David Goulthorpe
Managing Director, The Legal 500 series
Phone: +44(0) 207 396 5628
E-mail: david.goulthorpe@legal500.com
David Burgess
Publishing Director, The Legal 500 series
David has been working in tax and legal publishing for 23 years. Previously at Euromoney plc and tax consultant, he joined Legalease in 2004 with responsibility for driving a variety of new launches, including founding Tax Business and the Tax Directors Institute and The Legal 500 Deutschland.
In 2007, David was responsible for the launch of The Legal 500 US, which in twelve editions has become the leading directory of elite law firms in the United States. In September 2008, he took over as Publishing Director for The Legal 500 – which now spans The Legal 500 UK, EMEA, US, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Deutschland, The Legal 500 Paris, Canada and Caribbean. The Legal 500 portfolio has extended in recent years to now cover the GC Powerlist series, GC magazine, The Legal 500 Jobs, fivehundred magazine, International Comparative Guides, and over 100 events in 40 countries.
In March 2019, David became a member of the advisory board at the Association of Corporate Counsel Alliance, and was named in the “1,000 Global leaders and influencers in legal business” in 2018. He travels extensively across the Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe speaking at conferences, providing bespoke training sessions for law firms and most importantly, speaking to GCs to ensure that The Legal 500 is providing the information that they need to help them run their departments.
E-mail: david.burgess@legal500.com
The Legal 500 research team
Editors
Anna Baubock
Deutschland
Anna joined the The Legal 500 in 2012 as a researcher/writer for The Legal 500 Deutschland. After researching various practice areas not only in the German but also the US, EMEA and Latin American legal markets – making use of her bilingual German and English as well as advanced Spanish language skills –, she acted as Deputy Editor on the Legal 500 Deutschland for a year before being promoted to Editor of the German-language guide in 2015. Anna has spent a considerable amount of her time visiting firms and gaining extensive market knowledge across all major cities in Germany. Before her career at The Legal 500, she spent some years in academic research: After an initial degree in Anthropology, she continued her academic studies with an MA in Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Cultural Studies and an MSc in Migration, Mobility and Development. At the same time, she completed internships at NGOs and an international think tank, and worked as a market and policy researcher for a research centre specialising in Japanese clients. Outside of work she enjoys going to gigs and exhibitions, travelling when time allows and escaping into nature ever so often.
Phone: 020 7396 5602
E-mail: anna.baubock@legal500.com
Ian Deering
US
After nearly three years as a researcher at The Legal 500, Ian became editor of The Legal 500’s United States guide. Born and bred in the US, Ian made the transatlantic trek in 2014 to pursue a postgraduate degree in philosophy from King’s College London. After completing his programme, he joined The Legal 500 research team, where he has covered jurisdictions including the UK, Israel, China, Thailand, and of course, the United States. In his free time, Ian enjoys travelling and keeping active, but is also a performing musician and likes to tell himself that he’s a pretty decent amateur de cuisine.
Phone: 0207 031 0014
E-mail: ian.deering@legal500.com
Helen Donegan
United States
Helen joined The Legal 500 in 2019 with over a decade of experience in legal publishing. She has a BA in English and French and a Masters in Literature and Publishing, and past roles have included working as a senior editor at Thomson Reuters and as a publisher for an international legal publishing brand. To coincide with colleague Ian Deering’s work on the United States rankings, Helen works closely with law firms and corporate counsel across the United States and Canada with a focus on leading the creation of new editorial content for The Legal 500, including within our GC, GC Powerlist and fivehundred brands.
Phone: 020 7070 0403
E-mail: helen.donegan@legal500.com
Tim Girven
Latin America
Tim joined Legalease in late 2011 tasked with the challenge of launching Legal 500 Latin America. Prior to his appointment as Editor, he had been working in Latin American legal market research for over 6 years, initially as a researcher and subsequently as a deputy editor. Since his arrival he has overseen the first two editions of the guide and has also undertaken the inaugural GC Powerlist Latin America. He has personally researched many jurisdictions across the continent, particularly in the southern cone, and also has knowledge of the US market, ‘off shore’ jurisdictions and international practices. Tim has been involved with Latin America for 25 years; he has a Masters in Latin American studies from the (then) Institute of Latin American Studies (today, Institute of the Americas) at the University of London, and undertook doctoral studies at Birkbeck College. Intermittently resident in Mexico during the 1990s, he has travelled extensively throughout the continent and regularly attends the IBAs bi-annual Latin American Regional forum. Prior to entering the legal sector he worked as a bilingual news analyst, a university lecturer and as a freelance journalist. He recently co-edited The Football Crónicas, a collection of translated pieces on Latin American football produced as a charity product and timed to coincide with the Brazil World Cup.
