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Lars Gunnar Aas • Rose Abad • Kym Abbott • Pierre Abinakle • Anastasia Aboeva • Gill Abrahams • Natalie Abrahams • Ekaterina Abrossimova • Tulapawn Achananuparp • Tobias Ackert • Helen Adair • Laurie Adams• Lisa Adams • Mark Adams • Trevor Adams • David Adamson • Kathryn Adamson • Linda Adelson • Justin Adie • Mehrnaz Afshar • Katharina Agena • Vincent Agneessens • Hina Ahmed • Nayna Ahmed • IshaanAhuja • Florence Aidin • Warwick Ainger • Lucia Ainsworth • Alexander Aitken • Michal Ajm • Alexia Akester • Nilon Akther • Salim Al Yazidy • Nora Albertini • Maria Alberto • Jan Alborough (Bradley) • Wendy Aldridge• Karen Alexander • Niki Alexandrou • Anatoly Alexandrov • Xander Alferink • Azad Ali • Shaukat Ali • Claudia Allatta • Lara Allaway • Andre Allee • Denis Allen • Karl Allen • Kate Allen • Nazim Alom • Julio Alonso• Owen Alterman • Shanika Amarasekara • Sue Amiss • Stephanie Amoah (Odonkor) • Michele Amos • Rebecca Andrew • Chris Andrews • Helen Andrews • Cora Ang • Yeung Angela • Vitalia Aniskova • VarroquierAnne-Louise • Katrien Apers • Afua Apraku (Prah) • Raj Apte • Emily Archer • Stefanie Armbrecht • Ignacio Armida Beguerisse • Andrew Armitage • Anthony Armitage • Lillian Armitage (Danilo) • Marianne Armitage• Jennifer Armson • Celyn Armstrong • Peter Armstrong • Chris Arnold • Eesha Arora • Rosa Arras • Laila Arstall • Christian Artmann • Angela Asbury • Lauren Ash • Dominique Ashby • Justine Ashby • Elizabeth Asher• Sally Ashford • Kate Ashley (Friend)• Azra Aslam • Nigel Astbury • Marina Aston • Kwanchai Aswawongsonti • Katherine Atkinson • Richard Atkinson • Shirley Au Yeung • Terese Au Yeung • Rebecca Ausenda •Suzanne Austin • Gergana Avramova • Dennis Avrouschenko • Sue-Ling Aw • Ashley Aylmer • John Aynsley • Hannah Ayodele • Dilip Ayyar • Ariana Azad • Claudia Azula • Dieter Baas • Raphaëlle Bachelier (de la Croix-Vaubois) • Monique Bachner (Bout) • Babajide Bada • Christine Bader • Stefanie Baeten • Francesca Bagaglia • Andrew Baggio • Simon Bagnall • Raj Bahia • Jitin Bahl • Muna Baig • cecile baijot • Karen Bail • RuthBailey • Ana Baillie • Nadia Baillie • Karen Bainbridge (Fisher) • Jeffrey Baines • Joy Baines • daphne Bajkowski • Ian Baker • Louise Baker • Suzan Baker • Theodoor Bakker • Pietro Balbiano di Colcavagno • John Baldry• Alice Ball • Janine Ball • Andrew Bamber • Janine Bamber • Krisztina Bana • Nyasha Banda • Simon Bane • Lowri Banfield • Michelle Banfield • Ursula Baniak • Casper Banz • Myriam Barahona • Veronica Barcia •Miriam Barhoush • Leontine Bark • Michael Barker • Rodney Barker • Melissa Barltrop • Brandon Barnes • Sociana Barnes • Ferdinand baron van der Feltz • Louise Barr • Helen Barraclough • Ian Barrett • Nadine Barron• Alex Barros-Curtis • Stephen Bartels • Emanuelle Bartoli • Francesco Bassini • Ronell Basson • Ine Bastiaens • Ranajoy Basu • Michelle Bate • Sarah Battey • Joana Baublyte • Tine Bax • Davida Baxter • Kim Baxter •Tracy Bazeley • Tony Beach • Troy Beadle • Catherine Beahan • Alison Beardsley • Jesse Beardsworth • Eva Beattie • Graham Beauchamp • Kristine Becker • Louise Bedford • Paul Bedford • Julie Beeton • Keily Beirne• Evelien Bekaert • Adnane Belahcen • Karima Belgacem • Joseph Belichick • Chris Bell • Jenny Bell • Kimberley Bell • Michael Bell • Sarah Bell • Gustavo Benchimol • Simon Bender • Daniel Bendor • Jesca Beneder• Dahan Benjamin • Pornrapee Benjarungroj • Robert Bennett-Lovsey • Matthew Bennetts • Fiona Bentley • Lisa Berg • Ray Berg • Guy Beringer • Patrick Beringer • Christopher Bernard • Richard Bernau • JuristeBernaud • Amanda Berry (Dennis) • John Berry • Jolyon Berry • Lorenzo Bertola • Sarah Berwick • Andrew Bessemer Clark • Belinda Besson • Nicola Best • Clare Betteridge • Joanne Bews • Reinier Beyen • SerdarBezen • Salim Bharwani • Carolyn Bickerton • Ludomir Biedecki • Hendrik-Jan Biemond • Alexandra Bijleveld • Myrthe Bijleveld (de Kooning) • Claire Bijon • Mark Binger • Lindsay Birch • Gemma Birt • Chris Bishop •David Bishop • Julia Bishop (Langford) • Rebecca Bishop • Tim Bishop • Damian Bisseker • Vanessa Blackmore • Chris Blaffart • Marsha Blake • Andrew Blankfield • Joris Blaton • Tina Blazquez-Lopez • Jeroen Bleeker• Markus Blenntoft • Sue Bligh • Marco Paul Bloemsma • Sarah Blomfield (Hartley) • Eric Blomme • Maarten Blomme • Barend Blondé • Anne Blondel • Barry Bloom • Stephanie Blum • Fritzi Blumberg • Mark Blyth• Michelle Blythe • Michelle Blythe • Mary Boakye • Ksenia Bobkova • Julien Bocobza • Anne Bodley • Annemiek Bodt-Hondius (Bodt) • Mayke Boetes • Jasmijn Bogaert • Nadine Bogedain • William Boggs • Colin Bole• David Boles • Bibianne Bon • Jonathan Bond • Errol Bong • Sophia Bonne • Henri Bonte • Jessica Booker • Alistair Bool • Thammarak Boonmuang • Gary Booth • Gabor Borbely • Lubomira Borbelyova • LudmilaBorlokova • Ian Borman • Vitali Borovski • Roberta Borroni • Peter Borrowdale • Jaroslaw Borucki • Corine Bosch • Partha Bose • Aggy Boshoff (Kooper) • Claudia Boßmanns • Lauren Bothma • Nic Bottomley • RobertBottse • Jean-François Bouchoms • Aernoud Bourdrez • Eveline Bouwens • Stephanie Bowden • Peter Bowring • Sean Boyd • Harry Boyd-Carpenter • Basia Boyewska • Laura Boyle (Axtell) • Chris Bracebridge • AmeliaBracken • Emma Bradford • Victoria Bradin • Justen Bradley • Samantha Bradley • Claire Brady • Christopher Braganza • Christopher Braganza • Francesca Braham • Jo Braithwaite • Jean-François Brakeland • IgnaceBRAL • Tobhias Brandell • Margot Branson • Rachel Bravard • Simon Brayton • Bruce Breckenridge • Clare Breeze • Nevis Bregasi • Derek Brennan • Chiara Bresadola • Corinne Brett • Angela Brewis • David Bridge •Francis Bridgeman • Andrew Bridle • Sarah Brimacombe • Stuart Brinkworth • Jean-Philippe Brisson • Tim Brittain • Sophie Broadhead • Rachelle Broadley (Butler) • John Brockhouse • Peter Brodigan • Jan Broekhuizen• Marielle Broekhuysen • Claire Brooks • James Broomfield • Guido Brosio • Stephanie Broussard • Berth Brouwer • Andrew Brown • Andrew Brown • Beverly Brown • Karen Brown • Michael Brown • Peter Brown •Richard Brown • Rod Brown • Trevor Brown • Kim Browne • Oliver Browne • Liz Brownsell • Matthew Bruckner • Simone Brummelhuis • Kirsten Bryans • Priscilla Bryans • Helen Bryant • Jonathan Bryce • EdwardBuckland • Kate Buckley • Teresa Buckpitt • Martin Buenning • Ivan Bui • Zane Bule • Robert Bulling • Nasreen Bulos • Neel Bungaroo • Geoff Bungey • Frederico Buosi • Feix Bürger • Peter Burke • Ronan Burke •Richard Burnley • Paul Burns • Tracey Burns • Stuart Burnside • Sharon Burrell • omar burton • David Burwell • Michael Busch • Dick Buter • Glenn Butt • Collin Butuyuyu • Helen Buzzacott • Christopher Byrne •Garret Byrne • Peter Byrne • Preston Byrne • Steve Caballero • Carlos Cabrera • Neil Caddy • Katherine Cahill • Julian Cahn • Jill Caiazzo • Katherine Caldwell • Pedro Callol • Jonathan Calow • Alex Cameron • StephanieCamilleri • Emma Campbell • Sarah Campbell • Patrizia Campos • Kirk Camrass • Vittor Cancian • Lucy Cannon • Nadia Cansun (Russell) • Amanda Cantwell • Sarah Cantwell • Bart Capeci • Alexandra Capp • NormanCappell • Emmanuel Caradec • Alia Cardyn • Alex Carington • Matthew Carroll • Ben Carter • Mark Carter • Tim Carter • Beatriz Caruso Cury Khouri (Cury) • Javier Carvajal • Raquel Casal • Rose Caseley (Carnegie) •Serena Casey • Paul Cash • Gaenor Cassell • Jenny Cassells • Aoife Cassidy • Fiona Cassidy • Michael Cassone • Ricardo Castaneda • Francesca Castiglioni • Tim Castorina • Christina Catalano • Simon Catterall • JonathanCaulton • Andrew Caunt • Alero Cave • Jana Cerna • Michael Chahin • Katherine Chainey • Albert Chak • Deborah Chambers • Jennifer Chambers • Sébastien Champagne • Agatha Chan • Alvin Chan • Anita Chan• Anky Chan • Caroline Chan • Fung Chan • Henry Lui Lok Chan • Joanna Chan • Juanie Chan • Lisa Chan • Loretta Chan • Mimmie Mei Lan Chan • Peter Chan • Stephen Chan • Vivienne Chan • Karan Chandhiok •Christine Chandler (Burgess) • Shankari Chandran • Frances Chang • Brooke Chantler • Michelle Chaplin • Ruth Chapman • Sheila Chapman • Jonathan Chapper • Annette Charak • Chanwut Charernthamanont •Howard Charles • Jenni Charlesworth • Susanna Charlwood • Stephen Chater • Bethan Chatters • Anesh Chauhan • Li-Shenn Cheam • Paul Chedgy • Kanchana Cheewasukthaworn • Zoe Chelliah • Alice Chen • AmandaChen • Andrew Chen • Daniel Chen • Matthew Chen • Sarah Cheng • Julian Chenoweth • Sirirat Cheongvivatkit • Lydia Chesshyre • Bonnie Cheung • Sandie Chia • Ann Chiam • Sharon Chilcott • Aimi Childs • JacquesChina • Alan Chiswick • Ian Chitty • Wendy Chiu • Vojtech Chloupek • Jonathan Chng • Yuen-Yee Cho • Jennifer Choi • Johenn Choi • Anusara Chokvanitphong • Ling Li Chong • Poh-Lin Chong • LakkhanaChooprasertchok • Adrian Chopin • Paenika Chotewattanakul • Akikur Choudhury • Mark Chowdhry • Michelle Chowdhury • Kelvin Choy • Eugenia Christakis • Hilary Christian • Matthew Christie • Tania Chu • NatchaonChucherdsak • Rattana Chuenwattanapong • Annie Chung • Wingmen Chung • Alexandra Church • Marc Ciriez • Simon Citron • Filip Claes • Thierry Claeys • Jemma Clamp • Lesley Clampett • Catherine Clapp •Caroline Clark • Catherine Clark • Emma Clark (Woolf) • Karen Clark • Claire Clarke • Roger Clarke • Sally Clarke • James Clarry • Katie Clay • Alison Clements (Gray) • Alistair Clevely • Russell Clifford • Emily Cloke •Peter Clough • Karl Clowry • Tish Clyde • Alessandro Cocco • Ulrike Cochius • Andrew Coddington • Nicholas Coddington • Lucy Codling • Michiel Coenraads • Natalie Colbert • Tim Coldman • Naomi