The Legal 500

Within Corporate tax Corporate tax

Within Equity capital markets: UK capability, tier 5

Tim Jeveons at Greenberg Traurig Maher LLP led the advice to cash shell Justice Holdings on its £900m IPO, while Andrew Caunt led on the $855m readmission to the LSE of APR Energy Cayman.

Within Equity capital markets: US capability, tier 5

Greenberg Traurig Maher LLP’s Alan Annex and Donn Beloff advised on the £900m IPO of Justice Holdings. Barbara Jones represented Deutsche Bank on Growpoint’s $220m placing in Johannesburg.

Within EU and competition EU and competition

Within M&A: premium deals, £250m+, tier 7

Greenberg Traurig Maher LLP is valued for its ‘extremely commercial approach and pragmatic, no-nonsense attitude’. In 2011 it acted for AstraZeneca in its $1.8bn agreement to sell its AstraTech business to DENTSPLY International Inc. Paul Maher, Fiona Adams and Kate Eades ‘all exhibit project-leading traits’.

Within Commercial litigation Commercial litigation

Within Corporate restructuring and insolvency,

Also recommended are: the ‘commercial’ Louise Verrill, who heads the ‘professional, effective and personable’ six-partner team at Brown Rudnick LLP, which specialises in representing funds as bondholders; Collyer Bristow LLP’s team head Steven Heffer, who is praised for his ‘commerciality, excellent judgement and knowledge’; Richard Baines at Druces LLP, for his ability to ‘effectively explain complicated technical matters’; Edwin Coe LLP’s ‘tactical and skilful’ team head Ali Zaidi; Farrer & Co’s practice head David Fletcher, who is ‘easy to deal with and technically sound, and provides practical solutions’; Greenberg Traurig Maher LLP’s practice head Emma Menzies; the ‘technical, commercial and practical’ Vernon Dennis, who heads a property-focused team at Howard Kennedy; Manches LLP’s team head Alex Fox, who is praised for his ‘assiduity, commerciality and creative thinking’; and the ‘very client-focused’ team at TLT LLP.

Within Debt capital markets, tier 5

At Greenberg Traurig Maher LLP, Tim Jeveons is experienced in Reg S and Rule 144A deals, standalone Eurobonds, MTN programmes and regulatory capital issues. His recent work includes advising on debt finance matters relating to AstraZeneca’s $1.8bn sale of AstraTech.

Within Water, tier 5

Greenberg Traurig Maher LLP ‘combines extensive knowledge and experience with practical, strategic and tactical advice’. Team head Stephen Tupper is ‘very clearly a leader in the regulatory sphere’. Clients include Southern Water and Bristol Water.

Within Commercial property, tier 5

Greenberg Traurig Maher LLP’s Tim Webb and Emma Maher ‘make an effort to understand business needs and are very good communicators’. The firm focuses on the investment market, including advising Highbridge on its £450m data centre development. Senior associate Andrew Edwards is ‘very accessible, hands-on and commercially aware’.

Within Environment, tier 5

Greenberg Traurig Maher LLP’s London team was established in 2009 as a support for the firm’s transactional services. Cate Sharp also advises on climate change matters.

Within Media and entertainment, tier 4

Greenberg Traurig Maher LLP’s clients include artist management company Three Six Zero Group, Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, and EMI. Music lawyer and practice head Stephen Gare works closely with the firm’s US offices.

Within Rail, tier 7

Andrew Herring at Greenberg Traurig Maher LLP is ‘highly recommended’.