Phone: 0207 071 0164
E-mail: tim.girven@legal500.com
Ella Marshall
EMEA
Following a degree in English Literature at Durham University, Ella completed the GDL at BPP Law School, obtaining a distinction, before embarking on a career with The Legal 500. As a researcher for The Legal 500 series, Ella has covered practice areas across jurisdictions including the US, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Poland, the London market and the UK regions. Since becoming deputy editor, Ella has increased her focus on markets in Iberia and CEE. As an avid sports fan, Ella enjoys playing tennis, running in the Royal Parks and watching all manner of sports.
Phone: 020 7396 5680
E-mail: ella.marshall@legal500.com
Georgina Stanley
United Kingdom
Bio coming soon.
Phone: 020 7031 0012
E-mail: georgina.stanley@legal500.com
Amy Ulliott
Caribbean
Before beginning her career with The Legal 500, Amy studied Psychology at the University of York. Since joining The Legal 500, Amy's research assignments have included the UK, Japan, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Norway and Gibraltar. Whenever she has the opportunity Amy loves to travel and in her free time enjoys going to the theatre, playing tennis and photography.
Phone: 0207 396 5635
E-mail: amy.ulliott@legal500.com
John van der Luit-Drummond
UK Bar and Asia Pacific
John studied law at the University of Kent, completed his LPC at the College of Law, and worked in both regional and boutique law firms, before embarking on a career as a journalist at several well-known legal publications. Prior to joining Legalease, he was deputy editor of Solicitors Journal and was nominated for a legal reporting award for his coverage of legal affairs and interviews with leading lawyers, jurists and politicians. John’s role as UK Bar and Asia Pacific Editor is to build relationships with lawyers in the UK and Asia Pacific, oversee The Legal 500 coverage in both directories and edit chapters.
Phone: 0207 396 5697
E-mail: john.vdld@legal500.com
Bei Zhao
China
Bei is fluent in English and Mandarin. In her time with The Legal 500 team, Bei has become key contact for China and also has researched the UK, the US, as well as several markets in EMEA (including Latvia, Lithuania, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia). Bei graduated with a Masters in Radio Production from Bournemouth University and prior to that a BA in Media and Communications from Goldsmiths, University of London. She loves listening to world music and radio, photography and travelling.
Phone: 0207 396 5673
E-mail: bei.zhao@legal500.com
Deputy editors
Yvonne Berman
Asia Pacific
Yvonne is qualified as a barrister (non-practising). She joined The Legal 500 in 2017 having spent many years as a deputy editor at another leading legal directory. She has covered research in most jurisdictions and practice areas, particularly in Asia Pacific. Prior to this, she specialised in trade mark and copyright protection, and worked in private practice and in-house. Her interests include serial CityLit courses, cookery and the theatre.
Phone: 0207 031 7710
E-mail: yvonne.berman@legal500.com
Dana Ferchland
France and Germany
Prior to joining The Legal500 in 2017 as part of the UK and Germany team, Dana worked as a part-time attorney for a Berlin law firm while writing her PhD on the subject of copyright law of photographs in Germany, the UK and the EU. She successfully completed her two State Examinations in law in Berlin and holds a Maîtrise degree in international law from the University Paris II Panthéon-Assas. Her interests include photography, painting, and literature.
Phone: 0207 396 5669
E-mail: dana.ferchland@legal500.com
Anna MacPherson
Latin America
Anna studied Russian, Spanish and English Literature at Durham University and later took the GDL at the University of Birmingham. She spent three years working at Solicitors Journal, first as an editorial assistant and later as commissioning editor, before joining The Legal 500 in February 2018. Her role is to assist with the development and editing of the Latin America directory as deputy editor.
Phone: 0207 396 5611
E-mail: anna.macpherson@legal500.com
Ashish Sareen
Ashish is a Durham University Law graduate and has also completed the Legal Practice Course at the College of Law, London Bloomsbury. Since completion of his studies, most of his professional work experience has involved working in law firms. He worked as a paralegal at DWF in Manchester for a year before joining The Legal 500 where he has researched the UK, the US, Belgium and Singapore, among others. He is an obsessive follower of Manchester United and is extremely fortunate to have held a season ticket for 17 years before moving to London. He also pretends to be a gourmet chef in his spare time and burnt omelettes are a particular speciality.
Phone: 020 7396 5605
E-mail: ashish.sareen@legal500.com
Will Tolcher
UK Bar and UK Offshore
After three years as a researcher and senior researcher, Will Tolcher was appointed deputy editor of the UK Bar in March 2018. His varied research assignments have included the London criminal Bar, as well as the coverage of the Bar’s work in the Middle East and Asia Pacific. In the Offshore world, Will has covered the UK crown dependencies, as well as firms in the UK and US handling investment funds. He has also covered markets in the Middle East, South East Asia, and Caucasus and Central Asia. Prior to joining The Legal 500, Will graduated with a first class honours LLB degree from De Montfort University, and gained experience in the third sector. In his spare time he enjoys inflicting his cooking on his friends and family.