Cole • TeresaCole • Simon Coles • Daniel Colgan • Karen Collari Troake • Véronique Collart • Sara Collie • Alex Collins • Joanna Collins • Pauline Collins • Kathy Colman • Jilly Combley • Anne Conaty • Francesca Confalonieri •Michael Conlon • Sean Connell • Shaun Connery • Sapfo Constantatos • Rachael Convery • Ben Conway • Cindy Cook • Katie Cooke • Kate Cooney • Amanda Copeland • Rik Coppejans • Thomas Coppens • LyndonCoppin • Annette Corbett • Andrew Cornforth • Jordana Cornish • Marilia Correa • Peter Corten • Camilla Cortez • Diana Costes Brook (Brook) • Edwige Cottenie • Clare Cottle • Andrew Cotton • Sarah Cotton •Manmohan Coughlan • Peter Coulton • Jocelyn Court • Dean Courtier • Joanna Courtney • Veronica Courtney • Nicola Cousins • Alison Coutts • Peter Cowie • David Cox • Rachel Cox • John Coxeter • Sean Coyne• Diane Cozens • Alison Cracknell • Bram Thomas Craemer • Sir Michael Craig-Cooper • Stella Cramer • Ruth Crawford • Alice Crawley • Sarah Crew • Charles Crick • Andrew Croome • Rachel Cross • Eleanor Crossley• Sarah Crouch • Vivienne Crowe (Ellis) • Phil Crowhurst • Andrew Croxford • David Crundwell • Judith Cseh-Menczer • Heather Culshaw • Pat Cunningham • Marco Cupelli • Peter Curley • Mark Currell • Sara Currie• Ian Curry • Lee Curtis • Naida Custovic • Deborah Cuthbert • Lucy Cutler • Michelle Cutler • Patricia Cuvelier • Rachel Cyc • Leonardo da Silva • Robin Dabydeen • Michele Daelemans • Hilde Daems • Federico DalPoz • Patrick Daley • Benjamin Dalle • Philip Daltrop • Catherine Daly • Jane Daly • Ellen Damm • Pauline Daniels (Johnson) • Paul Daris • Lorna Darragh • Akber Datoo • Rita Dattani (Bakshi) • Sophie Davenport •Christina Davern • Jessica Davey • Vanessa Davey • Benoît David • John Davidson-Kelly • Alan Davies • Elaine Davies • Emma Davies • Helena Davies • James Davies • Michael Davies • Roger Davies • Scott Davies •Arlene Davis • Jennifer Dawes • Janet Day • Stephen Day • Susie Daykin • Dirk De Backer • Isabel De Backer • Richard de Basto • Pieter De Bock • Tania De Bock • Yves De Bruyne • Vanessa de Chazal • Bruno deDuve • Géraud de Franclieu • Jasper de Gier • Erik de Gunst • Pascale De Jonckheere • An De Keyzer • Michelle de Kluyver • Francois De La Rhonde • miguel de la Serna • Franck de Lange • Stijn De Meulenaer • JennyDe Meûter • Tessa de Mönnink • Alexander de Neree tot Babberich • Nele De Peuter • Nicolas De Quinnemar • Kees de Ru • Paul De Schrijver • Andrea de Tomas • Ugo de Vivo • Roland De Vlam • Werenfried DeVliegher • Joan De Vries-Mulder (Mulder) • Lievin De Wulf • Rebecca Deacon • Sue Deacon • Rhian Deakin • Lyn Dean (Baker) • Sue Dear • Matthew Dearden • Pieter Debaene • Stijn Debaene • Olivier Debray •Serge Debrye • Dean DeCesare • Sandra Dechant • Mathilde Defarges • Alexander Deierling • Justine Deighan • Caroline Deiteren • Piet Dejonghe • Vanessa Del Rosario • Miguel Delacroix • Joris Delfgaauw • AnnaDelgado • Bruno Delhaye • Patrick della Faille • Britta Delmas • Jeff Delmon • Aujorie Delpratt • Stijn Demeestere • Luc Demeyere • Sasha Dennig • Isabelle Denys • Thomas Denys • Daisy Deraymaeker • MarkDerbyshire • Mirne Derks • Khaleel Desai • Els Desair • Jane Desnoyers • Jane Desnoyers • David Dessers • Rachel Devine • Neeta Devnani (Dadlani) • Rebecca Devon • Peter Devonshire • Imran Dewji • Chloe Dexter• Davinder Dhadday • Rahim Dhanji • Sukhraj Dhillon • Thierry D’hoore • Michael Dibdin • Francis Dickinson • Inewari Diete-Spiff • Steffen Dietz • Helma Diffey • Charlotte Digby • Charlotte Digby • Eelco Dijk •Nicola Dines • Vincent Ding • Ian Dinwiddie • Thomas Dirksmeier • Christine Ditscher • Basil Dixon • David Doble • Karen Dobrin • Matthew Dobson • Matthew Dobson • Tim Dobson • Doran Doeh • Sarah d’Oliveyra• Christian Donagh • Graham Donnell • Mandeep Doogal • Lara Dorigo • Ekaterina Dorokhina • Areane Dorsman • Euriza dos Santos Rubio • Suggen Dosanjh • Coumba Doucoure • Edward Dougherty • Tory Douglass• David Dove • Emma Dowding • Jennifer Dowler • Emily Downes • Sam Downey • Benjamin Downie • David Downward • Richard Doyle • Tanja Drayton • Stefanie Dreikluft • Hans Drijer • Peter Drijkoningen • GillDriscoll • Stefanie Driskell • Johannes Droste • Lillian Lihua Duan • Pilar Duarte • Jane Duckworth • Sonja Duennwald • Erin Duffy • Hannah Dumper • Angus Duncan • Nienke Duncker • Debbie Dunkley • GeorgeDunnett • Rob Dunselman • Mark Dunshee • John Dunstan • Alexandre Durand • Suzie Durham • Dawn Durrant (Edwards) • Sashil A. Durve • Florence Dwonga • Elizabeth Dyce • Bart Dzikowski • Adrian Eakin •Richard Eaton • Tina Eberling • Manuel Echave • Marc Ecker • Richard Edlmann • Clare Edmondson • Alice Edwards (Fitzsimmons) • Rupert Edwards • Shelley Edwardson • Dimitrios Efstathiou • Arda Eghiayan • AndrejsEglitis • Henning Ehlers • Marion Eichert • Ian Elder • Kseniya Elfimova • Joanne Elliot (Ramplin) • Andrew Elliott • Phil Elliott • Vanessa Elliott • Alexandra Ellis • Samantha Ellison • Andreas Elofs • Zoe Elvin • PhilipEmber • Adam Emilianou • Laurie Emmer • Christoph Enderstein • Geraldine Ennis • Volker Enseleit • Isabelle Epp • Evan Epstein • Daniel Erb • Holger Erwin • Julien Espeillac • Paolo Esposito • Alexandra Esser • Ann-Marie Evans • Charlotte Evans • David Evans • Helen Evans • John Evans • Jonathan Evans • Rita Evans • Simone Evans • Vasili Evdokimov • Sue Eve • Marleen Everaerts • Richard Everett • Rob Everett • SébastienEvrard • Chris Ewan • Francine Ewers • Ruari Ewing • Diederik Ex • Ariel M. Ezrahi • Chiara Fabrizi • Francesca Faccendini • Kurt Faes • Tom Fail • Sophie Fairbairn • Nick Fairclough • Audrey Fairhall • Ross Fairley •Luigi Falcioni • Claire Fallone • Luca Falomo • Glen Falting • Kirsten Falting (Morley) • Wenjie Fan • Evelyn Fang • Ying Fang • Adam Farlow • Stephen Farmer • Charles Farnsworth • Mel Farrell • Richard Farris • HenryFarrow • Paul Farrugia • Khoda Fartash • Lindy Fass • Cheryl Faulan (Koch) • Annette Faulkner • Linda Favi • Olivier Favre • Olga Fedina • Kim Felix • Sarah Fels • Katharine Fenn • Richard Fens • Sarah Fentem • HettyFenton • Audrey Ferguson • Graeme Ferguson • Stuart Ferguson • Carmen Fernandez • Pablo Ferraro-Mila • Aimee Ferrer • Kate Fewings • Julia Fidenzio • Katherine Fidler • Claire Field (Payne) • David Fiene • MiriamFigueroa • Pablo Figueroa • Nicholas Finlayson-Brown (Brown) • Harriet Finn • Lucian Firth • Mark Firth • Dorothee Fischer-Appelt • Anna Fisher • John Fisher • Matthew Fisher • Miranda Fisher (Hunt) • MorwennaFisher • Sue Fisher • Alana Fitch • Fiona Fitzgerald • Lorrayne Fitzgerald • Simona Flamande • Sean Flanagan • Eivind Flateland • Caroline Fletcher • Thijs Flokstra • Jos Floor • Rossella Florio • Nick Flynn • Marie Fong• Glenn Foo • Charlotte Forder (Pepper) • Aimee Forman • Barbara Forman • Chris Forsyth • Sophie Forsyth • Claire Fowler • Mark Fowler • Georgina Fox • Rebecca Fradley • Victoria Fraiser (Stevens) • Emma France(Strang) • John France • John Francis • Sarah Francis • Mareile Franck • Susan Franck • Lucy Franklin • Marcus Franks • Grant Fraser • Timothy Frawley • Matthew Freeman • Ulrike Frei Haugen • Cristina Freudenberger• Karel Frielink • Chelsea Friend • Hans Frinking • Yas Froemel • Eric Froman • Robert Fugard • Georgina Fulham • Matthew Fuller • Pauline Fuller • Carly Fulton • Ryoko Funahashi (Matsumoto) • Erica Fung • Ka ManCarmen Fung • Patricia Fung • Kelle Gagne • Anna Galama • Andrew Gallagher • Bradley Gallop • Anna Galvau • Karen Gamble (Aston) • Nick Gamble • Alison Gammon (Hamer) • Anna Gamvros • Peggy Gan • ZoeGardiner • Ceris Gardner • Vicky Garland • Paula Garlick • Jane Garner • William Garvey • Laura Gatward • Diarmaid Gavin • Helen Gaymer • Claire Gearing (Bermingham) • Hans Geberbauer • Lianne George • LindseyGeorge • Sara George • Alexandra Georgieva • Bobbie Georgiou • Christopher Georgiou • Nick Georgiou • Caroline Gerkens • Dominique Germanès • Jan Maarten Gerretsen • Daniel Gerring • Nehal Gheewala • NickGibbon • Samantha Gibbon • Duncan Gibbons • Sharon Gibbons • Jayne Gibbs • Greg Gibson • Jane Gibson • Joanna Gibson • Sarah Gibson • Suzanne Gibson • Toby Gibson • Christoph Giebel • Nicole Gietzen •Fiona Gifford • François Gilbert • James Gilbert • Kirstin Gilbert (Heslop) • Richard Gilchrist • Emma Gilkes (Lamkin) • Paul Gilks • Natalie Gillam • Augustin Gille • Caron Gilleeney • Aurore Gillet • David Gillibrand •Orla Gilmore • Petra Ginter • Paul Girvan • Gitau Githinji • Thomas Gjøl-Trønning (Gjol Jacobsen) • Maralyn Gladden • Stephen Glass • Michael Gleeson • Peter Glenton • Andrej Glezl • Louise Glover • Olivia Glover •Michael Godden • Kerry Godley-McAvoy • Paul Goedvolk • Klaas Goeman • Katharina Goetz • Sanjay Gogia • Sian Goh • Neha Gohil • Darren Gold • Jeffrey Golden • Jeanette Goldsberry • Georgina Goldsworthy •Ekaterina Golubkina • Gaspar Gonda • Lola Gonzalez • Linda Goode • Philip Goode • Louise Goodey • Victoria Goodlad (Manisty) • Melanie Goodman • Henry Goodwin • Jonathan Goodwin • Claire Goody (Butterfill)• Helen Gordon-Lee • Julia Gorham • Erik-Jan Goris • Lawrence Gorman • Stefanie Gorr • Anna Gorton • Jatinder Gosal • Michael Gottmann • Jonathan Gould • Jonathan Gould • Michelle Gouvion • Katharine GowerIsaac • Abbie Grace • Beate Graf • Michael Graf • Ben Graham • Megan Grandinetti • Lola Grange • Annmarie Grant • Antony Grant • Stephen Grant • David Grantham • Paul Gray • Richard Gray • Alexandra Green• Chris Green • Daniel Green • Karen Green • Kate Green • Linda Green • Pamela Green (Potts) • Sarah Green • Stefan Green • Darren Greenberg • Jonathan Greensmith • Abigail Greenwood • Jodie Greer • Lynne

