London – October 11, 2024 – The Legal 500 UK 2025 has recognized 19 Cooley practice areas and 27 lawyers from the firm’s London office. Partner Rod Freeman was named to The Legal 500 Hall of Fame, and eleven partners were recognized as Leading Lawyers, including co-partners in charge, Claire Keast-Butler and James Maton, alongside partners Aaron Archer, Chris Coulter, Tom Epps, Caroline Hobson, Paula Holland, Charlie Lightfoot, Nicola Maguire, Ryan Naftulin and Frances Stocks Allen.
The following are The Legal 500 UK’s 2025 Cooley practice rankings.
Leading practices
Corporate and commercial – corporate tax
Corporate and commercial – equity capital markets – mid-large cap
Corporate and commercial – EU and competition
Corporate and commercial – M&A: lower mid-market deals (£100m – £750m)
Corporate and commercial – venture capital
Crime, fraud and licensing – fraud: civil
Crime, fraud and licensing – white collar crime (advice to individuals)
Dispute resolution – international arbitration +
Dispute resolution – public international law
Employment – employers
Employment – employee share schemes
Industry focus – life sciences and healthcare
Industry focus – TMT
Insurance – product liability: defendant +
Risk advisory – Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
Risk advisory – Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates) *
Technology, media and telecoms – fintech: corporate and commercial
Technology, media and telecoms – fintech: regulatory
Technology, media and telecoms – IT and telecoms
Indicates Band 1 ranking
* indicates new ranking
+ indicates improved ranking
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