Phone: 0207 396 5606
E-mail: will.tolcher@legal500.com
Ben Wheway
UK Solicitors
Ben joined The Legal 500 as UK deputy editor in February 2019. He was previously at Legal Week, where he spent 13 years in various roles, including managing editor, deputy editor and bassist for in-house covers band The Scoops. Before Legal Week he worked at the Press Association and studied maths and statistics at Leeds University.
Phone: 0207 031 0018
E-mail: ben.wheway@legal500.com
Senior researchers
David Koehne
Prior to joining The Legal 500, David completed a BA in History and Politics at the University of Liverpool and gained an MSc in Psychology from the University of Essex. With a strong interest in current affairs, he has written articles that have been published in a national newspaper. He has also worked on numerous freelance writing projects. In his spare time he enjoys listening to music, reading Virginia Woolf, but most importantly to him, cooking.
Phone: 020 7396 5609
E-mail: david.koehne@legal500.com
Megan Mayers
Megan joined The Legal 500 team after graduating with an LLB (Hons) degree from Bournemouth University. While studying she co-created the University’s first Law Review and worked alongside an editorial board of academics and students in bringing the first edition to publication. Megan also has previous experience working within real estate law at Lester Aldridge Solicitors in Bournemouth, where she completed a year placement as part of her degree. During her placement year she gained experience of a range of property transactions, with a focus on commercial matters and telecommunication leases. In her spare time she enjoys travelling, attending music events and horse riding.
Phone: 0207 071 0168
E-mail: megan.mayers@legal500.com
Charlotte Meredith
Charlotte graduated with a first class English Literature degree from Newcastle University before obtaining a Masters from Durham University. While at Durham, Charlotte wrote articles and reviews for Palatinate, the student newspaper, and has experience writing for a regional newspaper, the Mid-Devon Advertiser, in the South West. Prior to joining The Legal 500, she worked for an academic publishing company. Her hobbies include reading, creative writing and films.
Phone: 0207 071 3781
E-mail: charlotte.meredith@legal500.com
Researchers
Habiba Akhter
Habiba holds a BA in International Relations from Goldsmiths, University of London and has completed her MA in Human Rights Law from SOAS. She has years of experience working in the legal sector and with NGO’s. Alongside her role as a researcher, Habiba also volunteers for legal non-profit The Strategic Advocacy for Human Rights (SAHR), leading its projects and outreach work in London. In her spare time, she enjoys photography, reading, and drinking overpriced coffees.
Phone: 0207 396 5613
E-mail: habiba.akhter@legal500.com
Matteo Anelli
Matteo joined The Legal 500 in 2019, having completed an MA in Conference Interpreting (Italian, English and German) at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz/Germersheim the year before. He first came across the legal sector through interpreting and translation, before joining The Legal 500 Research Team. His passion for languages accompanies him throughout his day and life – when he writes, cooks or sings. His latest accomplishments in these fields: a blog article on the ‘anarchy’ of the English language, a close-to-perfect meringue (soft and creamy on the inside, crispy on the outside), and singing as a tenor in the London Symphony Chorus.
Phone: 0207 396 9395
E-mail: matteo.anelli@legal500.com
Svetlana Atanasova
Before joining The Legal 500, Svetlana completed her postgraduate degree in Corporate and Commercial Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). In addition, she also holds an LLB degree in International and European Law, with specialisation in Public International Law and Human Rights. Besides her most recent experience as an Articles Editor at the LSE Law Review, Svetlana has worked in the Netherlands, holding positions at the United Nations’ International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR). In her free time, Svetlana enjoys the simple pleasures in life – spending time with friends, travelling or reading a good book.
Phone: 0207 071 3795
E-mail: svetlana.atanasova@legal500.com
Jim Banks
Jim trained as a journalist in the early 1990s, and ever since he has focused largely on finance, commodities and the legal market. Having written for specialist publications in areas such as derivatives and commodities trading, he has had regular commissions from organisations including the London Metal Exchange, and has contributed many articles to the Financial Times magazine ‘The Banker’. He began working on Legalease publications in 2006. He is also an experienced photographer, who is regularly commissioned to document live performances and often exhibits in his home town of Brighton.
E-mail: jim.banks@legal500.com
Mary-Carmel Barbour
Mary-Carmel is a dual-qualified solicitor who has a Masters in Law. She has worked in private practice in Ireland, Jersey and Kuwait and has worked with The Legal 500 since 2007. Mary-Carmel has researched the legal markets in the UK, Germany, Singapore, Ghana and others. She recently returned to the West Midlands after a two-year stint in Qatar.