Gregory • Annette Gremmen • Christophe Greven • Sarah Grey • Claudia C. Gries • Christopher Griffin • Charles Grime • Joanne Grist • Wilfred Groen • Machteld Groeneveld • Irene Groenland • Lynn Grogan • RainerGroßmann • Kelda Groves • Susan Groves • Jan Grozdanovic • Dubravka Grujic • Catherine Grum • Jana Grunschloss • Jennifer Grunwald • Louise Grzasko (Ratcliffe) • Jing Gu • Ariane Guimbeau • Werner Gumpp •Hiran Gunasekera • Michael Gunn • Nicole Guski • Claudia Guthoerl • Laura Gyte • Diederik Haase • Assia Haddeje • Imogen Haddon • Emmanuel Hadjidakis • Marco Haeusermann • Alexander Hagen • Fieke Hagen• Oliver Klaus Hahnelt • Emma Haight • Suzanne Hainaut • Suzy Hainaut • Jonathan Haines • Sasha Haines • Ana-Katarina Hajduka • Grace Hakim • Tatiana Halasova • Amelia Hall • Karin Hall • Marise Hall (Corbett)• Philip Hall • Amy Hambleton (Neo) • Tariq Hameed • Barbara Hamilton • Charlie Hamilton • Louise Hamilton • Martin Hamilton • Amanda Hamilton-Stanley • Juliane Hamm • Greg Hammond • Zoe Hammond •Stuart Hanbury • Shelley Hancock • Mimi Handaja • Nancy Handley • Graham Hann • Indira Hann • Sara Hanna • Sarah Hannan • Stephanie Hannis • David Hanns • Emma Hanson • Mark Hanson • Jess Hanspal •Layla Hanwell (Dowle) • Hakim Haouideg • Kate Harbottle • Brian Hardiman • Mia Harding • Nicola Harney • Michael Harper • Stuart Harray • Bridget Harris • Catherine Harris • Claire Harris • Debbie Harris • LucyHarris • Natasha Harris • Rachel Harris (Druce) • Blair Harrison • Brian Harrison • Clive Harrison • Joanna Harrison • Katrina Harrison • Pauline Harrison • Helen Harrison-Hall • David Hart • Helen Hart (Bretherton) •Mirella Hart (Gadd) • Roosje Hart • Sally Hartle • Deborah Hartnett • Robert Hartog • Suzanne Harvey • Elizabeth Harwick • Yasmine Hashim • Christian Haslach • Lucy Haslewood • Tim Haster • Karl Haycock • DanielHayden • Peter Hayden • Jonathan Haydn-Williams • Toby Hayes • Trevor Hayles • Tamsin Hayward (Ringrose) • Susannah Hayworth • Wim Hazeleger • Matthew Heaton • Rutger-Jan Hebben • Erika Hebenton • EwanHedge • Terry Hedley • Dennis Heeger • Michael Heene • Kai-Alexander Heeren • Aart Heering • Aart Heering • Kirsty Hegan (Allan) • Alison Hellewell • Lynne Helman • Marion Hemphill • Alison Henders • KarenHendy • Onno Hennis • Mark Herber • Anthony Herbert • Francis Herbert • James Herbert • Emma Herde • Tom Heremans • Martin Hermanns-Couturier (Hermanns) • Marisa Hernandez • Jo Heron • Michael Heron• Damian Herrington • Edwin Herskovic • Nick Hessels • Katharina Hessling • Angus Hewat • Wendy Hewer • Gail Hewett • Stephen Hewett • Maureen Hewins • Elizabeth Heyes • Jonathan Hibberts • Annette Hider• Marcus Hierl • Andrea Hietzschold • Tom Highnam • Ben Higson • Lucy Hiley (Partington) • Thorsten Hilger • Alistair Hill • Amanda Hill • Audrey Hill • Mark Hill • Pamela Hill (Elmes) • Rebecca Hill • CatherineHinchliffe • James Hine • Kris Hinterseer • Christiana HJI Panayi • Christopher Hoar • Caroline Hobson • Peter Hockless • Andrew Hockley • Alison Hodge • Louise Hodges • Erik Hofma • Olivia Holborn • Emily Holden• Kate Holden • Daniel Holder • Marilyn Holder • Rachel Holdstock • Jasmin Holl • Corinne Hollamby • Nancy Holland • Peter Holland • Jakob Hölldobler • Gideon Hollis • Julia Hollis (Newlove) • Charles Holloway •Ulrike Hollstein • David Holmes • Murray Holmes • Ron Holmes • Matthias Homberg • Victoria Honey • Dieter Honoré • Jeff Hood • Alex Hooker (Brennan) • Stephen Hopkins • Rupert Hopley • Carol Hopper (Walker)• Robert Hopper • Joan Horgnies (Sethupathy) • Carsten Horn • Laura Horovitz • Jonathan Horsfall Turner • Pim Horsten • Jeremy Horwood • Allison Hosking • Sarah Hoskins • Pearl Hou • Ouhmida-Damon Houda •Belinda Houghton-Jones • Louise Hourigan • Sharon How • Andrew Howard • Peter Howard • Alex Howarth • Deborah Howson • Gillian Hoxley • Lisette Hoytema van Konijnenburg • Zora Hruba • Stephen Hsu •Wolfram Huber • Gideon Hudson • David Hughes • Elizabeth Hughes • Jean Hughes • Kate Hughes • Richard Hughes • Siriol Hugh-Jones • Will Hulbert • Jiri Hulinsky • Lutz Hülsdunk • James Humphrey-Evans • EmerHunt • Kirsty Hunt • Alasdair Hunter • Kay Hunter Johnston • Carolyn Huntley • Karen Hurrell • Sajid Hussein • Fiona Hutcheson • Rosalind Hutton-Philps • Carolyn Huzzey • Zeyneb Ibrahim • Cedric Ide • KatarinaIlanovska • Martin Illmer • Claudie Imbleau-Chagnon • Pierre Imbrecht • Stuart Imrie • Rossella Incardona • James Ingmire • Richard Ingram • William Ingram Hill • Honor Irvine • Nina Irvine • Simon Irvine • Clare Irwin• Nooreen Issany • Pamela Iyer • Jeancy Izimizy • Lisa Izuebe • Barry Jackson • Kate Jackson • Kerry Jackson • Michelle Jackson (Lee-Denman) • Sophie Jackson (North) • Zoe Jackson • Nathalie Jacob (Burn) • EmmaJacques • Natasha Jacquot • Björn Jaffke • Veronica Jagnanan • Frederik Jahn • Michael Jahnke • Vivek Jain • Patcharin Jaisuk • Clare James • David James • Derrick James • Matthew James • Melissa James • Jas Jandu• Reinet Jankowitz • Marleen Janmaat • Bart Janse • Sigrid Jansen • Timo Jansen • Jan Erik Janssen • willem jarigsma • Jane Jasper • Malavika Jayaram • Elizabeth Jemmett • Karina Jendrusiak • Carl Jenkins • JennyJenkins • Sonja Jensen • Tom Jeremy • Swati Jhaveri • Nattaporn Jitwuttikrai • Norman Job • Erica Johansson • Jenny John • Chris Johns • Katy Johns • Andrew Johnson • Christina Johnson • Janet Johnson (Wheeler)• Nigel Johnson • Richard Johnson • Tim Johnson • Guy Johnstone • Hugo Jolliffe • Camille Joly • Jacek Jonak • Bronwen Jones • Catherine Jones • Clare Jones • Lesley Jones • Liz Jones • Nick Jones • Rupert Jones• Samantha Jones • Sarah Jones • Tamsin Jones • Cornelis Bastiaan Jong (Bas de Jong) • Cora Joscelyn • Valerie Joseph • Jakub Jost • David Jowell • Ernest Jowett • Vararom Jumbala • Frédéric Jungels • Jenny Juniper• Michael Justice-Stewart • Matthijs Kaaks • Anna Kabulska • Dagmar Kacova • Sannie Kakra-Kouame • Wakar Kalhoro • Amerjit Kalirai • Anne Kamp • Jennifer Kan • Chris Kangis • Mushtaq Kapasi • MagdaleneKarafotias • Binoy Karia • Mark Kater • Carole Katz • Alex 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6 Allen & Overy in 2010Power, potential and retention of talent: Allen &Overy’s senior partner David Morley and managingpartner Wim Dejonghe outline the shape of thefuture in the firm’s second ‘Global Question Time’.

