The Legal 500 UK 2022 Names Four Akin Partners to Hall of Fame; Recognizes Numerous Akin Gump Lawyers and Practices

October 1, 2021

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(London) – The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2022 has named four Akin Gump partners to its prestigious Hall of Fame, and recognized a number of Akin Gump lawyers in the firm’s London office as being among the leaders in their respective fields. This annual, independent guide ranks law firm practices, recommends lawyers and provides editorial analysis of law firms operating in the United Kingdom.

For the eighth consecutive year, Akin Gump’s financial restructuring practice received top rankings in the Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency category. Financial restructuring partners James Roome and Barry G. Russell were both named in The Legal 500’s Hall of Fame for the fourth year in a row, and Helen Marshall (litigation) and John Daghlian (investment funds) made their debut to the Hall of Fame list this year. Mr. Russell was also named a “leading individual” along with the following Akin Gump partners:

Four of the firm’s partners were recognized among The Legal 500 UK’s “next generation,” including Aleksander Bakic and Mary Lavelle (investment funds), Sophie Donnithorne-Tait (tax) and Ezra Zahabi (litigation), while four counsels were named to its “Rising Stars,” including Hamish Annandale (investment funds), Jenny Arlington (nee Grozdanova) (litigation), Serena Lee (tax) and Scott Pettifor (international trade).

In total, 20 of the firm’s practices were ranked and 53 Akin Gump lawyers were recommended:

Corporate and commercial - Corporate tax

  • Matthew Durward-Thomas
  • Serena Lee
  • Sophie Donnithorne-Tait

Corporate and commercial - EU and competition

Corporate and commercial - EU and competition - trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs

Corporate and commercial - Financial services - contentious
Corporate and commercial - Financial services - non-contentious/regulatory

Corporate and commercial - M&A - upper mid-market and premium deals, £500m+

Corporate and commercial - Private equity - transactions – mid-tier – up to £250m

Crime, fraud and licensing - Fraud - civil

Dispute resolution - Banking litigation - investment and retail

Dispute resolution - Commercial litigation

Dispute resolution - International arbitration

Finance - Bank lending - investment grade debt and syndicated loans

Finance - Corporate restructuring & insolvency

Finance - Debt capital markets

  • Robert William Aulsebrook
  • Michael Gustafson
  • Mark Mansell
  • Thomas F. O’Connor
  • Barry G. Russell

Finance - Emerging markets

  • Robert William Aulsebrook
  • Shaun Lascelles
  • Weyinmi Popo

Investment fund formation and management - Hedge funds

Investment fund formation and management - Private funds

Projects, energy and natural resources - Oil and gas

  • Jenny Arlington (nee Grozdanova)
  • Hamish Lal
  • Shaun Lascelles
  • Weyinmi Popo
  • Simon Rootsey
  • Justin Williams

Projects, energy and natural resources - Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)

Real estate - Construction - contentious

  • Hamish Lal

For further details on the firm’s rankings and commentary, please click here.

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