Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Question 1

Managing partners

Answer 1

Alan Mason (Paris + NY)
Rafique Bachour (Brussels)
Rick Van Aerson (Frankfurt)

Question 2

Senior Partner

Answer 2

Georgia Dawson (London + Singapore)

Question 3

Freshfields competition (USA)

Answer 3

• Successful in breaking into the American market
• Allen and Overy merger with Shearman Sterling
  -Hogen Lovells + Kirkland and Ellis (similar rankings and expertise in competition law)

Question 4

Competitors

Answer 4

• Magic circle firms: consistently up there with them eg competition law, M&A rankings in band 1
• More so than other magic circle competitors, international firms with a major presence like DLA

Question 5

UK managing Partner

Answer 5

Mark Sansom

Question 6

Examples of offices + lawyers

Answer 6

28 offices + 2,800
- Eg Silicon Valley, NY

Question 7

Key legal disciplines

Answer 7

Transactions
Regulatory
Risk

Question 8

Founded

Answer 8

1743