13 Alumni programme overviewSocial, musical and sports events highlight anotherbusy year for the A&O alumni programme.

16 Law in a living contextAlumnus Graham Vinter, who led the formation of the Projects Group in the mid-1990s, finds thechallenges of the global oil and gas industry entirelyto his liking.

20 Mozart magic on Glyndebourne’s stageA production of The Magic Flute at Glyndebourne,one of the world’s pre-eminent opera houses,performed by A&O partners, staff and alumni. How on earth did we pull it off?

28 The pleasure comes in doing it wellA new breed entering the corporate world bringsrefreshing attitudes to work and life. Meet some ofthe A&O intake of Generation Y.

31 Nothing like a nice big challengeNative New Yorker and A&O senior counselPatricia Hynes isn’t one for the quiet life, even after more than 40 years as a trial lawyer.

34 Dateline: TokyoTokyo-based associate Keiko Honjo finds plenty toenjoy in a city that is greater than the sum of itsparts, and newly qualified Killian Brown reminiscesabout his time there as a trainee.

40 Rising stars of the viniculturalists’ artEveryone expected surprises from non-traditional wine-growing regions, and thealumni programme’s first ‘international winechallenge’ did not disappoint.

45 Wood’s wisdomPhilip Wood, recently appointed to head A&O’snew Global Law Intelligence Unit, explains therationale behind the unit and the scope of its work.

48 Workspace: DubaiThe benefits of a long-term relationship: as theDubai office celebrates a third of a century inexistence, some of those who have worked thereshare their memories.

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54 Managing in a difficult mediumLawyer turned managing editor ImogenHaddon speaks about her career in the dog-eat-dog world of newspapers.

57 For he’s a jolly good fellowThe retirement of Jeff Golden gave memberspast and present of the US Practice Group anopportunity to celebrate and reminisce.

62 In memoriamRemembering Charles-Eduoard Andre,George Hume, Bridget Jenkins, ThomasMarchant, Geoffrey Sammons, Ken Schofieldand Bob Worrall.

68 Where in the world…Contact details for all A&O’s offices.

70 Who’s who at the firm in 2010Current leading partners and theirresponsibilities.

72 Index

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Many questions arise in the minds of A&Opeople, especially following a period ofuncertainty such as last year, and whobetter to answer them than senior partner

David Morley and managing partner Wim Dejonghe? The opportunity for staff around the world to putquestions directly to the two came in a ‘Global QuestionTime’ meeting on 30 June 2010, the day the firm’s annualresults were announced. The firm’s profitability, the shiftof money and power to the East, strategies for retainingtalented people, opportunities for career development andthe shape of the future all came under scrutiny as Davidand Wim answered live and pre-recorded questions formore than an hour and a half. The extracts here touch onsome of the highlights.

Emma Hart, facilitatorOff the back of last year’s compulsory cuts – the first inthe firm’s history – have come dramatic moves this yearinto the Asia/Pacific region in Singapore, Australia andIndonesia. Does this mean that essentially A&O has takenthe medicine and is moving forward aggressively?

David MorleyThis time last year, we were still recovering from havingbeen through a major restructuring which was obviously

very traumatic for the firm but something we felt wasnecessary to ensure the long-term sustainable health of the firm. At the beginning of the year, we were thinkingwe should be pretty cautious about how we ran thebusiness. There was a huge amount of uncertainty aboutthe long-term impact of the financial crisis. Fifteen months on from the restructuring, to be able todemonstrate that we have these very healthy results forthe year is obviously great.

There are a number of factors. One of them is that we were determined to see if the crisis could give usopportunities around the world and in practice areaswhere we thought there was long-term sustainable growth for the firm. The opening in Jakarta has beenabout six months in the making as we've been looking for the right people and finding the right business modeland so on. Obviously, Australia was a big move for us,but we saw great long-term potential. I hope we'vemanaged to get the balance right between caution inrunning the business but being prepared to make thoseinvestments for the future.

Emma HartLooking at the results, turnover is down, pre-tax profit issomewhat flat but profit per equity partner (PEP) is up 10per cent. Was that the desired result?

Allen & Overy’s senior partner David Morley and managing partner Wim Dejonghe take questions in the firm’s second ‘Global Question Time’.

Wim DejongheYes it was. We took the medicine because the demand forlegal services went down. That is reflected in our lowerrevenues, which are four per cent down, but at the sametime we exercised caution in terms of managing thebusiness. Our costs are down by six per cent – more thanthe decrease in revenues. As you say, we recorded higherprofit per equity partner so I think overall it was a veryrobust result and a result that allows us to make theinvestments.

Samantha Tocknell, PA, Banking, LondonWith the current trend of money and power moving to theEast, what are the consequences for Allen & Overy in theWest, especially in the UK?

David MorleyYou’re definitely right to identify this longer-term trendwhich I think is going to affect all aspects of Westernsociety, not just Allen & Overy. As I see it, it is more acase of the East coming up to meet the standards that theWest has enjoyed for many years. In terms of the

consequences for the firm, we identified this trend sometime ago. We have been building up our investments inthe East. A large chunk of the business is now invested inAsia. The move that we’ve made in Australia is veryclosely linked to that because of the connections betweenAustralia and the rest of Asia. We have been positioningourselves for some time to take advantage of that transferof wealth and power which I think will benefit everybodyin the firm.

From the London office’s point of view, although it is asmaller share of the overall pie, it’s still by some distancethe largest office. It’s still the centre of many of our majorclient relationships and it’s the centre of management atthe moment, although I think that is slowly shifting aswell, and so London is not going to be run down. On thecontrary, I think there’s still room for vibrant growth inLondon and certainly in other Western economies. Theyare still by far the most sophisticated and developedeconomies and therefore have the highest demand forsophisticated legal services. One of the best performingoffices this year is Germany. There is still plenty of life leftin Western economies.

Studio audience: Moderator Emma Hart puts the audience’s questions to David Morley and Wim Dejonghe.

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Emma HartClose to 60 per cent of A&O fees actually comes fromoutside the UK, doesn’t it?

David MorleyYes, there is no doubt there is faster growth in other partsof the world than there is in London, but London’s a muchmore mature market, and it’s a similar story in New York.

Akash Sachdeva, Counsel, Litigation, LondonOnly two associates have been made up to partner inLondon, yet at least double that number were laterallyhired into the partnership in London over the past 12months. These numbers suggest that we are not enablinghome-grown associates to build up their practices withinA&O and progress to partnership and that, in turn,makes moving to another firm an increasingly attractiveoption for those with partnership aspirations. How doyou intend to address this and to retain the mostambitious and talented associates?

Wim DejongheThe first point is that we do not have a quota per officeor per practice group of making up partners. It’s reallyabout the individuals and the business case as much forinternal candidates as for lateral candidates. The secondis that it follows that in areas where there is high growth– the emerging markets – it is more likely thatprospective partners can make a stronger business case.Thirdly, we offer opportunities for associates who join usin London to take advantage of our international offices.However, we have found it difficult to convinceassociates to make these international moves. I am notsure why. They have these opportunities, especially sincethere are only two legal systems that are exportable:London and New York. It is not as easy for associates inother offices. I would urge London associates to look intothose opportunities.

Emma HartWhat and where are these opportunities?

Wim DejongheThey are where the growth is, obviously in the MiddleEast. We have permanent positions there and struggle tofind people to fill them. In Asia, a number ofopportunities are always available. My plea is for ourpeople to look at those opportunities. One misconceptionis that those markets are not sophisticated and are notgood for your career development. I frankly disagree withthat. If you look at the Middle East, the type and size ofprojects that we’re working on are probably the mostinteresting projects in the world.

David MorleyThere is another misconception that hiring a lateral issomehow taking a place that an internal promotion couldhave filled. That is rarely the case. More usually, we hirelaterals who help to generate growth. Some of the lateralswere in IP litigation, where we just didn’t have that skillbase. They were slots that we could not have filled frominternal promotions. Another one is high yield, which is ahighly specific area in which we’ve been searching foryears to get the right person. Long-term, I hope that willcreate exactly the opportunities that will generate internalpromotions.

Louise Vun, Senior Associate, Real Estate, DubaiAllen & Overy has been in the Middle East region for[almost] three decades now. How do you think the MiddleEast offices have contributed, financially or otherwise, tothe global Allen & Overy entity, especially during thefinancial crisis?

David MorleyWhen we opened in Dubai in 1978 – even before I joined!– no-one in the firm at that time thought Dubai was goingto be a very significant office. Having been there for solong, embedded in that region and part of the businesscommunity, it is interesting to see how successful we havebeen. That has led us to making further investments inAbu Dhabi, in Saudi and now in Qatar. So, Dubai is oneof the jewels in our crown, and it definitely contributes to

‘‘ ’’There is faster growth in other parts of the world than in

London, but London’s a much more mature market.

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our global brand. Nine months ago, it looked as thoughDubai was going off the rails but it’s proved its resilience.With the infrastructure and the investment, Dubai’s goingto be a key regional centre for many years to come.

Michiel Odink, Associate, Corporate, AmsterdamI am interested to learn how the international managershave continued to inspire and motivate A&O peoplethrough these difficult times and I am also interested tolearn examples from other offices throughout the world ofother experience of how people dealt with this.

Wim DejonghePeople are driven by being able to work in a challengingenvironment on the most interesting projects with peoplewho have a passion about what they are doing. All of ourpeople have other options; the challenge for us is to keeppeople motivated by the quality of the work that we do.

Emma HartGiven that A&O is in a lot of offices around the world,are there examples that you can give us of something thatactually caught your eye, that has actually inspired staff?

