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Key practice areas
Banking and finance
Banking
Bank lending : Borrower side
Bank lending : Lender side
Bank lending : Sponsor side
Financial restructuring
Project finance
Capital markets
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : High yield
Capital markets : Equity
Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Capital markets : Derivatives
Financial and corporate
Financial services regulatory
Financial services regulatory : Contentious
Financial services regulatory : Non-contentious
Investment funds
Private equity funds
Corporate and M&A
Private equity
Restructuring and insolvency
Restructuring
Restructuring : Corporate
M&A
M&A - Foreign
Capital markets : Debt - Foreign
Financial and corporate - Foreign
M&A - Foreign
Banking and finance - Foreign
Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation - Foreign
Project finance - Foreign
Private equity - Foreign
Investment funds - Foreign
Banking - Foreign
Capital markets : Equity - Foreign
Restructuring and insolvency - Foreign
Capital markets - Foreign
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James Duncan
Firm:
Freshfields
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Derivatives
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
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Pervez Akhtar
Firm:
Freshfields
Practice Area:
Private equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United Arab Emirates
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Fares Al-Hejailan
Firm:
The Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Saudi Arabia
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Saudi Arabia
Peter Allen
Firm:
Freshfields
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Debt
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Industry Sector:
Banking
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
David Almroth
Firm:
Freshfields US LLP
Practice Area:
Banking
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
New York
Bar Admission:
New York
Joe Amann
Firm:
Freshfields
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Spain
Bar Admission:
Ireland
England & Wales
Hoang Ha An
Firm:
Freshfields
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Vietnam
Daniel Anderson
Firm:
Freshfields
Practice Area:
Restructuring
Jurisdiction:
Hong Kong SAR
Bar Admission:
Hong Kong
New York
Robert Ashworth
Firm:
Freshfields
Practice Area:
Private equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Hong Kong SAR
Industry Sector:
Energy
Insurance
Technology and telecommunications
Food and beverage
Bar Admission:
Hong Kong
England & Wales
Nicola Asti
Firm:
Freshfields
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Italy
Bar Admission:
Italy
Ibrahim Attar
Firm:
The Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan
Practice Area:
Corporate and M&A
Jurisdiction:
Saudi Arabia
Bar Admission:
New York
Ken Baird
Firm:
Freshfields
Practice Area:
Restructuring and insolvency
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Arun Balasubramanian
Firm:
Freshfields
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Singapore
Industry Sector:
Energy
Chris Barratt
Firm:
Freshfields
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Asset finance
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Industry Sector:
Transport
Real estate
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Guy Benda
Firm:
Freshfields
Practice Area:
Investment funds
Private equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
France
Bar Admission:
Paris
Marius Berenbrok (retired)
Firm:
Freshfields
Jennifer Bethlehem
Firm:
Freshfields
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Industry Sector:
Healthcare
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Riccardo Bicciato
Firm:
The Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan
Practice Area:
Project finance
Jurisdiction:
Saudi Arabia
Industry Sector:
Energy
Bar Admission:
Italy
Oliver Board
Firm:
Freshfields US LLP
Freshfields US LLP
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
New York
Bar Admission:
New York
Huub Boekhorst
Firm:
Freshfields
Practice Area:
Restructuring and insolvency
Jurisdiction:
Netherlands
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Novartis AG - M&A
2022-09-28
Freshfields
Switzerland
M&A
David Brooks, Fan Li, Hannah Family, Ya Ma, Yuxin Shen
Novartis AG
Seller
National Bank of Greece SA - M&A
2022-12-09
Freshfields
Greece
M&A
National Bank of Greece SA
Seller
Holcim - M&A
2022-06-07
Freshfields
Zimbabwe
M&A
Aliana Dhanani, Al-Waleed Al-Kiyumi, Andre van Zyl Gow, Benjamin Boisante, Jeffrey Effah, Maha Osman, Ndengeya Rodwell, Rob Cant, Thomas Metayer, Vincent Daniel-Mayeur
Holcim
Seller
Razor Group GmbH - M&A
2023-01-03
Freshfields
Mexico
M&A
Alexander Schramm, Alexander Schwahn, Christina Banz, David Schwintowski, Gaia Pattyn, Johannes Schiele, Lars Meyer, Laura Fruhauf, Michael Josenhans, Ryan Taylor, Scott Blumenkranz, Taina de Araujo, Tobias Franz, Uwe Salaschek
Razor Group GmbH
Buyer
PepsiCo Inc. - M&A
2023-02-20
Freshfields
Egypt
M&A
Ibrahim Attar, Lara Dajani, Muyasser Albar, Pervez Akhtar, Saad Mian, Stephen Hutton
PepsiCo Inc.