Phone: 0121 709 1603
E-mail: mary-carmel.barbour@legal500.com
Angela Barrett
Angela graduated with an LLB (Hons) in Law from The University of Liverpool and went on to obtain a PGDip in print journalism. As a researcher, Angela has six years of experience in writing across The Legal 500 EMEA, UK, US and Asia Pacific titles and has covered a variety of practice areas such as TMT, transport and capital markets, while developing a particular focus on the insurance sector. Internationally, Angela edited the India chapter for Asia Pacific for two consecutive years and has covered markets such as Switzerland, Pakistan, Bulgaria, Netherlands, Qatar and Romania. Angela has also contributed a number of news and feature articles to Legal Business and has vast experience in writing for a number of legal, lifestyle and news publications.
E-mail: angela.barrett@legal500.com
Christopher Black
Prior to joining The Legal 500 Christopher gained a BA (hons) in International Studies from the Open University which he completed in his spare time. He has eight years of experience working for a market research agency in Glasgow and has worked on a wide variety of quantitative and qualitative research projects across many sectors. In his spare time Christopher enjoys making music, cooking, eating, and writing.
Phone: 0207 396 5641
E-mail: christopher.black@legal500.com
Cameron Clark
Cameron graduated with a BA in Literature & Creative Writing from the University of Warwick before completing an MA in Interactive Journalism at City, University of London. He subsequently worked for the Times and Sunday Times on its engagement team before moving to The Legal 500. During his time at university, Cameron served as Co-Editor in Chief of Warwick’s award-winning student paper, the Boar, as well as building a portfolio of experience in law, public relations and national journalism. In his spare time he is trying (in vain) to finish a novel.
Phone: 0207 070 0401
E-mail: cameron.clark@legal500.com
William Copping
Prior to joining The Legal 500, William Obtained a BA in history from The University Of Warwick. While studying, he was part of the executive committee for RAW, Warwick's award-winning student radio station, and wrote for the university’s student publications. William’s hobbies include reading, creative writing and listening to music.
Phone: 0207 031 0020
E-mail: william.copping@legal500.com
Daniela Costa
Daniela joined The Legal 500 research team after obtaining a first-class BA Journalism degree from City, University of London. While studying she wrote for a cross-campus student publication, and gained reporting experience at regional and national newspapers, including The Times and The Guardian. Originally from Portugal, she is fluent in English and Portuguese, and is currently improving her German language skills. In her spare time, she enjoys swimming, reading, and travelling.
Phone: 0207 070 0390
E-mail: daniela.costa@legal500.com
Chris Crowe
Chris is an experienced journalist who has specialised in legal market coverage since 2000. He also has an LLB law degree. Chris writes for a wide variety of publications, including The Legal 500, Legal Business and The In-House Lawyer, and has a particular interest in global markets such as Asia, Africa and Latin America. He has broad practice area and industry knowledge, with an especially strong understanding of M&A, private equity, dispute resolution and competition law. In recent years, he has been a major contributor to The Legal 500 series, working on key sections for Legal 500 United States, Legal 500 Latin America, Legal 500 Asia Pacific and Legal 500 EMEA. Chris is married with three sons, and lives and works in southern Hampshire. Chris is also a keen runner, cyclist and amateur triathlete.
E-mail: chris.crowe@legal500.com
Christina Detsch
After Christina graduated from the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich with a degree in English studies and law, she joined the Legal 500 team as a researcher. During her university years she already gained some editorial experience through various internships in publishing and is now able to apply her language skills which cover besides English and German also some French and Spanish. In her free time, she enjoys the leisure opportunities London has to offer as well as long walks with her Beagle.
Phone: 0207 396 5681
E-mail: christina.detsch@legal500.com
Anna Engstrem
Anna holds an LLB from University of Surrey, where she gained experience working in the research department at the Surrey International Law Centre, before obtaining an LLM in International Law from the University of Westminster. Before joining the Legal 500, Anna worked in international law research in the UK and at Dentons (International) LLP in Russia. She is a fluent Russian speaker and in her spare time volunteers for the Tanzania Development Trust. Anna enjoys cooking, rock climbing, and taking long walks with her dog.
Phone: 0207 396 5654
E-mail: anna.engstrem@legal500.com
William Farrington
In addition to being a researcher for The Legal 500, William is completing a BA in Journalism & Media at Birkbeck University. He has built a portfolio as a freelance copywriter and contributor for various media, entertainment and events companies, and worked with Sky to help cover the 2016 election. William has also worked as a music studio assistant and hospitality manager, and in the past has enjoyed playing bass guitar for various bands and artists. William also loves cooking, hiking and coffee, and is rarely seen without a good (more often than not sci-fi) book in his hands.