Wim DejongheYes I can. We are the first non-American firm to get a Tier1 ranking by Chambers in the US in the litigation practice.That tells you that we are at the top end of the market.That is thanks to the continued efforts of our people thereto deliver top-quality advice. We are a relative newcomerin the market; having that focus, in this case, on high-endfinancial litigation has delivered. I am sure that is verymotivating for the people who work in those teams.

David MorleyI can think of many examples, and it is a bit unfair topick just one or two. But a few weeks ago I was inLuxembourg for a huge client event to celebrate their 20thanniversary. Well over 500 clients turned up, including theMinister of Finance for Luxembourg who congratulatedthe firm on what we had achieved. You could see from theway our partners and staff were interacting with clientshow well respected – even loved – A&O was there. Thatis very inspiring.

I would like to think that we are pretty open about theway we talk about what is happening within the firm.There is a high level of trust as well. We almost invariablyget the highest ratings of any of the major internationalfirms when associates are polled or other staff satisfactionsurveys are done. I am not being in any way complacent

about that, because there is always more that we can dobut, on the whole, I think we create a workingenvironment where people feel that they are trusted andvalued to get on and deliver their best work.

Emma HartWhat does make A&O different? If it’s culture, what isthat culture and how do you define it?

David MorleyThere are lots of strands to our culture, but really it boilsdown to the collaborative nature of the firm, the waypeople tend to work together, the type of people whowork in the firm. These are defining characteristics of that culture.

Wim DejongheWhen you travel around, every office you go into, yourecognise it as soon as you walk in the door. It’s amazinghow you can have that culture across the globe: it’s thereand there are no exceptions.

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David MorleyA&O people tend to be quite individualistic, and youwant that, but there’s definitely a way of looking at theworld and a way of thinking about how we work withour clients, a focus on quality, a determination to worktogether that sets us apart.

Eva Urbanova, Associate, Corporate, PragueWhat is the strategy for the Central and Eastern Europe(CEE) team? Where do you see the offices and theirpeople in five years’ time?

Wim DejongheWhen we go into a market, we have a long-term view anda long-term commitment. We’ve talked about the MiddleEast example and having been there for 30 years, whilemany of our competitors have struggled and some haveclosed down. Because of our long-term commitment, wehave a combination of global and local elements. That hasdelivered the strong market position. Exactly the sameapproach applies to Central and Eastern Europe. Many ofour competitors have pulled out. Now, obviously, the next

step is to break it down into some country-specificanalysis. Poland has done well and I think will continue toflourish as a very strong economy in the region. Russiahas suffered quite a bit over the last couple of years, butour position is impressive.

Deepa Nathan, Senior Associate, E&B, LondonWhat measures have you taken to further your proposedobjective of retaining senior women in the business andhave these measures been effective? For example, howmany female partners have taken up the option to workpart-time?

David MorleyTwo years ago, when I was first selected as senior partner,I said that a key strategic objective was bringing morewomen into the partnership as well as bringing morewomen into senior positions in the firm generally, not justfor reasons of fairness and diversity, but because I think itis a matter of competitive advantage for the future. Istrongly believe the firms of the future that will be mostsuccessful will be those that have a better balance of menand women in senior positions. Since then, we have donea huge amount of work addressing the issue of whetherwe could provide more flexibility for women coming intothe equity partnership. We started there because wethought that if the partners agreed to that, it would sendthe right signal throughout the firm and externally. It isstill early days because it takes people a while to thinkabout how this will impact on them and so on but, at themoment, I think there are 15 women who are consideringsuch a move. We have set up a working party to look atwhat additional flexibility we can offer at associate level.

Genevieve Tennant, Director of HR, LondonIt is very important that these measures are not directedpurely at women, that they are available to everybody. AsDavid said, this is about the retention of our best talent,male or female. A lot of the women who were consultedsaid they didn’t want special treatment, they wanted fairand equal treatment. They wanted the firm to recognisethat there may be certain pressure points in their lives thatneeded to be addressed perhaps differently to how we hadpreviously. There is a very active steering committeeworking on that and we would very much hope to becoming back to everybody over the next six months withthe next phase in this. We started at the top. We have hada good take-up of some men as well as women and wehope that they will then provide the role modelling forothers to have the confidence to follow.

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Emma HartWhat about flexitime for support staff and other people inthe firm?

Genevieve TennantThere is a lot more flexible working among the supportstaff, to be honest. But that is not to say that we are notattending to that as well to ensure that we attract andretain the best talent.

Lee Garfinkle, Chief Marketing Officer, New YorkWhat is the firm doing to position itself in the long andshort term to capitalise on the changes in the growth ofthe emerging markets?

Wim DejongheThat is at the heart of the strategy. If you look at theoffices that we’ve opened over the last year, that is all todo with emerging markets and growth of economies in theemerging markets. Traditionally, investment in emergingmarkets has come from the West but that is beingreplaced by investment between emerging markets. Forexample, there is increasing investment from the MiddleEast into Indonesia, an Islamic country to an Islamiccountry investment. There is a lot of investment in energyand natural resources from China and Japan intoAustralia. There is investment from the Middle East intonorthern Africa, from China into middle Africa. We arefocusing on those markets as our future growth markets.

Spencer Collins, Associate, Corporate, LondonAs a result of an increasing number of mergers betweenUK and US firms, the Magic Circle is likely to find itselfcompeting against a larger number of competitors thanpreviously, in terms of revenue and geographical scopeetc. What is A&O’s strategy in respect of competingagainst such increased competition?

David MorleyWe are planning for the fact that we are likely to faceincreasing competition in the future. As for the mergers, I think most of these are between firms which operate in

different markets to us and at different levels. We competeat a higher, more premium level, if I can put it like that.

Sarah Fahy, Global Head of Library Services, LondonCould you give us your views on outsourcing in the legal world?

Wim DejongheWe’ve been outsourcing for many years, both legal workand non-legal work, from catering services to documentproduction to design services. In the legal space, we’veoutsourced some litigation and due diligence work. It’snot something new. We look at it always from the pointof view of how to offer the best services to our clients andsupport to our people. We make sure we organise them inthe most efficient way.

Over the last 18 months, each week we have beenapproached by two or three outsource service providersand we’ve engaged in some discussions with them. But Ithink there’s more noise in the market than what thereality is at this stage.

David MorleyThe key is the quality of the service. We are not a ‘bucketshop’ firm, getting the cheapest possible price irrespectiveof quality. But, on the other hand, clients want more forless. We are under a lot of pressure to continue to findmore efficient ways in which we can deliver particularservices and support the quality work that we are doing.

Emma HartWhen we are developing our presence in Asia Pacific andIndia, for example, isn’t there synergy there?

Wim DejongheIt’s not that simple. Take India, for example, where thereare very strict rules on what you can do in terms ofproviding legal service. Or we could set up in cheaperlocations, but our clients expect us to be in primelocations, so that would not work. I don’t think ourexpansion into emerging markets will necessarily result inmore of our services outsourced to those places.

‘‘ ’’It is important these measures are not directed purely atwomen… this is about the retention of our best talent.

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David MorleyWe have done various types of outsourcing for years. Ourcomputer services are outsourced. Some of our legal workis outsourced. We use a know-how lawyer who lives andworks in a ski resort in Canada – I’m not suggesting that’savailable for everybody, before I get a rush ofapplications! We use lawyers in Australia, who workduring our night time; a lawyer who works in Israel...Outsourcing is just one technique and one tool for howwe might think about the best and most efficient way tooperate the business.

One of the key skills for the future, and it’s notsomething you get overnight, is the skill to redevelop andenhance a relationship with a major client. That partlyrevolves around the ability to offer the client a perspectivethey wouldn’t get from anybody else. This is notnecessarily a narrow legal perspective. Part of thechallenge for all lawyers is to offer advice on issues thatare of much wider importance to the client. The law maybe one element but may not always be the most importantelement. It’s the ability to offer solutions. I’m notsuggesting everyone turns into a McKinsey consultant but,in the long term, I think the most successful lawyers willbe those who can offer a much wider perspective to theclient that goes beyond their specialist skill.

If you look at some of our most successful partners,their clients consult them because they’ve got an insight,they’ve got a way of thinking about the world and theproblems the client is facing which sets them apart fromother advisers. Over the next year or so, you’ll hear moreabout sector focus and understanding the particularindustries in which your clients are working. That is anecessary pre-condition to be able to have those broaderconversations.

Emma HartDoes anyone believe that the restructuring programmecould have been handled better or differently?

Sarah FahyI think it was handled very well. It was transparent topeople on the ground, everybody understood it. Nobodylikes these things, but it was executed in a very positiveand professional manner. Having come from a bankingbackground, I’ve seen it done lots of different ways. Ithink you guys did a brilliant job and, strangely, certainlyfrom the perspective of my group, it’s actually done a lotto help build teams and to get people behind the messagethat Allen & Overy wants to make people feel a littlemore engaged. It’s actually boosted morale, to a certainextent, which I think is incredible.

David MorleyI was going to say that, only yesterday, I got an e-mailfrom a partner that was representative of other messagesfrom partners and staff around the world. This partnersaid: “I’ve never seen so much energy in the firm as thereis right now.” If the partners are confident and they feelthat we’re going in the right direction, it makes a hugedifference to our ability to project ourselves in the market.It makes everybody in the firm feel confident and, let’s behonest, there’s no reason for us to be anything other thanconfident right now. Not overconfident, not arrogant, butwe’ve got every reason to be confident about the positionthat we have in the market, and whatever is coming ourway in terms of the uncertainties in the economicconditions. We’ve proved that we can do well; we canthrive whatever those conditions are. That’s a huge tributeto all of you and everybody in the firm.

‘Global Question Time’

An audience of 40 people from Allen & Overy were at the ‘Global Question Time’ event,and questions were submitted on video from people in each key A&O region (America,

Asia, Middle East, Central and Eastern Europe, Western Europe). David and Wim took a widerange of questions on everything from the shift of money and power from the West to the East,to how the firm can keep its most talented people.

Following the lively session, a webcast was made available to everyone at A&O worldwidevia the intranet. People throughout the firm were invited to submit questions beforehand, andall questions submitted – even those that there wasn’t time to cover at the event – were laterposted on the intranet along with the responses.

v Emma Hart is a journalist and presenter and director of media training consultancy Hp Media.

O V E R V I E W

Magic Circleor Magic Flute?

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Opera was not among the original benefits of our successful alumniprogramme, but it must be now, as chairman Alex Pease writes.

When we put together the many benefits for alumni in joining our programme in the last few years, we could not haveimagined that one of them might be to

perform on the stage of Glyndebourne in a production of The Magic Flute. For anyone who has been to thatincredible opera house in the English Sussex Downs, just to see around backstage is enough of a privilege, but to walk out on to the stage in front of a capacityaudience was simply amazing for all of us involved, as you will see from the article in this year’s yearbook on page 20.

