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Jan 8, 2025 | 
friedfrank.com | Kate Downey |Mark Mifsud |Neda Moussavi
Accolades | January 8, 2025 Lexology Index (previously known as Who’s Who Legal) recognized partners Kate Downey, Mark Mifsud and special counsel Neda Moussavi as Global Elite Thought Leaders. These rankings recognize only “the best of the best,” and is achieved by only around 5% of Lexology Index-listed practitioners.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
friedfrank.com | Gregg Beechey |Kate Downey |Mark Mifsud |Sam Wilson
Accolades | November 18, 2024 Partners Kate Downey, Mark Mifsud, Gregg Beechey, David Christmas and Sam Wilson were recognized in the Lexology Index (previously known as Who's Who Legal) 2025 Private Funds rankings, which identifies the foremost practitioners around the world including fund formation specialists and regulatory experts who advise and assist clients in relation to alternative asset classes such as private equity, venture capital and hedge funds.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
friedfrank.com | Kate Downey
Accolades | November 8, 2024 Partner Kate Downey received the Lexology Index Private Funds - Formation Lawyer of the Year Award. Lexology Index identifies the foremost legal practitioners in business law based upon comprehensive, independent research. Nominees are selected based on surveys of both general counsel and private practice lawyers worldwide. Honorees were revealed at the Lexology Index (previously known as Who's Who Legal) annual awards ceremony in London on November 7.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
friedfrank.com | Jonathan Adler |Lawrence N. Barshay |Gregg Beechey |Jeremy Berry |Robert Blumenfeld |William J. Breslin | +42 more
Client memorandum | November 7, 2024 Authors: Michael L. Sherman, Michael Gershberg, Nihal Patel, Joanna RosenbergOn October 21, 2024, the Division of Examinations (”EXAMS”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) published its examination priorities for 2025 (the “2025 Priorities”).[1] EXAMS’ examination priorities are released annually and are designed to preview key areas where EXAMS intends to focus its resources.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
friedfrank.com | Gregg Beechey |Neil Caddy |Kathryn Cecil |Kate Downey |Ashley Katz |Jons F. Lehmann | +9 more
Skip to main content Rankings | October 17, 2024 Chambers and Partners, an independent and research-based survey of clients and leading practitioners, recognized the firm in four practice categories of its 2025 UK Guide and ranked 15 Fried Frank lawyers as leaders in their respective practice areas.
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
friedfrank.com | Chris Barron |Gregg Beechey |Valeri Bozhikov |Neil Caddy |Tobias Caspary |Kathryn Cecil | +40 more
Skip to main content Accolades | October 3, 2024 Fried Frank was recognized in 12 practice categories in The Legal 500 UK 2025, a guide to the leading commercial law firms in the United Kingdom. In addition, 47 Fried Frank lawyers are recommended by the publication. Partners Chris Barron, Gregg Beechey, Kathryn Cecil, David Christmas, Ashley Katz, Jons Lehmann, Ian Lopez and Nick Thornton were all listed as “Leading Partners” in their respective practice areas.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
friedfrank.com | William J. Breslin |Dorothy D Mehta |David Mitchell |Jonathan Adler |Lawrence N. Barshay |Gregg Beechey | +19 more
Client memorandum | September 26, 2024 Authors: William Breslin (Washington, DC), Dorothy Mehta (New York), David S.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
friedfrank.com | Gregg Beechey |Zac Mellor-Clark |Cameron Mitcham |Nishkaam Paul |Emirali Mustafa |Jonathan Adler | +23 more
Client memorandum | September 25, 2024 Authors:Gregg Beechey, Zac Mellor Clark, Cameron Mitcham, Nishkaam Paul, Emirali MustafaThere was no summer lull on the regulatory front as the third quarter of 2024 saw some key regulatory updates, in particular the apparent conclusion of the long-running saga of the ELTIF RTS and the continued divergence of the UK and EU regulatory regimes.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
friedfrank.com | Kate Downey |James Renahan
September 17-18, 2024 London Partners Kate Downey and James Renahan will speak on panels at the Markets Group 7th Private Equity Europe Forum, the leading investor-centric event for LPs investing in private markets across Europe and globally. Renahan will speak on the panel, "Global Private Equity Outlook," discussing the current private equity landscape as firms navigate market volatility, inflationary pressures and rising interest rates.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Jonathan Adler |Gregg Beechey |Jeremy Berry |John Bibona |William J. Breslin |Kate Downey | +24 more
On 8 July 2024, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published draft regulatory technical standards [1](“RTS”) and draft guidelines [2](“Guidelines”) addressing liquidity management tools (“LMTs”) for open-ended funds.
