Pinsents, CC and HSF among big winners as new Legal 500 UK rankings are revealed
Almost 1,200 law firms have secured spots in the new Legal 500 UK rankings, which have been revealed after months…
Pinsents, CC and HSF among big winners as new Legal 500 UK rankings are revealed
Almost 1,200 law firms have secured spots in the new Legal 500 UK rankings, which have been revealed today after months…
Addleshaw Goddard bolsters IP practice with litigation team hire
Addleshaw Goddard (AG) has strengthened its intellectual property offering with the hire of IP litigator Geoff Steward and several members…
Elite: The rise of the in-house lawyer in private capital
‘The industry has changed massively. When we started, we were working with single product mid-cap PE shops, and these have…
‘I had the time of my life as a trainee at Travers’ – GIC’s Jarlath Pratt
Jarlath Pratt – Assistant GC (Europe), GIC Year of qualification: 2006 Travers Smith, 2006-10 Barclays Capital, 2010-13 GIC, 2013-present Why…
The Private Equity Elite: the top general counsel in PE
What does it take to run the legal team in one of the most profitable deal shops in the world?…
‘There are many memorable moments that that can’t be shared’ – Charterhouse GC Tom Patrick
Tom Patrick – GC, Charterhouse Year of qualification: 1999 White & Case, 2001-05 D.B. Zwirn & Co, 2005-10 Charterhouse, 2010-present…
‘A PE firm is one of the most interesting places for an in-house lawyer’ – Cinven GC Babett Carrier
Babett Carrier – General counsel, Cinven Shearman & Sterling, 1996-2012 Arma Partners, 2013-14 Cinven, 2015-present I come from a family…
‘You have a measurable impact on the success of the business’ – Lone Star legal chief Mark Coker
Mark Coker – Chief legal officer, Lone Star Year of qualification: 1990 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, 1998-2008 Vinson & Elkins, 2008-15…
‘Private capital is a super creative industry’ – KKR Europe GC Susanna Berger
Susanna Berger – Managing director, general counsel for Europe, KKR & Co Year of qualification: 2002 University of Chicago Law…
‘I liken myself to an octopus with many tentacles in different places’ – Apollo’s Seda Yalçinkaya
Seda Yalçinkaya – Partner and GC – International, Apollo Global Management Year of qualification: 2009 Columbia Law School, 1995-98 Cravath,…
‘My time on non-legal is the same as my time on legal’ – Bridgepoint GC Rachel Thompson
Rachel Thompson – Partner and group general counsel, Bridgepoint Year of qualification: 2007 Clifford Chance, 2005-09 Bridgepoint, 2010-present It was…
‘I was asked to stay on as GC after an inspiring year-long secondment’ – Bain Europe GC Will Rosen
Will Rosen – GC (Europe private equity), Bain Year of qualification: 1994 Weil Gotshal & Manges, 1996-2007 DLA Piper, 2008-11…
‘Working in private markets keeps you on your toes’ – Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan’s Melanie Sanchez
Melanie Sanchez – Global general counsel, investments, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Clayton Utz, 2005-06 Blake, Cassels & Graydon, 2006-14 Ontario…
‘I was greeted at the airport by a banker, lawyer, notary and driver’ – Vitruvian Partners GC Chris Bulger
Chris Bulger – GC, Vitruvian Partners Year of qualification: 2007 Slaughter and May, 2005-14 Goldman Sachs, 2014-18 Vitruvian Partners, 2018-present…
‘If you like a fast pace, private equity will deliver’ – CPP Investments Europe legal chief Leigh Partridge
Leigh Partridge – Managing director, head of legal (Europe), CPP Investments Year of qualification: 2008 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, 2006-17 CPP…
‘You are working with some of the sharpest minds on the planet’ – Bregal Investments funds GC Jonathan Pugh-Smith
Jonathan Pugh-Smith – GC, funds, Bregal Investments Year of qualification: 2010 Berwin Leighton Paisner, 2008-11 International Justice Mission, 2011-12 Berwin…
‘The PE industry is in a unique position to effect change’ – SilverLake EMEA GC Katherine Brody
Katherine Brody – General counsel (EMEA), Silver Lake Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, 2008-14 Silver Lake, 2014-present Silver Lake…
‘Private equity must be prepared to explain the benefits it brings’ – CD&R’s Simon Tinkler
Simon Tinkler – Senior legal adviser, CD&R Year of qualification: 1993 Clifford Chance, 1995-2022 CD&R, 2022-present Why did you want…
‘In private equity, no day is ever the same’ – Montagu GC Alexandra Openshaw
Alexandra Openshaw – General counsel, Montagu Year of qualification: 2010 Macfarlanes, 2008-15 Winton Group, 2016-23 Montagu, 2023-present Why did you…