey-Harris
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
Ian Hunter
Linklaters LLP
Hyder Jumabhoy
White & Case LLP
Denis Klimentchenko
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLPKatherine Moir
Clifford Chance LLP
Nallini Puri
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Sarah Shaw
Hogan Lovells International LLPJames Bole
Clifford Chance LLPClaire Coppel
A&O ShearmanSarah Flaherty
Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLPFionnghuala Griggs
Linklaters LLPAlex Tilley
A&O ShearmanDerek Tong
Linklaters LLPNick Withers
A&O ShearmanLeading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.

Harriet Forrest
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Sarah Knapp
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP
Joseph Scrace
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLPAimee Carroll-Hewitt
Ashurst