Phone: 0207 396 5638
E-mail: william.farrington@legal500.com
James Field
James graduated with a BA (Hons) in History from the University of Sussex, before spending six years writing and teaching in Mexico and Spain, after which he moved to the Netherlands where he gained his Journalism MA from the University of Groningen. Before joining The Legal 500, James worked as a freelance writer with a particular interest in film and popular culture, as well as wildlife, exploration, politics and satire. When not pursuing his love of travelling, James occupies his free time as a keen cyclist, theatre frequenter, insatiable film fanatic, and passionate creative writer.
Phone: 0207 071 3748
E-mail: james.field@legal500.com
Colin Gannon
Before joining The Legal 500, Colin worked as a reporter at a niche newspaper in London after emigrating from Ireland after college. He graduated with a BA in Journalism from Dublin City University in 2018. Outside of his full-time role, he also has experience writing features and reporting for international publications in areas such as music, politics, and pop culture. In his spare time, he enjoys listening to music, bingeing TV series, writing, and reading.
Phone: 0207 070 0408
E-mail: colin.gannon@legal500.com
Maria Jackson
Maria Jackson has ten years’ experience in legal publishing including three years spent as a reporter for leading legal monthly, Legal Business. During her stint at the magazine, Maria interviewed, and wrote profiles on, some of the world's leading general counsels, in addition to writing features discussing the main business issues affecting global law firms. As a freelancer, Maria writes market reviews for The American Lawyer, Focus Europe, Focus Latin America and The Asian Lawyer regularly covering the most prominent legal markets across Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America. Over the past eight years, Maria has written across various editions of The Legal 500 series, including The Legal 500 UK, The Legal 500 United States, The Legal 500 EMEA and The Legal 500 Asia Pacific. Most recently, she wrote the inaugural launch edition of The Legal 500 Canada and has also written the Brazil chapter for The Legal 500 Latin America since its inception.
E-mail: maria.jackson@legal500.com
Joss Hiett
Joss graduated from The University of Oxford in 2015 with a joint-honours degree in History and English Literature. At Oxford, he wrote for both student newspapers and was a founding member of Hacked Off Films, which organised immersive screenings and hosted a website specialising in film and TV reviews and journalism. Before joining the Legal 500, he worked as a waiter, barista, tutor and freelance journalist for Truck and Bus Builder magazine, reporting from Turkey and Kazakhstan on developments and market trends in the transport and logistics industries. Away from work he enjoys rugby, writing, cooking, reading, dancing inelegantly in gig pubs, and running quite slowly around North London.
Phone: 0207 396 9306
E-mail: joss.hiett@legal500.com
Arthur Kay-Ingrams
Arthur joined The Legal 500 after achieving a master’s degree in Multimedia Journalism from the University of Kent. Prior to his postgraduate studies, Arthur obtained a degree in Film Studies (Hons) from the University of Kent and gained freelance writing experience in the subject areas of film criticism and travel journalism. He also worked as a private English tutor in Paris and, before that, as a PA for Rattling Stick Productions in London. In his spare time Arthur enjoys reading classic 20th century literature, hitchhiking, running, and cooking traditional Mexican food.
Phone: 0207 070 0394
E-mail: arthur.kay-ingrams@legal500.com
David Keenan
Prior to his career at The Legal 500, David spent two years working for the financial publishing AI Global Media as both a copywriter and researcher for their various publications. Originally from Ireland, he studied English and Philosophy at Maynooth University, and went on to do a postgraduate degree in International Journalism at the Dublin Institute of Technology. His hobbies include music, comedy and reading.
Phone: 020 7396 5668
E-mail: david.keenan@legal500.com
Nadine Keller
Nadine holds a BA in English Literature and Linguistics, General Linguistics and Classical Archaeology from the University of Zurich, and obtained an MA in Applied Linguistics with a focus on Professional Translation from the Zurich University of Applied Sciences. Prior to joining The Legal 500, Nadine gained work experience as a freelance translator, proofreader, and language tutor. In her spare time she enjoys cooking, travelling, and cycling. Nadine is also a keen musician: she plays the ukulele as well as the clarinet and sings in a musical choir.
Phone: 0207 070 0397
E-mail: nadine.keller@legal500.com
Zwan Mahmod
Zwan graduated from LSE in 2017 with a degree in International Relations and History. He wrote for his University’s newspaper, The Beaver, on politics and social issues. He speaks Kurdish fluently and is learning German. Outside of work, Zwan likes to read, write fiction and non-fiction and play football.
