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The Legal 500 UK 2022 Guide Recognizes Fried Frank Practices and Lawyers

The Legal 500 | October 1, 2021

Fried Frank has been recognized in 14 practice categories in The Legal 500 UK 2022, a guide to the leading commercial law firms in the UK. In addition, 31 Fried Frank lawyers are recommended by the publication.
 
Corporate partners Gregg Beechey and Ian Lopez, restructuring and insolvency partner Ashley Katz, and litigation partner James Kitching were all listed as “Leading Individuals” in their respective practice areas. Additionally, corporate partners Mark Mifsud and Kate Downey were included in the prestigious “Hall of Fame.” Corporate partner David Christmas and restructuring and insolvency partner Mandip Englund were listed as “Next Generation Partners” in their respective practice areas, and corporate associates Graham Greenwood and Karen Henderson were named as “Rising Stars.”

The firm’s practice rankings and list of recommended lawyers are as follows:
 
Corporate and Commercial: Corporate Tax
Corporate partner Nick Thornton and corporate associate Thomas Bramall
 
Corporate and Commercial: EU and Competition
Antitrust and competition partner Tobias Caspary and antitrust and competition associate Neda Moussavi
 
Corporate and Commercial: Financial Services: Non-Contentious/Regulatory
Corporate partner Gregg Beechey (Leading Individual) and corporate associates Zac Mellor-Clark and Nishkaam Paul
 
Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Upper Mid-Market and Premium Deals (£500M+)
Corporate partners Ian Lopez (Leading Individual) and Dan Oates, and corporate associate Nick Skill
 
Corporate and Commercial: Private Equity: Transactions – High-Value Deals (£250M+)
Corporate partners Dan Oates, Simon Saitowitz, and Ian Lopez
 
Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation: Premium
Litigation partner James Kitching (Leading Individual)
 
Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration
Litigation partners James Kitching and James Barratt, and litigation special counsel Duncan Saunders
 
Finance: Acquisition Finance
Corporate partners Neil Caddy and Jons Lehmann, and corporate associate Graham Greenwood
 
Finance: Bank Lending: Investment Grade Debt and Syndicated Loans
Corporate partners Neil Caddy and Jons Lehmann, and corporate associate Graham Greenwood
 
Finance: Corporate Restructuring & Insolvency
Restructuring and insolvency partners Ashley Katz (Leading Individual) and Mandip Englund (Next Generation Partner), and restructuring and insolvency associate Amy Faraday
 
Finance: Debt Capital Markets
Corporate partners Ashar Qureshi and John Satory
 
Investment Fund Formation and Management: Fund Finance
Corporate partners Kathryn Cecil and Jons Lehmann, and corporate associate Graham Greenwood (Rising Star)
 
Investment Fund Formation and Management: Private Funds
Corporate partners Mark Mifsud (Hall of Fame), Kate Downey (Hall of Fame), David Christmas (Next Generation Partner), and Sam Wilson, and corporate associates Karen Henderson (Rising Star) and Piers Harris
 
Real Estate: Commercial Property: Investment
Corporate real estate partners Darren Rogers and Patrick Williams

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