The most striking thing for me about the productionwas the incredible musical, dramatic and choral talentthat we have within the walls of our various offices. But,as I have often written before on these pages, when you

recruit some of the most able people in the world, itshould not be surprising that it turns out that they are not only highly accomplished lawyers but also brilliantsingers, instrumentalists, actors, sportsmen and women etc. etc. We hope at A&O to be able to give the opportunity to keep these skills alive and also to enable them to be used as a platform on which to meetformer colleagues.

Alumni will have seen that our 2009 publication was a shadow of its former self, half the number of pages ofprevious editions and soft cover rather than hardback. We felt that this was appropriate given the extremelytough times that the firm and its clients were facing. Wewere therefore thrilled that the new slimline yearbook stillwent on to win two Institute of Internal Communication(formerly Communicators in Business) awards earlier this

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year. We have received such positive feedback generally on the new style that we are keeping the new format forthe foreseeable future.

This year our small team has been badly hit by thelong-term illness of Alexandra Rothwell (née Livesey) whohelped to launch the programme and has managed it eversince. Alex is sorely missed not just for her enthusiasmand drive for all things alumni related, but for being suchan amazing person and dynamic presence at A&O. Wehave managed nonetheless to put together a full year ofactivity which, in addition to working on The Magic

Flute, has included our annual drinks reception inLondon, a party in Amsterdam and another in Paris inNovember, and as we go to press on this edition, an eventis being organised in Bangkok. There have also been anumber of smaller sporting, social and pro bono activitiesglobally which are highlighted on the website.

Our alumni programme has been running formore than five years and we have in excessof 4,000 registered members, so we feel nowis a good time to relaunch. We want to know

what you think about the current programme, what youwould like from the network and what we can do betterin the future. So we have commissioned Engage Group toconduct a survey of all our alumni. I would be so gratefulif you would take the time to respond to this when youreceive it, so that we can improve the programme for allour members.

On the subject of new ideas, I have been trying to workout how the alumni programme could become therepository of the history of the firm. We are investigatingthe possibility of creating an online digital archive wherethis information could be retained and viewed bymembers of the firm and alumni alike; perhaps decade bydecade. If you have any photographs, or treasureddocuments, invitations or stories that you would bewilling to share with us which recall to mind the yearsyou were at A&O, could you possibly send us a copyand/or describe for us their significance? We might evenwant to do a video interview with you to record yourmemories. Please let us know and send the alumni teaman email at thealumniteam@allenovery.com.

I hope that you enjoy reading this year’s yearbook.

Chairman, Alumni Programme

A&O and alumni cricket dayat Highclere Castle, Berkshire.

Alumni receptionin Amsterdam.

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Alumni black tie dinnerfor former London partners and directors.

Annual alumnireception.

P R O F I L E G R A H A M V I N T E R

Law in aliving context

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Alumnus Graham Vinter finds the challenges of theglobal oil and gas industry entirely to his liking, ashe tells Humphrey Keenlyside.

Mention the name Graham Vinter to almost anyone associated withA&O and they will know well of his enormous contribution tothe firm, principally, but not solely, because of the firm’s projectspractice. It was Graham who led the formation of the Projects

Group in the mid-1990s. He and others (including his wife, Anne Baldock)created an innovative and successful practice, from the groundbreakingtransactions they handled to the open plan office pioneered by A&O before any other major law firm.

In November 2007, Graham left the partnership to become general counsel ofthe integrated natural gas company BG Group. After such a successful career atA&O, which spanned nearly three decades, what prompted the move? “I knewthat at some stage I would part company with A&O, good though the firm hasalways been to me,” he said. “I wanted to try something else. I knew I had to cutthe umbilical cord.”

Heading the legal department of a major company in the oil and gas industrywas not just a fresh challenge, it tied in perfectly with his industry knowledge.More than that, he was excited by the company’s ambitions. “BG Group’s goalwas to grow and ultimately to stand shoulder to shoulder with companies likeShell. I liked the sound of that.”

It was a golden opportunity, but Graham was certainly thrown in at the deepend. Not only did he have just one weekend in between finishing at A&O andstarting at BG Group, but within days he found himself putting his signature todocuments approving oil trades worth hundreds of millions of dollars. “If therewas a moment that encapsulated moving out of private practice, it was then.”

As BG Group’s general counsel, he is a member of the company’s group executivecommittee. All members of that committee are expected to contribute to general

BG Group general counselGraham Vinter: excited bythe company’s ambitions.

‘‘’’I knew that atsome stage…

I had to cut theumbilical cord.

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commercial matters affecting the group. Hiding behind anarrow professional qualification is not an option.

Graham believes that the top FTSE companies areincreasingly structuring their general counsel roles in thisway, mirroring a practice that is more widespread in theUS. Having been immersed in this type of arrangement fornearly three years, he thoroughly approves.

He has significant responsibility in his capacityas the group’s top lawyer. Graham heads adepartment of around 90 lawyers (well over100 if the lawyers in the company’s joint

ventures are included). He bears ultimate responsibilityfor all of the legal affairs of the group and has oversightof the group’s ethical conduct policies. He is also amember of the company’s investment committee, theexecutive committee charged with overseeing all majorinvestment decisions.

When he first addressed his team, shortly after starting,he indicated that his approach would be to lead but toseek consensus. At the back of the room, one of thelawyers spoke up: “I hope you won’t be too consensual.Part of what we need is someone to tell us what to do.”

Graham laughs when he recounts the story. “That toldme a lot about the company. People expect those at thetop to make the decisions and lead.”

He goes on: “I have watched the corporate decision-making process at close quarters and I like it. Myexperience is that decisions get taken in professionalpartnerships after a lengthy period of broad consensus-building. In a company, there appears to be a muchgreater acceptance of the notion that managers manageand are individually accountable for their actions.”

As far as the company’s legal department is concerned,Graham sees it as his role to make sure the departmentoperates smoothly and that individual lawyers are happywith their work. That includes not only being responsiblefor their “pay and rations” but also ensuring that theGroup’s lawyers have job satisfaction and a good work-life balance.

“Ours is a very different offering from that of a Citylaw firm. We can offer much greater participation in theday-to-day life of a company and a career path whichhelps you see law in a living commercial context.”

The key is empowerment, Graham firmlybelieves. When he was a young lawyer, he wasentrusted with responsibility from an early age,to the benefit of himself, the firm and clients.

He wants the same for the lawyers working for him. Graham’s interest in projects work was spurred by the

most unlikely of sources – being asked (by Philip Wood)to proofread a loan agreement for India’s five-year plan.He was an articled clerk (trainee) at the time. “I made theconnection that finance had tangible outcomes. It was notjust moving bits of paper around; money was being usedto build projects and to propel a country forward. I foundthat very exciting.”

That was in the early 1980s, when most project financerevolved around a few banks, principally in the oil andgas sector. Graham built up a considerable knowledge ofthe sector. He not only got to know the key people in themarket, he soon developed a thriving practice, encouragedby Tony Humphrey.

It was also Tony Humphrey who steered Graham in the

Graham Vinter: ‘I have watched the corporate decision-making process at close quarters and I like it.’

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Law firms, take note

As general counsel, Graham has the ultimate say on which outside firms to instruct on BG Groupbusiness. What, then, does he look for in law firms? “Quality is paramount and partnerinvolvement is essential. It may be a high hurdle, but we also need our external lawyers to be asresponsive and as available as our in-house lawyers. Critically, I expect the lawyers we use to

have an excellent knowledge of the industry in which we operate. I am not impressed with firms that cometo us with simply a broad commercial practice, when what we are looking for is expertise in oil and gas.”

Neither is he impressed with the tendency among some law firms to sit on the fence and hedge theiradvice with pages of qualifications and disclaimers. It is vital that the advice they give is clear, to the point,and well written.

“When I meet my chief executive, I need to convey advice concisely and decisively. I am paid to give aview, not an exposition on why the law is unclear.”

Costs are another critical consideration, but Graham says that he will always pay a “fair price for fair value”.

He will always look to use a number of firms, no matter how strong the relationship with any single one.Competition is healthy, he says. In a company, the bottom line is always to deliver value for theshareholders.

“Judging value is always difficult,” he says, “but I start from the proposition that an exclusiverelationship with just one service provider is not the best way to meet the value objective for theshareholders.” He concedes this was not how it was when he began his legal career but notes: “The worldhas moved on.”

direction of leveraged buyouts when Graham’s preferredpractice area hit rough waters after the oil price shock in1985. To say that Graham was busy in the late 1980swould be an understatement. In one particularly fraughtweek, with several deals being closed, Graham had justone night’s sleep in five and, required to catch Concorde tothe US to close one of the deals, achieved the remarkablefeat of billing 28 hours in a single 24-hour day!

Leveraged buyouts then – to Graham’s relief – gave wayin the 1990s to a move into power projects and privatefinance initiative work, both areas made possible by theprivatisation and liberalisation policies of successiveConservative governments. The work spread throughout

the world and, seizing the moment, Graham put aproposal forward to the firm’s management that it shouldform a group dedicated to energy and infrastructureprojects and project finance.

Graham finally left A&O on 2 November 2007, keen topursue the new opportunity with BG Group. But that isnot to say that he had no regrets about leaving A&O. “Ihad thoroughly enjoyed my time at A&O. The firm hadbeen very good to me and had provided a platform whichwould have been hard to better.

“I loved being head of projects and really enjoyedhelping to bring on successive generations of lawyers.And, of course, A&O brought me and Anne together!”

‘‘ ’’I made the connection that finance had tangible outcomes…

money was being used to build projects and to propel a country forward. I found that very exciting.

T H E A R T S

Mozart magicon Glyndebourne’s stage

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An A&O production of The Magic Flute at Glyndebourne, one of theworld’s pre-eminent opera houses. How on earth did we pull it off?

Talented people. Outstandingorganisation. Professionalambition. A commitment to theperforming arts. Spot the odd

one out when it comes to describingwhat makes a top law firm. And yet, inA&O’s case, all of these came together– some might say miraculously – onthe night of 13 February 2010, asmore than 150 performers made up of 70 soloists and chorus members, an orchestra and a choir from StepneyGreencoat school performed Mozart’s The

Magic Flute to a rapturous full house.The seeds of the production had actually been

sown much, much earlier, in two significant respects. Thefirst was A&O’s subsidised support for music within thefirm for the past 10 years or so, arguably longer. Incollaboration with City Music Services, which providesmusic tuition, staff have been able to use the firm’spremises to have singing and instrument lessons. Out ofthat has grown an Allen & Overy choir, orchestra andsmaller ensembles.

The second was a visit made by former senior partnerand keen musician Guy Beringer to Glyndebourne a fewyears ago during the closed season. Would the opera house

ever consider renting out the space to outsideorganisations, he enquired? Come early 2009,

the answer came back in the positive:Glyndebourne would open its doors tooutsiders, with suitable quality controls.