Phone: 0207 031 7708
E-mail: zwan.mahmod@legal500.com
Julian Matteucci
Julian is a freelance researcher who has written for The Legal 500 series since 2005, covering US M&A/M&A litigation and construction, Italy, Poland, India, Venezuela, Uruguay, Chile, Ghana, Libya, Nigeria, Syria, China, Offshore Caribbean/Britain, Australia, and several London chapters including financial services, construction, commercial litigation, banking litigation, international arbitration, public international law, shipping, social housing, property litigation and planning, in addition to London Bar sections. Especially interested in international legal markets, Julian has written special features on Italy, Switzerland, Russia/CIS Global Offshore, Benelux, CEE, Austria, Malta, Spain, India and Portugal for The Legal 500's sister publication, Legal Business. He has also written features for the IBA's Global Insight magazine and CDR magazine, in addition to articles on cinema, food and art for a culture magazine. Julian graduated in History from the School of Slavonic & East European Studies, University of London; gained law qualifications from London Guildhall University; and practised as a solicitor for central London law firms for ten years. Dividing his time between London and Italy, Julian is a keen traveller and has visited several countries for The Legal 500; he also loves film, books and food!
Barnaby Merrill
Prior to joining Legal 500, Barnaby completed a BA in History and Politics at the University of Warwick, and completed an MA in US Foreign Policy and National Security at the same university. Passionate about politics and current events, Barnaby wrote for several student publications and was Station Manager of RAW, Warwick’s student radio station. In his spare time, Barnaby enjoys reading and writing about history, cooking, and watching (and complaining about) various sports.
Phone: 0207 071 0169
E-mail: barnaby.merrill@legal500.com
Anthony Notaras
Anthony Notaras is a freelance journalist who has written about the legal market since 2002. He started his career at Legalease, where he initially worked as a researcher on The Legal 500
series, covering a range of countries and practice areas, including Australia, Russia, Japan, India, Mexico, and Turkey. During his time at Legalease he was also a senior reporter and news editor at Legal Business magazine. Since going freelance in 2008, Anthony has written for a variety of legal publications including Legal Business, American Lawyer, and the IBA’s magazine, Global Insight. For The Legal 500, he has researched the US market since the launch of The Legal 500 US, covering a range of practice areas, including dispute resolution, banking and finance, and intellectual property. For the UK edition, he has covered the Mediators category for several years, as well as some of the main London Bar sections, including commercial litigation, banking and finance, property litigation, international arbitration, and company and partnership. His surname also made him an obvious choice to cover Greece for The Legal 500 EMEA, though he continues to disappoint every Greek lawyer he meets with his complete lack of ability with the language.
E-mail: anthony.notaras@legal500.com
Nathan Oseroff-Spicer
Nathan holds an MA in Philosophy from University College London and an MPhil in Philosophy at King’s College London. He permanently moved to the United Kingdom from the United States, where he conducted research into the American Sikh diaspora community at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. In his spare time, Nathan continues his studies in philosophy of science, edits academic manuscripts, and writes for an international monthly newsletter in history and philosophy of science. He has been quoted in Times Higher Education and The Scientist about ethics in science funding.
Phone: 0207 396 5662
E-mail: nathan.oseroff-spicer@legal500.com
Ewan Parker
Ewan has more than a decade's experience writing across various editions of The Legal 500 and was involved at the outset of The Legal 500 US series, and has contributed to every subsequent edition. He completed the CPE and LPC at the College of Law in London and qualified as a solicitor following a training contract at Ambrose Appelbe. Now a freelance journalist, Ewan was formerly Assistant Editor across The Legal 500 series. His particular specialisms include acquisition finance, asset finance and private equity, areas he has researched and edited for the past four years for the UK guide. Internationally, Ewan has researched numerous jurisdictions in Europe (Bulgaria, Norway, Holland and Greece) and Asia Pacific (India, Japan and Australia). Now in his freelance capacity, Ewan continues to write for The Legal 500 and has written for other legal publications with international reach.
E-mail: ewan.parker@legal500.com
Laura Pollard
Laura obtained a first-class degree in law from the University of Kent. She volunteered as an advisor with the Citizens Advice Bureau between 2008 and 2012 and, more recently, has volunteered as a support worker at her local women’s centre and as a befriender with The Silver Line. Since joining The Legal 500 in 2013, her research assignments have included Brazil, China, Thailand, several West African and Southern African countries, and the general commercial disputes chapter for the US guide. In addition to The Legal 500, Laura has written for Iberian Lawyer and The Student Lawyer. In her spare time she enjoys reading, travelling and improving her Spanish language skills.
E-mail: laura.pollard@legal500.com
Rosa Price
Rosa graduated with a BA and MPhil in English from the University of Cambridge. While there she edited a literary magazine and wrote theatre reviews for a student newspaper. In her spare time she enjoys reading, creative writing and playing music.
Phone: 0207 031 0019
E-mail: rosa.price@legal500.com
Lara Schermer
Since joining The Legal 500, Lara has researched several jurisdictions, including Germany, Portugal, Romania, the US, Angola and Mozambique. Before joining Legalease she gained research and writing experience in the German Parliament, the German Council on Foreign Relations and the Federation of German Industry. Lara holds an MA in Conflict, Development and Security from the University of Leeds and a BA in Political Sciences and in Latin American studies from Goethe-University Frankfurt, Germany. She is passionate about environmental and sustainability issues, and speaks English, Spanish and Portuguese, next to her native German.
