The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2018 Recognizes Cooley

November 6, 2018

London – November 6, 2018 – The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2018 rankings recommended 23 Cooley practice areas and 35 lawyers from the London office. Tim Daniel, Louise Delahunty and Rod Freeman were named to the Legal 500 Hall of Fame, while David Kendall and Kevin Perry were recognized as leading individuals in their respective fields. Sarah-Jane Dobson, Sascha Grimm and Sam Tacey were singled out as next generation lawyers. Additionally, Kevin Perry is listed in the supplemental International Arbitration Powerlist.

The following Cooley lawyers and practices were highlighted:

Recommended Practice Groups

Denotes tier 1 ranking

Corporate and commercial – Commercial contracts
Corporate and commercial – Corporate tax
Corporate and commercial – EU and competition
Corporate and commercial – M&A: lower mid-market, £50m-£250m
Corporate and commercial – Venture capital
Crime, fraud and licensing – Fraud: civil
Dispute resolution – Commercial litigation
Dispute resolution – International arbitration
Dispute resolution – Public international law
Finance – Corporate restructuring and insolvency
Human resources – Employee share schemes
Insurance – Insurance and reinsurance litigation
Insurance – Insurance: corporate and regulatory
Insurance – Insurance: insolvency and restructuring
Insurance – Product liability: defendant
Risk advisory – Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
Risk advisory – Regulatory investigations & corporate crime
TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Brand management
TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Fintech
TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – IT and telecoms
TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Intellectual property
TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Media and entertainment (including media finance)
TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology

The Legal 500 Hall of Fame

Tim Daniel	Dispute resolution – Public international law
Louise Delahunty	Risk advisory – Regulatory investigations & corporate crime
Rod Freeman	Insurance – Product liability: defendant

Leading Individuals

Tim Daniel	Dispute resolution – Public international law
Louise Delahunty	Risk advisory – Regulatory investigations & corporate crime
Rod Freeman	Insurance – Product liability: defendant
David Kendall	Insurance – Insurance and reinsurance litigation
Kevin Perry	Dispute resolution – Commercial litigation

Next Generation Lawyers

Sarah-Jane Dobson	Insurance – Product liability: defendant
Sascha Grimm	Insurance – Product liability: defendant
Sam Tacey	Insurance – Insurance and reinsurance litigation

Recommended lawyers

Aaron Archer	TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Fintech
Ann Bevitt	Risk advisory – Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – IT and telecoms
David Bresnick	Corporate and commercial – M&A: lower mid-market, £50m-£250m Corporate and commercial – Venture capital TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Fintech
John Brown	Dispute resolution – Public international law
John Clark	Finance – Corporate restructuring and insolvency TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Fintech
Chris Coulter	Corporate and commercial – Commercial contracts TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Fintech TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – IT and telecoms TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Media and entertainment (including media finance)
Tim Daniel	Crime, fraud and licensing – Fraud: civil Dispute resolution – Public international law
Mark Deem	Dispute resolution – Commercial litigation Dispute resolution – International arbitration Risk advisory – Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – IT and telecoms TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Media and entertainment (including media finance)
Louise Delahunty	Crime, fraud and licensing – Fraud: civil Risk advisory – Regulatory investigations & corporate crime
Sarah-Jane Dobson	Insurance – Product liability: defendant
Mark Everiss	Dispute resolution – International arbitration Insurance – Insurance and reinsurance litigation Insurance – Insurance: corporate and regulatory Insurance – Insurance: insolvency and restructuring
Rod Freeman	Crime, fraud and licensing – Fraud: civil Dispute resolution – Commercial litigation Insurance – Product liability: defendant
Sascha Grimm	Insurance – Product liability: defendant
Laurence Harris	Crime, fraud and licensing – Fraud: civil Dispute resolution – Commercial litigation Dispute resolution – Public international law
Martin Henshall	TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Brand management
Paula Holland	Human resources – Employee share schemes
Natasha Kaye	Corporate and commercial – Corporate tax
David Kendall	Dispute resolution – International arbitration Insurance – Insurance and reinsurance litigation Insurance – Insurance: corporate and regulatory Insurance – Insurance: insolvency and restructuring
Nicola Maguire	TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Intellectual property TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology
James Maton	Crime, fraud and licensing – Fraud: civil Dispute resolution – Commercial litigation Dispute resolution – International arbitration Dispute resolution – Public international law
Colm Murphy	TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Brand management TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology
Ryan Naftulin	Corporate and commercial – Venture capital
Kevin Perry	Dispute resolution – Commercial litigation Dispute resolution – International arbitration
Stephen Rosen	Corporate and commercial – M&A: lower mid-market, £50m-£250m Corporate and commercial – Venture capital TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology
Justin Stock	Corporate and commercial – M&A: lower mid-market, £50m-£250m TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Fintech
Sam Tacey	Insurance – Insurance and reinsurance litigation
Martin Whittle	TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Brand management
John Wilkinson	TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Intellectual property TMT (technology, media and telecoms) – Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology
David Wilson	Corporate and commercial – Corporate tax
Jon Yorke	Finance – Corporate restructuring and insolvency Insurance – Insurance: corporate and regulatory Insurance – Insurance: insolvency and restructuring

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