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The Legal 500 UK 2020 Guide Recognizes Fried Frank Practices and Lawyers

The Legal 500 | September 30, 2019

The Legal 500 UK 2020 Guide Recognizes Fried Frank Practices and Lawyers

Fried Frank has been recognized in 12 practice categories in The Legal 500 UK 2020, a guide to the leading commercial law firms in the UK. In addition, 27 Fried Frank lawyers are recommended by the publication.
 
Corporate partners Gregg Beechey, Kate Downey, and Mark Mifsud; and litigation partner James Kitching are listed as “Leading Individuals” in their respective practice areas. Litigation associate Leigh Mallon was named as a “Rising Star.”

The Firm’s practice rankings and list of recommended lawyers are as follows:

Corporate and Commercial: EU and Competition
Antitrust and competition partner Tobias Caspary 
 
Corporate and Commercial: Financial Services (non-contentious/regulatory)
Corporate partner Gregg Beechey (Leading Individual)
 
Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Upper Mid-Market and Premium Deals, £500M+
Corporate partners Ian Lopez, Dan Oates, Ashar Qureshi, and Simon Saitowitz; and corporate associates Joy Chen, Charles Cooper-Isow, and Hannah M. Luqmani 
 
Corporate and Commercial: Private Equity: Transactions – High-Value Deals
Corporate partners Ian Lopez, Dan Oates, and Simon Saitowitz; and corporate associates Charles Cooper-Isow and Hannah M. Luqmani

Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation
Litigation partners James Kitching (Leading Individual) and Justin Michaelson, and litigation associates Leigh Mallon (Rising Star) and Duncan Saunders

Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration
Litigation partners James Kitching and Justin Michaelson 
 
Finance: Acquisition Finance
Corporate partners Neil Caddy, Kathryn Cecil, and Jons F. Lehmann
 
Finance: Bank Lending: Investment Grade Debt and Syndicated Loans
Corporate partners Neil Caddy, Kathryn Cecil, and Jons F. Lehmann; and corporate associate Graham Greenwood

Finance: Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency
Restructuring and insolvency partner Ashley Katz

Investment Fund Formation and Management: Hedge Funds
Corporate counsel David W. Selden

Investment Fund Formation and Management: Private Funds
Corporate partners Lawrence N. Barshay, Kate Downey (Leading Individual), Mark Mifsud (Leading Individual), Kenneth I. Rosh, and Sam Wilson

Real Estate: Commercial Property: Investment
Corporate real estate partners Darren Rogers and Patrick Williams, and corporate real estate associate Devina Rana

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