Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

• ‘Jamie Maples is an excellent leader, with deep knowledge and a practical approach, not shy to say no when clients come up with crazy ideas, includes and manages team very efficiently. Hayley Lund is hard working, an excellent lawyer with a deep knowledge base and innovative approaches to problem solving. Christopher Marks is hardworking, excellent drafting, good negotiator very responsive.’

• ‘Jamie Maples has led the team for many years now - a highly experienced, smart litigator. I have worked closely with Hayley Lund on matters since she was an associate - a pleasure to work with, no surprise she made partner back in 2022. Give assured and confident direction. They do quality matters; would love to work more with the team.’

• ‘Jamie Maples is an outstanding partner who knows his cases inside out, manages clients very effectively, and is an excellent team leader in the most complex matters. Frankie Cowl and Sarah Chaplin are excellent associates, both incredibly detail-orientated and personable.’

• ‘Jamie Maples is a fantastic young partner, who did an outstanding job coming into a large matter on which other teams had been working for a long time, picking up seamlessly and bringing all of the resources of the litigation team to bear, being entirely unflappable even under extreme pressure. But the exceptional quality of people goes all the way through the counsel and associate ranks as well, with each of them extremely smart, hardworking and sheer pleasure to work with under pressure: Matt Gibbon and Charlotte de Vitry are two other standout names.’

• ‘Two of the partners stand out amongst their peers at other firms. Jamie Maples leads the group. He is a gentleman. He has exceptional technical skill but keeps his attention trained on the strategic objective. Jamie is always calm and keeps the team together and moving in the right direction. Jamie also writes beautifully. Christopher Marks, a younger partner, throws himself into his cases feet first. He is exceptionally bright and misses nothing. He is always several steps ahead.’

• ‘Chris Marks is an exceptional partner - his combination of hard work, technical legal ability, commercial knowledge and strategic instincts makes him a real asset on any case. Jamie Maples is a fantastic lawyer, particularly adept at complex disputes that require a deep understanding of the legal issues in order to ensure that the case is managed in a way that delivers on the client's priorities. Hayley Lund is an excellent partner - combining hard work, commercial insight and ability to manage a team to deliver on her clients' needs.’

• ‘Jamie Maples is a superstar of commercial litigation. He is commercial, intelligent and Counsel trust him to make the judgment calls that allow them to focus on presenting the case. Hayley Lund is a really dynamic litigator. She has the energy of a junior associate and the wisdom of a senior partner. She is great fun but also incredibly commercial. She has a great eye for detail and can spot the point that is missing from a crucial argument. A real star.’

• ‘Jamie Maples is the standout partner. He has excellent judgment, is technically brilliant, and great with clients and counsel team. Chris Marks is a standout junior partner. He works very hard, and again is technically brilliant and great with clients and counsel teams. He also has great judgment.’

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