Seller
UBS Group AG - M&A
2023-03-19
Freshfields
Switzerland
M&A
Christoph Gleske, Claire Harrop, Cyrus Pocha, Dawn Heath, Doug Smith, Duncan Kellaway, George Swan, Gunnar Schuster, Holly Insley, Jennifer Bethlehem, Julian Long, Michael Black, Michael Raffan, Rafique Bachour, Richard Hart, Richard Lister, Simon Orton, Tone Oeyen
UBS Group AG
Buyer
Molekule Inc. - M&A
2023-02-26
Freshfields
Israel
M&A
Adir Waldman, Amy Pauli, Andrew Bulovsky, Andrew Herman, Brian Lewis, Brock Dahl, Christine Chong, Christine Lyon, David Chambers, Dennis Caracristi, Jennifer Lei, Jenny Park, Joe Soltis, Kyle Lakin, Lori Goodman, Marissa Yu, Max Sanders, Menachem Kaplan, Michael Levitt, Paul Humphreys, Sarah Salem, Stephanie Cripps, Valerie Jacob
Molekule Inc.
Buyer
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. - M&A
2023-05-14
Freshfields
Israel
M&A
Aedan Collins, Andrew Herman, Anne Powderly, Brendan Counihan, Brock Dahl, Chaim Leggiere, Chandler Gerard-Reimer, Christine Lyon, Daniel Wylde, Emily Strickland, Ethan Klingsberg, Jamillia Harris, Joe Soltis, Joseph Halloum, Lori Goodman, Marissa Yu, Menachem Kaplan, Meytal McCoy, Nicholas Luetgerath, Paul Tiger, Robert Barton, Sarah Darwish, Stephanie Cripps, Yilin Chen
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.
Buyer
3D Systems Corp. - M&A
2023-06-02
Freshfields
Israel
M&A
Bruce McCulloch, Ethan Klingsberg, Kelsey MacElroy, Meredith Mommers, Paul Tiger, Tim Swartz, Wicy Wang
3D Systems Corp.
Buyer
Novartis AG - M&A
2023-08-24
Freshfields
Switzerland
M&A
Barbara Keil, Edwige Nathan, Elisabeth Wulf, Francesca von Canstein, Jacob Fontaine, Jan Postweiler, Marius Stein, Michael Ramb, Nicolas Solter, Romaric Cecillon, Sascha Arnold, Sebastian Fistric
Novartis AG
Seller
Individual Seller(s) - M&A
2023-08-24
Freshfields
Switzerland
M&A
Maxim Gomer, Nicholas Gunther, Peter Niggemann, Rick van Aerssen
Individual Seller(s)
Seller
RiverStone International - M&A
2023-09-11
Freshfields
Ireland
M&A
Bradley Tapper, Craig Dewar, David Haworth, Emily Parfitt, Emma Rachmaninov, George Swan, Hannah Family, Lauren Honeyben, Martin McElwee, Matthew Everett, Patrick Deady, Richard Lister, Rohan Jerath, Rose Swaffield
RiverStone International
Buyer
One Equity Partners LLC - M&A
2023-10-23
Freshfields
Finland
M&A
Aleksandar Djurdjevic, Frank Schaer, Gisela Santos, Helena Haag, Johanna Hirth, Katharina Reinhardt, Marcel Michaelis, Michael Josenhans, Nina Gawert, Panagiotis Rentzeperis, Pipitsa Kousoula, Sascha Arnold, Sebastian Reger, Stefan Bajohr, Vanessa van Weelden
One Equity Partners LLC
Seller
Admaius Capital Partners - M&A
2023-09-21
Freshfields
Tunisia
M&A
Abeer Al Othman, Andrew Murphy, Hussein Baxter, Ibrahim Attar, Maha Osman, Matthew Lawton, Nalothiya Nambirajah, Paul van den Berg, Tom Lawless, Yaeji Erie
Admaius Capital Partners
Buyer
Investor Group - multiple investors - M&A
2023-04-04
Freshfields
Egypt
M&A
Adam Halewood, Alicja Klosok, Andre van Zyl Gow, Folarin Odunubi, Janet-Jones Duffy, Manse Park, Rafique Bachour, Rob Cant, Saad Mian, Umraan Naeem
