(Clockwork, from top left) Imogen Randall of Freeths, Deirdre Jones of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, Saira Henry of Dechert, Lisa Chang of Linklaters, Lucy Gillett of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett , and Kaisa Kuusk of Sidley Austin . Courtesy photos Rising Stars: The UK Legal Industry's Best Up-And-Coming Women, 2024
More than 120 entries have been whittled down to the top 25 women aged under 40 tipped to spearhead the next generation of leading partners.
March 07, 2024 at 10:33 AM
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To mark International Women's Day 2024, Law.com International is recognising the U.K. legal industry's most outstanding up-and-coming female lawyers, from across the industry's top law firms.
With more than 120 entries, competition was fierce. Candidates were judged on: the quality of their client base; the scale, significance and complexity of their deals; their general market reputation and client feedback; the calibre of their mentors; and any other examples of career success and innovation.
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Law Firms Mentioned
- Kindel & Anderson
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Warton & Garrison
- Latham & Watkins
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
- Clifford Chance
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
- Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
- Linklaters
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Ashurst
- Towers Watson
- Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
- Proskauer Rose
- Hogan Lovells
- Sidley Austin
- Goodwin Procter
- Debevoise & Plimpton
- Andreas Reiner & Partner
- Ropes & Gray
- Dechert
- Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
- Macfarlanes
- Mayer Brown
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
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Who Got The Work
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Who Got The Work
Rebecca Maller-Stein and Kent A. Yalowitz of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer have entered their appearances for Hanaco Venture Capital and its executives, Lior Prosor and David Frankel, in a pending securities lawsuit. The action, filed on Dec. 24 in New York Southern District Court by Zell, Aron & Co. on behalf of Goldeneye Advisors, accuses the defendants of negligently and fraudulently managing the plaintiff's $1 million investment. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Vernon S. Broderick, is 1:24-cv-09918, Goldeneye Advisors, LLC v. Hanaco Venture Capital, Ltd. et al.
Who Got The Work
Attorneys from A&O Shearman has stepped in as defense counsel for Toronto-Dominion Bank and other defendants in a pending securities class action. The suit, filed Dec. 11 in New York Southern District Court by Bleichmar Fonti & Auld, accuses the defendants of concealing the bank's 'pervasive' deficiencies in regards to its compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act and the quality of its anti-money laundering controls. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian, is 1:24-cv-09445, Gonzalez v. The Toronto-Dominion Bank et al.
Who Got The Work
Crown Castle International, a Pennsylvania company providing shared communications infrastructure, has turned to Luke D. Wolf of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani to fend off a pending breach-of-contract lawsuit. The court action, filed Nov. 25 in Michigan Eastern District Court by Hooper Hathaway PC on behalf of The Town Residences LLC, accuses Crown Castle of failing to transfer approximately $30,000 in utility payments from T-Mobile in breach of a roof-top lease and assignment agreement. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Susan K. Declercq, is 2:24-cv-13131, The Town Residences LLC v. T-Mobile US, Inc. et al.
Who Got The Work
Wilfred P. Coronato and Daniel M. Schwartz of McCarter & English have stepped in as defense counsel to Electrolux Home Products Inc. in a pending product liability lawsuit. The court action, filed Nov. 26 in New York Eastern District Court by Poulos Lopiccolo PC and Nagel Rice LLP on behalf of David Stern, alleges that the defendant's refrigerators’ drawers and shelving repeatedly break and fall apart within months after purchase. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Joan M. Azrack, is 2:24-cv-08204, Stern v. Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
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