Hogan Lovells - Who's Who Legal 70

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Hogan Lovells in Who's Who Legal

	Business Crime Defence
	6

	Real Estate
	3

	Business Crime Defence
	6

	Oil & Gas
	5

	Insolvency & Restructuring
	4

	Corporate Governance
	1

	Project Finance
	1

	Aviation
	3

	Trademarks
	8

	Life Sciences
	16

	Patents
	13

	Mergers & Acquisitions
	1

	Competition
	16

	Construction
	4

	Commercial Litigation
	6

	Management Labour & Employment
	1

	Competition
	16

	Banking
	4

	Corporate Tax
	2

	Environment
	5

	Trade & Customs
	8

	Arbitration
	2

	Insurance & Reinsurance
	7

	Regulatory Communications
	5

	Internet & e-Commerce
	5

	Capital Markets
	3

	Public Procurement
	2

	Product Liability Defence
	9

Following the unprecedented merger of Hogan & Hartson LLP and Lovells LLP in 2010, Hogan Lovells is one of the largest law firms in the world. The firm has a tradition of excellence that dates back to the turn of the 20th century and has more than 2,500 lawyers in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America. Hogan & Hartson was established in Washington, DC in 1904 and therefore has an authoritative presence there which has helped the firm to gain this year’s Law Firm of the Year award in DC. In total, Hogan Lovells has 147 listings in 26 of the following chapters.

The firm has “the finest” insurance and reinsurance practice in the world and receives the Law Firm of the Year award for the wealth of expertise it offers clients in this sector. Hogan Lovells has an extensive list of top clients in this sector that include AXA, Allianz, Everest Re and Prudential. Eleven practitioners are selected from Germany, Italy and the US. The London office has seven of its members identified. Peter Taylor features highly in the research and is regarded as “tremendous for reinsurance work”. He is joined by John Trotter, Christian Wells and John Young who is co-chair of the firm. Tim Goggin and Robin Spencer, who is also listed in the insolvency chapter, feature prominently. In Düsseldorf, Jan Schröder “provides an excellent service” and is head of the German financial institutions group.

The firm’s competition practice is regarded as “one of the best in the world” and features 16 lawyers in the corresponding chapter. In Washington, DC, Janet McDavid is “pragmatic and business focused” and is joined by the “top-notch” Joseph Krauss. In London, Susan Bright is co-head of the antitrust, competition and economic regulation practice and John Pheasant is regarded by clients as a “very fine lawyer” while Simon Polito is “brilliant” for this line of work. The Brussels office is also highly regarded and sees four lawyers listed. Catriona Hatton is the managing partner of the office and was counsel to Ford Motor Company regarding its sale of Jaguar and Land Rover to Tata Motors for US$2.3 billion. Jacques Derenne heads the antitrust, competition and economic regulation practice in Brussels and clients view him as “a real asset to the team”. A further nine nominees appear in the chapter, representing offices in Belgium, France and Germany as well as Venezuela and the US.

The firm has a “world-class” IP practice. Hogan Lovells features highly in the patents section with 15 listings in eight countries. The Düsseldorf office stands out with the likes of Andreas von Falck who is “a formidable force”. His clients include Eli Lilly, Merck and Motorola and he is also listed in the life sciences chapter. He is joined by Martin Fähndrich, Martin Chakraborty and Clemens Plassmann. In London, Nicholas Macfarlane is “highly respected” and features in the life sciences chapter, as does Robert Anderson. In Amsterdam, Bert Oosting is “a top lawyer” and is also included in the life sciences section and is supported by Klaas Bisschop who is a “superb” litigator. The firm also has experts selected from France, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan and the US. In the life sciences chapter a further 11 individuals have been selected. Four life sciences specialists are based in Washington, DC, with Jonathan Kahan recommended as “highly esteemed”. In Philadelphia, Janice Hogan’s “technical expertise” is consistently praised. Ina Brock in the Munich office is another “important figure” and co-heads the global life sciences industry sector team; she also gains further recognition in relation to her product liability work. On top of further listings in Europe, the latter discipline also sees inclusions from the firm’s Hong Kong and DC offices in Allen Leung and James Hourihan. Seven Hogan Lovells lawyers appear in our trademarks chapter. In Alicante, Verena von Bomhard is “fantastic” and in Madrid, Burkhart Goebel heads the intellectual property, media and technology team. David Latham is based in London and is “highly knowledgeable”, while Leopold von Gerlach is regarded by peers as “first-class”.

Hogan Lovells is praised for its trade and customs expertise. Nine nominees are selected, six are based in Washington. Mark McConnell is “very well known” and Lewis Leibowitz provides a “client-focused” service. Jeanne Archibald leads the government regulatory practice group. Based in Brussels, Lourdes Catrain is viewed as “outstanding” and represented Philips in a highly complex expiry review investigation of anti-dumping duties on energy saving lamps from China and obtained an unprecedented one year extension of duties.

The firm has eight lawyers featured in our internet chapter from six countries. In Munich, Stefan Schuppert is highly nominated for his privacy-related expertise. Wolfgang Büchner also features prominently. In London, Conor Ward provides “exceptional” expertise to clients in this field and in Hong Kong, Gabriela Kennedy is consistently nominated.

Commercial litigation is another strong suit at the firm. The seven nominees in this chapter are drawn from offices in England, Italy, France, Germany and Venezuela. Of the three listed lawyers in London, Patrick Sherrington is head of the litigation, arbitration and employment practice and is also listed for his product liability work. Christopher Grierson is regarded as an “authority” and also earns recognition for his insolvency work. Alexander Loos in Düsseldorf has a “strong presence in the court room”. The four Hogan Lovells nominees in the arbitration chapter include two from Germany, including Volker Triebel, of counsel to the Düsseldorf office and former German representative of the International Court of Arbitration at the ICC. The firm is “superb” for white-collar criminal defence work – we list six of the firm’s lawyers in this chapter. Robert Bennett is “one of the best” and appears alongside four colleagues from the DC office, including the “brilliant” Ty Cobb, who represented AIG in congressional investigations and hearings involving the recent worldwide financial crisis. Michael Shepard is listed in San Francisco, as is Stephen Immelt in Baltimore.

Hogan Lovells has again demonstrated its excellence in several practice areas and its leading presence in the legal market globally. It therefore thoroughly deserves the recognition as one of the most highly respected law firms in the world.