Investor Group - multiple investors
Buyer
Gulf Investment Corp. - M&A
2023-11-21
Freshfields
Switzerland
M&A
Alexander Cheetham, Al-Waleed Al-Kiyumi, Andre van Zyl Gow, Jill Gatehouse, Lara Dajani, Pervez Akhtar
Gulf Investment Corp.
Buyer
ADMO Lifestyle Holding - M&A
2023-10-20
Freshfields
Lebanon
M&A
Abeer Al Othman, Adam Halewood, Ben Cohen, Cheree Gemmell, Chris Gotch, Ciara O'Loughlin, David Haworth, Francesca Teng, Giles Pratt, Hyewon Sa, Ibrahim Attar, Jan Jeram, Liviu Giuran, Marina Chakmati, Samuel Pullin, Serge Nassif, Tom Lawless, Tomoko Nakajima, Wataru Shono
ADMO Lifestyle Holding
Buyer
Pakistan Telecommunications Co. Ltd. - M&A
2023-12-14
Freshfields
Pakistan
M&A
Lara Dajani, Pervez Akhtar, Saad Mian
Pakistan Telecommunications Co. Ltd.
Buyer
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Hong Kong Skyline from Victoria Peak in Hong Kong, China.
This week’s people moves: K&L Gates, Kirkland, White & Case and more
New hires and appointments were made in the corporate, M&A and finance practices at leading firms in Hong Kong, Tokyo, the US and the UK
Noemi Distefano, June 04 2026
Banking
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This week’s people moves: Freshfields, BCLP, Dechert and more
New hires were made across the M&A, securities and finance practices in New York, Miami and London
Karry Lai, July 24 2025
Banking
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Freshfields: ‘Ambition to be global with strength in Asia’
Asia managing partner Matthew O’Callaghan discusses how the firm is poised to capture opportunities in the region, particularly in financial services
Karry Lai, July 21 2025
M&A
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This week’s people moves: King & Spalding, Freshfields and more
New hires were made across the M&A and energy practices in New York, San Francisco, Paris and Milan
Karry Lai, May 29 2025
M&A
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US law firms should focus on AI training and strategic advice
Improving staff training for AI and ensuring legal advice fits in with business goals are key demands for in-house counsel when sourcing external lawyers
Karry Lai, May 21 2025
M&A
New York City, NYC, USA
This week’s people moves: Freshfields, Proskauer, Sidley Austin and more
New hires were made across the antitrust, M&A, finance and capital markets practices in Washington DC, New York, Boston and Hong Kong
Karry Lai, May 08 2025
Capital Markets
Mexico
This week’s people moves: Freshfields, Ashurst, Eversheds and more
New hires were made across the private capital, corporate and capital markets practices in London, Boston, Denver and Mexico City
Karry Lai, February 27 2025
Banking
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Freshfields’ rising star on why ‘haste makes waste’
Freshfields lawyer Tumise Jegede, who was named a Rising Star at the IFLR Middle East Awards, reflects on why finance can be likened to tennis and offers advice for young lawyers
Karry Lai, January 06 2025
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