Noted for its position in banking work, Baker McKenzie is praised for its wide-ranging experience, including in international matters. Fraud, financial crime, and regulatory investigations are all strengths of a team that is also noted for its public law expertise. Practice head Hugh Lyons is praised as ‘always available and willing to go the extra yard on behalf of client’. Marc Florent is skilled at handling structured finance disputes and litigation related to restructuring. Francesca Richmond focuses on class actions, with expertise in antitrust, consumer, and human rights law, while Charles Thomson is regarded as ’formidably intelligent, extremely knowledgeable, and a fantastic strategic thinker’. Marc Thorley left the practice in January 2025 to join Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner.
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Practice head
Hugh Lyons
Other key lawyers
Marc Florent; Francesca Richmond; Charles Thomson; Kate Corby; Ben Ko; Lauren Owide; Anthony Poulton; Ed Poulton, Carinne Kamdar, Ben Levitt, Gareth Roberts, Owen Wilkinson, Phoebe Bruce