That was music to the ears of Guy,Don McGown – another champion ofmusic within the firm as well as singerof great repute (as readers of theAlumni Yearbooks will know) – and

Howard Charles, director of City MusicServices. Buoyed by the experience of

three successful performances of Gilbert & Sullivan operettas held in the A&O

auditorium, they took the bull by the horns: A&O would stage an opera.

Says Howard: “Guy, Don and I were absolutely clear,however, that as far as possible we wanted this to be anA&O production.”

Then the hard work began. The first decision was thechoice of production. Howard recommended Mozart’sThe Magic Flute principally because it offered scope formany people to participate, not just four or five majorsolo parts supported by a chorus. Some parts could bedoubled up, one soloist per act (proving that job sharingdoes work), an orchestra would be assembled, and 40

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children from Stepney Greencoat school, an A&O partnerschool, who had sung in firm productions before, wouldingeniously take the part of the three ‘boys’.

Auditions for the singing parts started nine monthsbefore the performance. Talent emerged from all quarters.Andrew Leveson, a prospective trainee, found that aninterview with Guy Beringer concentrated primarily on hisprevious directing experience with English National Operaand resulted in his taking on the role of director of theproduction. Andrew then brought on board a fellowtrainee, Matt Farrington (a choral scholar at King’sCollege, Cambridge), after a chance conversation in thecanteen queue.

When Howard was looking for someone to take on themighty challenge of the Queen of the Night role, he wasput in touch with Carine Chassol, a trained singer andpartner in A&O’s Paris office. Carine told him that, quiteby chance, she had previously looked at one of theQueen’s arias in her singing lessons. She leapt at theopportunity to perform in Glyndebourne, not letting thesmall matter of being seven months’ pregnant deter her.

Step by step, the pieces fell into place. When adelegation from Glyndebourne came to check upon rehearsals, its members were astonished at thequality of the performers and the professionalism

with which the orchestra and singers were approachingthe venture. In response, the Glyndebourne team was“incredible”, says Howard. “They provided props,costumes, enlisted the help of stage managers andgenerally could not have been more helpful.”

Other pieces of the puzzle seemed to fall in placenaturally. Elisabeth Tooms, for many years our chieflibrarian, and a lover of theatre production, took on therole of stage manager. Mark Welling, also retired and akeen amateur musician, was the orchestra coordinator.

In all, some 150 people were involved in theproduction. Eventually, many more were involved in all aspects of the operation, including front of house,ticketing, wardrobe and serving ice cream in the interval.Offers to help came from right across the firm. Onepartner was heard to offer his services as a car parkingattendant, and alumna Patricia Wyatt organisedaccommodation for the soloists for the evening beforethe performance, putting several up in her home. Theinvolvement of so many people meant that the productionwas a success even before the first note had been sung.

The production had offstage drama aplenty. Heavysnowfall across the UK in early February raised thenightmare of people not being able to get to the venue in

’’‘‘The involvement of so

many people meant that the production was

a success even before thefirst note had been sung.

East Sussex. However, the weather warmed in time, andno one was delayed. Then Matt Farrington, playingTamino, picked up a chest infection which meant thateven up to the dress rehearsal, he could not sing a note.

But the gods smiled. Come the performance, everythingworked perfectly. The goodwill and enthusiasm emanatingfrom the audience of 900 was palpable. Running aroundthe venue, making sure that everything was working as it should, Howard bumped into Jonathan Titcher, theStepney Greencoat music teacher, who had tears streamingdown his face in sheer joy watching his children performingon the stage. For all concerned, it was memorable and an

unqualified triumph. And on top of that, some £15,000was raised for the British Red Cross, Stepney Greencoatschool, Spitalfields Music and Glyndebourne Education forthe Knight Crew project.

So what comes next? Can A&O ever better The Magic

Flute at Glyndebourne? Probably not, says Howard, butthat is completely beside the point. “The real value is inthe process, in the team-building, in instilling confidencein people and, of course, promoting the love of music andperformance. Allen & Overy deserves huge credit formaking that possible within the firm. Whatever comesnext will be, in those terms, every bit as successful.”

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Andrew Leveson (Director)

When I was offered a training contract with A&O, I scarcely anticipated that before even starting at the firm,I would find myself asking a room full of its musical elitewhether their facial features might be consideredconducive to wearing a walrus mask. Nor that, havingdecided to leave behind an incipient career in opera, I would find myself back in the saddle quite so soon. Thesomewhat delicious irony of my Glyndebourne directorialdebut resulting from a transition to corporate law was notlost upon me.

It certainly proved a baptism of fire. With its delicatebalance of playfulness, pantomime and profundity, The

Magic Flute is a tough nut to crack at the best of times.And while opera singers are not generally known forbeing the least idiosyncratic of individuals, at least theytend not to receive urgent client calls five minutes beforelong-planned ensemble rehearsals. They are also rathermore accustomed to young upstarts asking them to spend15 minutes concealed in a costume basket or to grinunbecomingly while wielding axes and performing a morethan mildly ridiculous dance.

With so many balls to keep in the air – constantrescheduling, negotiating technical issues withGlyndebourne and reworking the piece to allow for

40 schoolchildren, a mixed-gender brotherhood and somequestionable legal humour, not to mention actuallyrehearsing – I rarely seemed to leave the office. Goodpreparation, more than one wag observed.

As atypical an introduction as it was, however, I couldnot have imagined a better one. Seeing so many peoplefrom across all areas of the firm invest in the project withpatience and good humour, continually push themselvesand really raise their games come the performance wasimmensely inspiring. I am not certain how much more ofmy time at A&O will be spent choreographing singingsolicitors but, for all the exhaustion and surreality, it wasan experience I’m thrilled to have had.

Helen Andrews (Chorus)

When I heard about The Magic Flute, I immediatelydismissed the idea of joining in because, with bothchildren in their last year of junior school, I didn’t havetime. Apart from anything else, I just can’t sing that well.

I am so glad that the prospect of actually singing on thestage at Glyndebourne overcame all that. It is one of thebest things I have ever done. Howard was a fantasticteacher and even at early rehearsals, the beauty of themusic seemed to transcend the ropiness of the chorus. At one rehearsal, I was the only second soprano in

And how was it for you?Notes from some of those who rose to the occasion and made it all happen

attendance – I felt that I would rather walk naked arounda railway station than sing on my own like that again.

Once we were there on the day, the buzz was justfantastic and my family were so proud. The rush ofexcitement of being on stage before the curtain went up was just so amazing.

Tara Rajah (Orchestra, Violin)

The opportunity to perform at Glyndebourne, to be able to play at such a high level in such an exclusivelyprofessional setting, was absolutely unique. I am still in a state of slight disbelief that I have actually sat in theorchestra pit and played the violin there! It was anentirely magical day and the whole experience will be oneof those memories that will always stand out in my mind.

Guy Beringer (Papageno)

The real test of someone’s character comes when theyhave to respond to a challenge that is both unexpectedand novel. The Magic Flute required skills which mostparticipants had not previously uncovered and, on thenight, was a rare test of nerve and composure. Being onstage at one of the world’s great opera houses in front of a full house was no place for the faint of heart. I wasimmensely proud of the way in which everyone (both on

and off stage) rose to this challenge and consider thewhole project to have been one of the most satisfyingachievements of my career.

Melanie Jones (Papagena)

Going to Glyndebourne was a huge jump for us, andraised expectations as well as nerves. But there was realenthusiasm and drive that permeated everything. Peopleput in enormous effort. I trained physically, not justvocally, in advance of the performance.

We were amateurs, but it was wonderful to have ournames on the dressing room doors. It was a completethrill to be performing in the same place and on the samestage as world-renowned singers.

What does it say about A&O? That the firm isimaginative and inclusive. Anyone is allowed to take partin the choir, and that really brings people together. It alsoshows we are not just lawyers; we have other interests.

Colleen Keck (Chorus, one of the ’Goons)

Performing in The Magic Flute at Glyndebourne waswithout a doubt the most fun I have ever had at A&O.And that was a pretty high bar! It was an unbelievablyexciting, energising and rewarding experience. I can’tenthuse enough about it. It was also a challenge – there

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were times when I wondered whether we would actuallyget there – but that made it all the more satisfying whenwe did.

The sheer newness of the experience was a delight. Wehad a fascinating insight into what goes into putting on aproduction at Glyndebourne and into how an orchestrachoir, soloists and others bring it all together on the night,something I had never encountered on this scale.

I personally also learned a lot about music, and abouthow to sing and how to learn to sing. Discovering themany incredibly talented people at A&O and among ouralums was an added bonus. The breadth and depth oftalent is truly extraordinary and sometimes I just can’tbelieve that virtually all of those people work, haveworked, or will work, here. I wonder why many of themaren’t on stage all the time.

Everyone (especially Howard, Andrew and othersleading the charge) approached the project with greatexuberance and a sense of fun. This created a wonderfullypositive and energetic atmosphere which was, ultimately,reflected in the performance and in the audience. Toparaphrase a comment I overheard: “There was a rarelyencountered shared sense of adventure in the auditorium.”I can’t wait to do it again.

Carine Chassol (Queen of the Night)

I am pretty proud to belong to a firm capable of the drive,energy and ambition it takes to put such a show together.I had not completely realised the sum of efforts andtalents contributed by so many people and I was amazed.

Being in the Paris office while the show was being

prepared, as well as pregnant, I had not attended anygroup rehearsal until three or four days before the show. I had only met Howard and a pianist (and in January I came over to meet up with the other quintet singers). So, when I arrived for the dress rehearsal in the office onWednesday 9 February, heard the other singers, saw thecostumes, the decor, the number and variety (children,partners, support staff, trainees, alumni, significantothers...) of persons involved, I was really impressed!

I think A&O has (in addition to all the rest) somethingto be proud of.

Stuart Burnside (Priest)

“Ooh, you were that scary one!” piped up some nipper as Isought some post-performance Gentleman’s Conditioner formy vocal chords. “That’s right,” I smiled malevolently, asshe hid behind her father’s legs. Ah, fond memories of theyoung being scared by the old – pretty much sums up mytime at A&O... sorry, I mean my role in The Magic Flute.

Fast forward a few months. “Oh, you know, I’ve sung abit of opera, nothing too serious.” “Where did you lastperform?” she asked. “Um, Glyndebourne,” I smiledbashfully, gently collecting the putty forming in my hands.

So yes, one too many relationships over the yearshaving been made “subject to business need”, A&O isfinally paying me back in spades. Lots of happymemories, great fun had with an excellent cast and crew,and an enduring after-dinner boast. What more could aloving client want from his former firm... although theurge to sing “Go compare” on receipt of your invoices is now nearly overwhelming...

