Rising Star: Alison Smith, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Legal Business3 November 2016Corporate and M&A Key clients: Anheuser-Busch InBev, Tesco, Smiths GroupPartner since 2015Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryTrading Places: Paul Weiss and Latham tap senior government talent as Paul Hastings expands in CharlotteSeal of approval: the LB100 firms with the strongest client recommendationsRevolving Doors: Three leave Taylor Wessing after merger vote, while Gibson Dunn taps Freshfields for APAC rebuildPaul Hastings in London M&A push with hire of Cooley Singapore founding partnerTaylor Wessing recruits RPC rainmaker in first hire since merger announcementSlaughters and Clifford Chance lead as Schroders agrees to £9.9bn takeoverTransatlantic firms outstrip peers on five-year PEP growth, LB100 data revealsThe LB100 ranked by PEP: firms push partner profits to new heights as associate pay debate rumbles onA good time to be mid-tier: private equity interest on the rise as mid-market thrives