Phone: 020 7396 5672
E-mail: lara.schermer@legal500.com
Shamail Shahid Qureshi
After growing up in Germany, Shamail Shahid Qureshi graduated with a BA Philosophy, Politics & Economics (PPE) at Durham University before obtaining an MA in South Asia & Global Security at the Department of War Studies, King’s College London. He is fluent in German, Urdu, Punjabi and Hindi. Additionally, he has advanced languages skills in Persian, French and Spanish, and learned Arabic at university. Shamail is a keen Volleyball player, and enjoys reading on topics related to the geopolitics and history of the Middle East and South Asia.
Phone: 020 7031 7714
E-mail: shamail.qureshi@legal500.com
Lucie Tripon
Lucie has a Master's Degree in Law and Human Rights from France. She has been covering the French market for The Legal 500 for almost a decade, acting as researcher for the France chapter of The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) and serving as editor of the French language publication, The Legal 500 Paris.
Phone: +1 212 535 0431
E-mail: lucie.tripon@legal500.com
Nicholas Voyatzis
Nicholas obtained a BA in History from King’s College London where he particularly enjoyed studying the Crusades, Tudor England and Alexander the Great. Nicholas developed an interest in the legal sector while working as a paralegal at a West London law firm. Prior to joining The Legal 500, he obtained a Graduate Diploma in Law from The University of Law. His interests include travelling, history, gym, animals, football and cooking.
Phone: 020 7031 0166
E-mail: nicholas.voyatzis@legal500.com
Sebastian Walch
After growing up in Germany Sebastian moved to the UK to study International Relations and Law, followed by an LLM in International Law and the GDL at Oxford Brookes University, before then completing the BPTC at City Law School in London. He was called to the Bar In November 2017 and has undertaken pro bono employment law work with a London-based charity, as well as worked as an usher at Snaresbrook Crown Court. Sebastian is fluent in German and English, and in his spare time he enjoys playing table tennis as well as exploring London.
Phone: 0207 031 0017
E-mail: sebastian.walch@legal500.com
Daniel Welsh
Daniel joined The Legal 500 in 2019, following his completion of a BA in History from the University of Warwick. As a part of his degree, he also spent a year studying at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. At Warwick, Daniel served as Deputy Head of Speech for RAW, the campus radio station, producing interviews and live radio shows. In his spare time, Daniel enjoys reading, photography, and going for walks with his Border Terrier.
Phone: 0207 396 5601
E-mail: daniel.welsh@legal500.com
Christopher White
Christopher graduated from the University of Oxford in 2017 with a BA in Classics and English. While at university, he was president of the Oxford University Dramatic Society and directed a student production of Shakespeare’s As You Like It, which was performed at Shakespeare’s Globe. Prior to joining The Legal 500 in 2019, he worked as an English language teacher and academic writing tutor. In his spare time, he enjoys reading (mainly poetry and philosophy), going to the theatre, and whiling away the hours in coffee shops.
Phone: 0207 070 0406
E-mail: christopher.white@legal500.com
Kathrin Zuser
Kathrin is a member of The Legal 500 Deutschland team and holds three Master degrees in African Studies, Political Science and International Studies and Diplomacy from the University of Vienna and the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London. In her free time, she enjoys improving her Swedish language skills and swing dancing.
E-mail: kathrin.zuser@legal500.com
Assistant Research Editor
Anna Reynolds
Bio coming soon.
Phone: 0207 396 5663
E-mail: anna.reynolds@legal500.com
The In-House Legal Research Team
Global research editor
James Wood
Bio coming soon.
Phone: 0207 396 5659
E-mail: james.wood@legal500.com
Head of content
Fiona Fleming
Bio coming soon.
Phone: 0207 396 5695
E-mail: fiona.fleming@legal500.com
Head of research: GC Powerlist Series
Jamie Rayat
Jamie Rayat is a recently graduated Politics student from the University of Warwick who is joining The Legal 500 team to work on the Client Intelligence Report. After spending a year living and studying in Barcelona he feels lucky to have an intimate knowledge of the Catalan countryside and its people, although he was never quite as good with the language. He is a club level dodgeball player (yes, just like the film) having won medals and been the ‘last man standing’ at tournaments, loves gangster films and occasionally finds the time to write journalistic articles about social issues in Britain.
