Latham Partners Named In Hot 100 List

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The Lawyer Magazine has recognised Latham London finance partner Jennifer Brennan, corporate partner Shing Lo, and litigation partner Oliver Middleton in its Hot 100 2021.

The Lawyer is a legal business information product for law firm leaders, commercial lawyers, barristers and in-house counsel.

Law firm Latham & Watkins is dedicated to working with clients to help them achieve their business goals and overcome legal challenges anywhere in the world. From a global platform spanning 14 countries, Latham lawyers help clients succeed.

Brennan was celebrated for her work on a number of significant restructurings in 2020, including Swissport, New Look, Doncasters, and Deoleo, and for her role as the co-chair of the London finance department. Lo was credited for helping founders to receive cash injections, her granular knowledge of both start-ups and investors, and facilitating a number of fundraisings for companies in the fintech, media and health-tech sectors last year.

Middleton was recognised as a “disputes dynamo” and won praise for his work in banking disputes and class actions.

His tech-related expertise was also noted.

The Lawyer’s annual Hot 100 list is compiled following extensive research into candidates’ client work and contribution to their firms, companies, and the wider legal profession.

Latham is committed to helping clients achieve their business strategies and providing outstanding legal services around the world.

Clients depend on the firm to find innovative solutions to complex business issues, and Latham lawyers leverage the firm’s global platform to help clients handle these challenges.

Veronica Relea Named in List of Top 100 Female Lawyers

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In 2020, 37.4 percent of lawyers in the United States were female. As of May 2020, the state with the highest employment in that occupation was California – followed by New York and Florida.

Latinvex has named New York partner Veronica Relea to its Latin America’s Top Female Lawyers list for the fourth year in a row. The annual list recognises the top 100 female lawyers from international law firms who are doing business in the region.

Latinvex’s selection criteria includes recent track record on major deals and business, prominence of the firm in Latin America, and rankings.

Relea, a member of Latham’s market-leading Project Development & Finance and Latin America Practices, has developed a robust Latin America practice advising clients on a range of complex finance transactions.

She represents commercial and investment banks, sponsors, developers, and private equity firms in connection with the development, construction, operation, and financing of energy, oil and gas, and infrastructure projects.

Relea also has extensive experience in leveraged finance transactions, including acquisition financings and asset-based facilities.

A native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Relea is also recognised for her work by The Legal 500 Latin America and The Legal 500 United States.

Latham & Watkins Overview

Latham & Watkins is an American multinational law firm. Founded in 1934 in Los Angeles, California, Latham is the second-largest law firm in the world by revenue.

As of 2021, Latham is also one of the most profitable law firms in the world, with profits per partner exceeding US$4.5 million.

Farmida Bi Featured in Top Executives List

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Executives are in charge of their organisation. They create and review goals for the company. They work closely with a team of upper-level staff or assistants. This team may make both long- and short-range plans to achieve these goals.

Farmida Bi has been recognised in HERoes 100 Role Women Executives List for the year 2020. This is the second time Farmida has been included in the list.

The list, supported by Yahoo! Finance, showcases business leaders who are breaking down barriers in the workplace and seeking to drive workplace equality and inclusion.

Farmida is also the firm’s European Head of Islamic Finance. She has more than 20 years of experience in capital markets and Islamic finance transactions, advising on English and New York law.

Norton Rose Fulbright is an international law firm. It is the second largest law firm in the United States and one of the ten largest in the world, by both lawyers and revenue. In 2017/18, Norton Rose Fulbright had total revenue of US$2.1 billion.

Farmida has been included in the HERoes 100 Women Executives List based on her work done internally and externally to champion women, and her recent and significant business achievements.

As Chair of the firm’s Partnership Committee and Audit Committee as well as a steering group member of the firm’s Women’s Network, she has worked to recruit more women to management positions, created spaces for meaningful discussions and organised successful inclusion-focused events.

Farmida has previously been listed in Financial news Most Influential Women in Europe Finance and was recognised as an “Outstanding Practitioner” at the International Financial Law Review Women in Business Law Awards. She was also listed in The Lawyer’s Hot 100 2019.

Baker McKenzie Named Best Firm for Women in Law

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The Women in Law Awards launched in 2011 to recognise the achievements of women lawyers and the diversity agenda in legal work from firms across the globe.

Multinational law firm Baker McKenzie took home three awards at Euromoney’s European Women in Business Law 20120 event last night, including overall Best International Firm for Women in Business Law for the fourth year running.

Baker McKenzie is a multinational law firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1949 as Baker & McKenzie, it has 77 offices in 46 countries, and over 6000 lawyers worldwide. It is one of the largest law firms in the world by headcount and revenue.

The awards, which took place virtually this year, due to COVID-19, recognise individual lawyers at the top of their chosen fields, and firms that have shown outstanding commitment to the development of women in the legal profession.

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Baker McKenzie was also named Best International Firm for Gender Diversity, and Corinne Schot, Managing Partner of the Firm’s Amsterdam office, was named Structured Finance and Securitisation lawyer of the year.

Euromoney is an English-language monthly magazine focused on business and finance. First published in 1969, it is the flagship production of Euromoney Institutional Investor plc.

CBRE Group Recognised for Excellence

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CBRE is an American commercial real estate services and investment firm. The abbreviation CBRE stands for Coldwell Banker Richard Ellis. It is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm.

CBRE today announced that the company has been recognised as an “All Star” firm in IAOP®’s annual assessment of global outsourcing companies across all industries.

IAOP also recognised CBRE for “sustained excellence” for its continued high performance in the program over the last several years.

The GO100 recognises the world’s best outsourcing service providers and advisors.

This list is based on applications received, and judging is based on a rigorous scoring methodology that includes an independent review by an independent panel of IAOP customer members with extensive experience in selecting outsourcing service providers and advisors for their organisations.

CBRE again achieved top honours in all the program’s judging categories this year, including customer references, awards and certifications, programs for innovation and programs for corporate social responsibility.

CBRE provides integrated services for occupiers of commercial real estate, including facilities management, transaction services, project management, and strategic consulting.

CBRE Group Overview

CBRE, a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Los Angeles, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm.

The company has more than 100000 employees and serves real estate investors and occupiers through more than 530 offices worldwide.

CBRE offers a broad range of integrated services, including facilities, transaction and project management; property management; investment management; appraisal and valuation; property leasing; strategic consulting; property sales; mortgage services and development services.

Baker Tilly Named Great Place to Work®

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The Great Place to Work® organisation recertified leading accounting and advisory firm Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP as a great workplace.

The Great Place to Work designation is the gold standard in workplace recognition and is a special achievement determined by responses and opinions that randomly selected employees provide in a comprehensive, anonymous survey.

A full 89 percent of Baker Tilly employees said taking everything into account that the firm is a great workplace, according to the survey. That ranking is similar to that of the country’s most respected employers.

Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm whose specialised professionals guide clients through an ever-changing business world, helping them win now and anticipate tomorrow.

Headquartered in Chicago, Baker Tilly, and its affiliated entities, have operations in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Baker Tilly is an independent member of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 145 territories, with 34700 professionals.

The combined worldwide revenue of independent member firms is $3.6 billion. Visit bakertilly.com or join the conversation on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP is a member of the Baker Tilly International network, the members of which are separate and independent legal entities. Baker Tilly refers to the global network of accounting firms of Baker Tilly International Limited.

Each member firm is a separate legal entity. Baker Tilly International Limited does not provide services to clients.