What are some of your team's most significant achievements in the past year, and why?

The Freshfields team continues to invest in the California legal market and, year over year, has experienced incredible growth in our team, mandates and market recognition. Although the deal market has been challenging, we have continued to build new client relationships and deepen trust with our existing clients, and we have undertaken high profile mandates for some of Silicon Valley's largest clients including eBay, Uber, Apple, Google, Zuora, ServiceNow and TriNet. We have continued to build a talented and diverse M&A group, with a significant percentage of the team representing minority identities and women. From our founding four years ago, we have grown from seven partners to almost 60 lawyers. We have also been active in the community, supporting efforts like the Berkeley Forum on M&A and local pro bono initiatives. Looking ahead, we are excited to build on our momentum with our dedicated and collaborative team.