Phone: 0207 031 7723
E-mail: jamie.rayat@legal500.com
Editor: GC Powerlist Series
Mudasser Ahmedi
Mudasser graduated in 2010 from Queen Mary University with a BA (Hons) degree in Law and Politics. After his studies he joined the Royal Bank of Scotland where he became a Business Analyst working on complex technological change projects. Mudasser has obtained work experience at a number of law firms and chambers as he hopes to qualify as a solicitor in the near future. In his spare time, Mudasser helps run a youth organisation which undertakes various activities including fundraising for local charities. A keen and competitive sportsman, Mudasser enjoys jogging, football and outdoor activities. He even spent a year with the territorial army to satiate his thirst for the great outdoors.
Phone: 0207 071 3787
E-mail: mudasser.ahmedi@legal500.com
Senior research analysts
Joe Boswell
After completing his politics degree with the University of Sussex, Joe decided to add a further string to his bow by relocating to the Netherlands, where he spent a year achieving an MA in International Security at Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. With that completed, he returned to home shores and a rewarding career in recruitment in Brighton before starting his current position as part of the Client Intelligence Report team. Outside of work, he enjoys following football, boxing and cricket as well as going to music gigs, and knows his way around a fretboard.
Phone: 0207 031 7063
E-mail: joe.boswell@legal500.com
Sara Mageit
Sara graduated in 2014 with a BJTC accredited degree in Journalism and Media from Coventry University. During her studies she completed her work placement at Trinity Mirror and Coventry TV where she experienced a combination of print and broadcast journalism. She was the Fashion editor of her university paper and editor of a cultural organisation where she coordinated a group of student media producers and journalists to cover various cultural events. She was also lucky enough to have shadowed a BBC editor for a few days which was a very inspirational experience. Sara enjoys watching psychological thrillers, reading and editing video packages for her YouTube channel.
Phone: 0207 396 5629
E-mail: sara.mageit@legal500.com
Peter Tweedley
Before joining the Legal 500, Peter Tweedley graduated from the University of St Andrews with a joint honours masters in international relations and modern history before going on to do the GDL and LLM in Public International Law at City University of London. On the LLM Peter specialised in the land rights of indigenous peoples, comparative constitutional law and international economic law. He has previously worked as a Russian political analyst, journalist, and writer. Currently outside of the Legal 500 he is a private tutor in political and legal subjects. Peter is from the US and has been living in the UK for seven years. In his spare time he enjoys cooking, playing guitars and performing musical theatre.
Phone: 0207 396 5657
E-mail: peter.tweedley@legal500.com
Research analyst
Xiao Du
Bio coming soon.
Phone: 0207 396 5657
E-mail: xiao.du@legal500.com
GC Magazine
Alex Speirs
Editor-in-chief, GC Magazine
Phone: 0207 396 5656
E-mail: alex.speirs@legal500.com
Greg Hall
Deputy editor, GC Magazine
Phone: 0207 396 5650
E-mail: greg.hall@legal500.com
Harveen Kaur
Digital media journalist, GC Magazine
Bio coming soon.
Phone: 0207 396 5615
E-mail: harveen.kaur@legal500.com
Catherine Wycherley
Features writer, GC Magazine
Catherine started her career in legal publishing in 2002 when she was hired as a researcher on the first edition of Chambers and Partners' US Guide. She spent several years researching and writing about a full-range of legal markets across the globe for Chambers, working on all of their major directories. She becoming Senior Researcher in 2006. Most recently Catherine worked with former Chambers' Managing Editor Catherine McGregor at US-based legal media company Law Dragon, writing and researching for its inaugural 'Insights' magazine. At The Legal 500 since June 2014, Catherine is part of the corporate counsel team, which concentrates on producing publications and insight for in-house counsel. Catherine has also worked as a conference producer, actor and voice-over artist. Outside of work, she can be found writing plays for production on London's fringe.
Phone: 0207 031 7702
E-mail: catherine.wycherley@legal500.com
Aminah Karim
Junior features writer
Phone: 020 7396 5651
E-mail: aminah.karim@legal500.com
Administrative team
Stephanie Ezimako
Stephanie’s role as a Referee Manager is to provide comprehensive administrative support to law firms in relation to The Legal 500 series as a whole by managing the referee system. Her day-to-day tasks involves extracting highly confidential referee information provided by law firms globally (which are received in their tens of thousands), assisting firms on how to submit their referees, sending reminder emails about deadlines and submission guidelines, as well as dealing with email queries. Stephanie has an advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office i.e. Excel, Word and Access, and is impeccable in manually extracting data in just a short period of time. In her spare time, she volunteers to help her local youth group and loves to sing.
Phone: 0207 396 5682
E-mail: stephanie.ezimako@legal500.com
Dipen Patel
Phone: 0207 171 0161
E-mail: dipen.patel@legal500.com
Faith Williams
Phone: 0207 031 7713
E-mail: faith.williams@legal500.com
Rahel Yibrish
Phone: 0207 071 3780
E-mail: rahel.yibrish@legal500.com
