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Client feedback hits record high in new Legal 500 rankings

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Nearly 1,200 law firms have secured a place in the new Legal 500 UK rankings, which were revealed yesterday (1…

Pinsents, CC and HSF among big winners as new Legal 500 UK rankings are revealed

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Almost 1,200 law firms have secured spots in the new Legal 500 UK rankings, which have been revealed after months…

Pinsents, CC and HSF among big winners as new Legal 500 UK rankings are revealed

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Almost 1,200 law firms have secured spots in the new Legal 500 UK rankings, which have been revealed today after months…

Addleshaw Goddard bolsters IP practice with litigation team hire

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Addleshaw Goddard (AG) has strengthened its intellectual property offering with the hire of IP litigator Geoff Steward and several members…

‘In private equity, no day is ever the same’ – Montagu GC Alexandra Openshaw

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Alexandra Openshaw – General counsel, Montagu Year of qualification: 2010 Macfarlanes, 2008-15 Winton Group, 2016-23 Montagu, 2023-present Why did you…

‘Creating value and preventing value destruction are two sides of the same coin’ – Livingbridge GC Jeremy Dennison

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Jeremy Dennison – General counsel, Livingbridge Year of qualification: 2009 Travers Smith, 2007-12 Goodwin Procter, 2012-14 MUSTO, 2014-15 Travers Smith,…

‘Private equity must be prepared to explain the benefits it brings’ – CD&R’s Simon Tinkler

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Simon Tinkler – Senior legal adviser, CD&R Year of qualification: 1993 Clifford Chance, 1995-2022 CD&R, 2022-present Why did you want…

‘You are working with some of the sharpest minds on the planet’ – Bregal Investments funds GC Jonathan Pugh-Smith

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Jonathan Pugh-Smith – GC, funds, Bregal Investments Year of qualification: 2010 Berwin Leighton Paisner, 2008-11 International Justice Mission, 2011-12 Berwin…

‘I was greeted at the airport by a banker, lawyer, notary and driver’ – Vitruvian Partners GC Chris Bulger

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Chris Bulger – GC, Vitruvian Partners Year of qualification: 2007 Slaughter and May, 2005-14 Goldman Sachs, 2014-18 Vitruvian Partners, 2018-present…

‘I was asked to stay on as GC after an inspiring year-long secondment’ – Bain Europe GC Will Rosen

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Will Rosen – GC (Europe private equity), Bain Year of qualification: 1994 Weil Gotshal & Manges, 1996-2007 DLA Piper, 2008-11…

‘I liken myself to an octopus with many tentacles in different places’ – Apollo’s Seda Yalçinkaya

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Seda Yalçinkaya – Partner and GC – International, Apollo Global Management Year of qualification: 2009 Columbia Law School, 1995-98 Cravath,…

‘You have a measurable impact on the success of the business’ – Lone Star legal chief Mark Coker

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Mark Coker – Chief legal officer, Lone Star Year of qualification: 1990 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, 1998-2008 Vinson & Elkins, 2008-15…

‘There are many memorable moments that that can’t be shared’ – Charterhouse GC Tom Patrick

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Tom Patrick – GC, Charterhouse Year of qualification: 1999 White & Case, 2001-05 D.B. Zwirn & Co, 2005-10 Charterhouse, 2010-present…

‘I had the time of my life as a trainee at Travers’ – GIC’s Jarlath Pratt

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Jarlath Pratt – Assistant GC (Europe), GIC Year of qualification: 2006 Travers Smith, 2006-10 Barclays Capital, 2010-13 GIC, 2013-present Why…

‘I work with the best M&A lawyers in the world’ – Carlyle’s Heather Mitchell

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Heather Mitchell – Partner, chief risk officer, head of EMEA and global general counsel for Investments, Carlyle Squire, Sanders &…

‘The DWF take-private was headline-grabbing and justifiably so’ – Inflexion GC Andrew Stevens

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Andrew Stevens – General counsel, Inflexion Year of qualification: 2010 Slaughter and May, 2008-13 Och-Ziff Capital Management, 2014-16 HPS Investment…

‘The PE industry is in a unique position to effect change’ – SilverLake EMEA GC Katherine Brody

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Katherine Brody – General counsel (EMEA), Silver Lake Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, 2008-14 Silver Lake, 2014-present Silver Lake…

‘If you like a fast pace, private equity will deliver’ – CPP Investments Europe legal chief Leigh Partridge

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Leigh Partridge – Managing director, head of legal (Europe), CPP Investments Year of qualification: 2008 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, 2006-17 CPP…

‘Working in private markets keeps you on your toes’ – Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan’s Melanie Sanchez

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Melanie Sanchez – Global general counsel, investments, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Clayton Utz, 2005-06 Blake, Cassels & Graydon, 2006-14 Ontario…

‘My time on non-legal is the same as my time on legal’ – Bridgepoint GC Rachel Thompson

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Rachel Thompson – Partner and group general counsel, Bridgepoint Year of qualification: 2007 Clifford Chance, 2005-09 Bridgepoint, 2010-present It was…