Georgina Stanley

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'I've seen too many young talented women shy away from a law firm job' - Latham's Alex Kelly on making it to the top

3 weeks ago | legalbusiness.co.uk | Georgina Stanley

Alex Kelly is global vice chair of Latham’s private equity and investment funds practice, based out of the firm’s New York office. Ranked by the Legal 500 as a leading partner for private equity, she joined Latham in 2008 after graduating from New York University School of Law. Here, she discusses everything from the skills needed to succeed in PE through to her advice to women who want to get to where she has. What do you most enjoy about practising law and your practice in particular?
Talent wars, private equity and number crunching: LB's most read features of 2024

Dec 23, 2024 | legalbusiness.co.uk | Georgina Stanley

From transatlantic mergers to dizzying new heights of competition in the war for talent at both associate and partner level, 2024 has been busy. To help you reflect on the year that was and what’s coming next around the corner, here are LB’s 20 most popular features of 2024, as voted for by you – our readers. We’ll be back with much much more in 2025.
Youle, Dejonghe, Levine and the top women in private equity – LB's most popular interviews of 2024

Dec 23, 2024 | legalbusiness.co.uk | Georgina Stanley

The Private Equity Elite: Meet all the top general counsel in PEWhat does it take to run the legal team at the world’s most profitable deal shops? Georgina Stanley and Cameron Purse spoke to 24 of the top London private equity GCs to find out about how they built their careers and how they thrive in the notoriously tough and hectic world of private equity.
Just how global is the Global 100? LB looks beyond revenue to find some true global leaders

Nov 4, 2024 | legalbusiness.co.uk | Georgina Stanley |Anna Huntley

What does it take to be part of the global elite? When Legal Business unveiled the very first iteration of its ‘global elite’ back in 2003, 15 firms made the grade, of which six were headquartered in the UK. They were selected based on criteria including: being a leader in their home jurisdiction in at least two of the three key practice areas of finance, M&A and litigation; being one of the 50 most profitable firms in the world; and being a leader in M&A or banking on both sides of the Atlantic.
'Co-founding an investment firm was the single biggest learning curve of my career’ Hg Capital GC Samantha McGonigle on non-linear careers and building relationships and businesses

Sep 6, 2024 | legalbusiness.co.uk | Georgina Stanley

Samantha McGonigle – General counsel, HgYear of qualification: 2003Hogan Lovells, 2001-06Weil, Gotshal & Manges, 2006-19Fairview Equity Partners, 2019-24Paul Hastings, 2023-24Hg, 2024-presentWhat do you most enjoy about working in PE? Private equity is incredibly diverse and dynamic. Even within a very specialist firm like Hg, which focuses only on software and services businesses, the opportunity to engage with different business models and segments is excitingly broad.
Life During Law: Mark Sansom

Sep 3, 2024 | legalbusiness.co.uk | Georgina Stanley

I nearly drowned in a river in Wales when I was four. It had been raining a lot and the boulder my brother and I were standing on beside the river toppled into the water. I fell into the river and was held under by a waterfall. My mother, father and a passerby all dived in and managed to find me and bring me to the surface. I learnt to swim right after that and now I still swim several times a week and it’s an important part of my fitness.
'The PE industry is in a unique position to effect change' – SilverLake EMEA GC Katherine Brody

Sep 2, 2024 | legalbusiness.co.uk | Georgina Stanley |Cameron Purse

Katherine Brody – General counsel (EMEA), Silver LakeSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, 2008-14Silver Lake, 2014-present Silver Lake turned me into a private equity lawyer. Before that I was working as an M&A generalist, mostly for large corporate clients, in private practice at Skadden in London. This was a decade ago, and I could see that private equity was having a moment – abundant capital to deploy, the most exciting, complex and high-profile transactions and I wanted to be a part of that.
'Creating value and preventing value destruction are two sides of the same coin' – Livingbridge GC Jeremy Dennison

Sep 2, 2024 | legalbusiness.co.uk | Georgina Stanley |Cameron Purse

Jeremy Dennison – General counsel, Livingbridge Year of qualification: 2009Travers Smith, 2007-12Goodwin Procter, 2012-14MUSTO, 2014-15Travers Smith, 2015-18Livingbridge, 2018-presentWhy did you want to become a private equity lawyer? My first exposure to private equity was during my training contract at Travers Smith, which has one of the leading mid-market private equity practices in the City.
'The biggest problem in PE is the underrepresentation of women' – SilverLake EMEA GC Katherine Brody

Sep 2, 2024 | legalbusiness.co.uk | Georgina Stanley |Cameron Purse

Katherine Brody – General counsel (EMEA), Silver LakeSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, 2008-14Silver Lake, 2014-present Silver Lake turned me into a private equity lawyer. Before that I was working as an M&A generalist, mostly for large corporate clients, in private practice at Skadden in London. This was a decade ago, and I could see that private equity was having a moment – abundant capital to deploy, the most exciting, complex and high-profile transactions and I wanted to be a part of that.
'There are many memorable moments that that can’t be shared' – Charterhouse GC Tom Patrick

Sep 2, 2024 | legalbusiness.co.uk | Georgina Stanley |Cameron Purse

Tom Patrick – GC, CharterhouseYear of qualification: 1999White & Case, 2001-05D.B. Zwirn & Co, 2005-10Charterhouse, 2010-presentWhy did you want to become a private equity lawyer? I didn’t really – I originally wanted to be a journalist but once I did law, I was very keen to go in-house and get closer to the business. Subscriber Access You must be logged in to view full premium content. Links

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Articles

'I've seen too many young talented women shy away from a law firm job' - Latham's Alex Kelly on making it to the top

Talent wars, private equity and number crunching: LB's most read features of 2024

Youle, Dejonghe, Levine and the top women in private equity – LB's most popular interviews of 2024

Just how global is the Global 100? LB looks beyond revenue to find some true global leaders

'Co-founding an investment firm was the single biggest learning curve of my career’ Hg Capital GC Samantha McGonigle on non-linear careers and building relationships and businesses

Life During Law: Mark Sansom

'The PE industry is in a unique position to effect change' – SilverLake EMEA GC Katherine Brody

'Creating value and preventing value destruction are two sides of the same coin' – Livingbridge GC Jeremy Dennison

'The biggest problem in PE is the underrepresentation of women' – SilverLake EMEA GC Katherine Brody

'There are many memorable moments that that can’t be shared' – Charterhouse GC Tom Patrick

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