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Morwenna Pestell (Pamina)

I was a trainee when I suddenly had the opportunity toperform the role of Pamina in The Magic Flute atGlyndebourne. Prior to joining the firm, I did not realisethat such an opportunity could ever exist at a law firm soI was delighted to find out that Allen & Overy were soactive in terms of music. As was the case for all of the castand individuals supporting the performance, juggling ademanding job with taking part in the opera was tiringbut also extremely rewarding.

I think that the production created a great sense of teamspirit across the whole firm as I believe everyone felt reallyproud to be part of such a special event.

Rachel Wright (Orchestra, Flute)

My teacher was almost as excited as me when Imentioned that I had the chance to play in The Magic

Flute at Glyndebourne. He knows the opera well and hasplayed in it many times, including in the pit atGlyndebourne. He said it would be very strange to thinkof me sitting in his seat. He was able to give me somepertinent tips though: for example, that in the autumnseason the pit can be cold at the start of the performance(which can have an interesting impact on tuning) – not to mention the bar area in the interval. So what would it be like in February, when there might be snow on the ground?

Of course, when the date was set, no-one knew that itwould be one of the coldest and snowiest winters for along time. Heavy snow had a major impact on attendanceat some rehearsals, not to mention players’ various workand other commitments affecting others. It must havebeen a huge challenge for the conductor to coordinate alengthy series of rehearsals with a fluctuating group ofmusicians, never quite knowing how many violins therewould be on one day or whether any wind players wouldbe there on another.

However, all the hard work in the rehearsals certainly

paid off and what a tremendous and exciting day it was.The adrenalin buzz from the performance itself wasamazing and my parents, who are not natural opera-goers, loved every minute of it. This was a wonderfulopportunity to catch up with some old friends and I wasamazed to discover the singing skills of some of myformer colleagues. Thank you to the team at A&O formaking it all possible.

John Brockhouse (Orchestra, Double Bass)

Being part of the A&O orchestra over the past two yearshas been great fun. The production of The Magic Flute

was a landmark, both in terms of the music and thevenue. The rehearsals were tough but enjoyable, the endresult a testament to the hard work put in by all involvedand the reward of playing at such a famous venue asGlyndebourne was a special experience that I will alwaysremember. I only wish that we could have played morethan one performance.

Matt Farrington (Tamino)

I bumped into Andrew on the LPC course, and not onlydid we find that we were both going to train at A&O, butwe had this shared interest in music, so he asked me toaudition for the part of Tamino. Although I had been achoral scholar at King’s College Cambridge, I had neversung opera before, but A&O very kindly paid for me tohave lessons to help me find the right tone.

Disaster nearly struck, however, because before theproduction I had a really bad chest infection and couldn’t sing. For the dress rehearsal I had to mime!However, on the day I had just about enough voice to get through.

It was an amazing experience. I had no idea thatamateur singers could do such a professional job. It wasgreat to meet so many people at the firm, at all levels ofthe hierarchy, before I joined. The whole processconfirmed for me that I had chosen the right firm.

P R O F I L E G E N E R A T I O N Y

The pleasurecomes in doing it well

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A new breed entering the corporate world brings refreshing attitudes to workand life. May Worvill meets some of the A&O intake of Generation Y.

Sara Green is a world-class fencer. She also findstime to be an A&O trainee. Persephone BridgmanBaker felt so strongly about an Indian orphanageand school that she set up a UK registered charity

to support it. Charles Buckworth has managed toreconcile a love of music with working life through theA&O orchestra.

Welcome to the world of Generation Y. Who are they? The defining characteristics of

Generation Y include having been born in the 1980s and1990s and having a well-developed sense of work-lifebalance. Recent Generation Y recruits at A&O not onlydemonstrate academic achievement and a passion for thelaw, but also a dedication to a wide range of otheractivities, many of which they pursue at a high level.

When it comes to their careers, Generation Y’s toppriority is choosing work that they love doing. So saidThe Observer under the headline: They don’t live for

work… they work to live. Of course it’s not as simple asthat, but the fact is there’s no sharp demarcation for thesebright sparks between working and living.

Take Sara Green. She started fencing as a child andbegan representing Great Britain in internationalcompetitions as a teenager. This experience culminated inthe highlight of her fencing career, competing in the 2006Commonwealth Games in Belfast.

“Competing was an incredible experience. Afterparticipating in UK competitions almost every weekendfor a year, I came second in the national rankings and was guaranteed selection for the Games. I really felt likea winner!”

She sees clear similarities between fencing and pursuinga career in law: it takes the same kind of motivation. “I’mhappiest when I’ve set myself lots of intense goals. This iswhy I know being a trainee at A&O will be just my cupof tea.” Fortunately, the sporting opportunities at A&Ohave also enabled her to continue with her love of anactive life.

Sara also finds motivation through others. “Workingwith people who have the same passion, drive and vigourkeeps me pushing on, whether into the small hours withwork or just doing that extra five minutes of training.”

Future trainee Fergus Baker will understand whatshe means. A keen cricketer, he played forLeicestershire County Cricket Club as a teenager,and then for Cambridge University. He was

studying the LPC when he was ‘called up’ for the A&Oside at the recent Alumni match.

With him, the desire to achieve his full potentialprovided the motivation for academic and sportingsuccess. He also admits to “a real competitive streak”

which helped him cope with the sledging he received atthe hands of England internationals Marcus Trescothickand Justin Langer while batting against Somerset in 2008.

Many alumni will recognise a ‘work hard, play hard’ethos from their days with the firm. The firm placesemphasis on work-life balance, encouraging sports andfitness with the free onsite gym and numerous sportingclubs. But there is more to the equation for Generation Y.Members of this group are more inclined than some oftheir predecessors perhaps were to consider corporateculture and attitudes in their choice of a firm. A&O’sreputation for pro-bono work, for example, can be asmuch an attraction for some as the sports facilities.

That was what attracted trainee Persephone BridgmanBaker. She had spent four months before universityworking at an orphanage and school in the Indian state

of Tamil Nadu. The orphanage, called the Society forEducational and Economic Development (SEED), provides a home for children whose parents are servinglife sentences.

She says her time there was “both the toughest andmost rewarding experience of my life”. Amid squalidconditions, she found happiness, laughter and a desire tolearn. “I not only taught spelling and phonetics. Theunderlying lesson was in affection, a mystery to long-orphaned children who have no experience of a family.”

Persephone’s experience prompted her to set up a UK-registered charity to provide fundraising support and toplace gap-year students at SEED so the good work cancontinue. She finds that the motivation for her charitywork is the same as for her work at A&O. “I wasinitially drawn to charity work by the opportunities for

Firm favourites: Representatives of Generation Y at A&O include (from left) Andrew Leveson, PersephoneBridgman Baker, Tara Rajah, Fergus Baker, Sara Green, Killian Brown (see page 37) and Charles Buckworth.

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event management in organising fundraising events, but soon was motivated by the tremendous buzz thatfundraising itself gives. I now get the same thrill fromcompleting a deal at work.

“Knowing my personal efforts have made a differencespurs me on.”

Andrew Leveson, who has recently started as a traineeat the firm, previously worked as a freelance operadirector. “My experiences ran the gamut from directing 20 Italian actors in a version of 1001 Nights rehearsedexclusively at night to assisting on large-scale productionswith all the requisite quirks of contemporary staging, suchas an Irish post-Famine Traviata and a Monteverdiproduction rather mystifyingly set underwater.”

Re-training in law would not seem an obvious careerpath for Andrew. However, he did have useful transferableskills. “I was eager to translate some of the creativeproblem solving and project management skills sonecessary when fighting the opening night clock into amore analytically structured and technical framework.”

A&O seemed to “tick all the right boxes,” he said, andviewed his unconventional background as an asset. “I findthis belief in potential and willingness to take a chance onan unknown incredibly motivating.” The firm’s musicalprogramme was a bonus, as was the opportunity to steerThe Magic Flute project (see page 20) while studying the LPC.

Music is a common but not exclusive theme with several Generation Y trainees.Felicity French plays the cello, cornet andpiano – she performed in a schools prom

at the Royal Albert Hall – but has also always beenattracted by a career in law, especially after taking part in a vacation scheme at A&O.

“I was aware that musical talent was encouraged atA&O,” she says, and this was one of the factors for her choosing the firm. Felicity has found that neitherstudying nor pursuing her career has prevented her from staying involved in music. Indeed, to her delight, “I have been able to continue playing as a hobby and

still receive invitations to play in major orchestral works.”

Tara Rajah and Charles Buckworth have also takentheir seats in the A&O orchestra. Tara, an associate in the Corporate department and a keen and talentedviolinist, says that work “can be intense, so it is important to pepper the daily schedule with differentlayers of activity.” She plays regularly in both a quartetand the orchestra, sometimes just to relax, other times to rehearse for concerts. “I didn’t think that I would ever have the opportunity to get back to playing at such a high level, and the fact that I have been able to at A&O is just one of the reasons why I love working here.”

For Charles, another recently qualified associate,the A&O orchestra “has also enabled andencouraged a number of us to pursue an activitywhich we sorely missed from our younger days.”

He has played the violin and clarinet since childhood,albeit reluctantly at first.

“I was delighted to hear that there was an A&Oorchestra. It’s great fun and has brought togethermembers of the firm who would not normally meet on a daily basis.”

The A&O production of The Magic Flute highlightednot just the firm’s musical talent but the value so manyplace on the experience of performing at one of theworld’s top opera venues, Glyndebourne. Tara relished thechance to play at a high level in a professional setting. “Itwas an entirely magical day,” she says, “and the wholeexperience will be one of those memories that will alwaysstand out in my mind.”

For Andrew Leveson, directing the production gave him a preview into life at A&O and an insight into “the enthusiastic and inclusive culture at the firm”.

His sentiment is echoed by Charles Buckworth. The factthat A&O is “happy for its employees to pursue activitiesoutside the daily grind of working in an international lawfirm” means that he and others of the new generationswill continue to be happy employees.

‘‘ ’’Knowing my personal efforts

have made a difference spurs me on.

P R O F I L E P A T R I C I A H Y N E S

Nothing likea nice big challenge

Native New Yorker and A&O senior counsel Patricia Hynesisn’t one for the quiet life, as she tells Humphrey Keenlyside.

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You might think that Patricia Hynes would be contemplating slowing down aftermore than 40 years as a celebrated trial lawyer, a tireless advocate in the cause ofaccess to justice for all and a long-serving proponent of raising standards in thelegal profession. Not a bit of it. “I’m a Type A personality,” she laughs. “So long

as I continue to enjoy the work, I see no reason to stop.” That’s good news for Allen & Overy’s New York office, where she is senior counsel. Her interest in the law was spurred when, as a child, she was hooked on the fictional trial

lawyer Perry Mason on the eponymous television show. Pat (as she is more usually known) was transfixed by the debating, oratory and trial process.

So, despite having no legal tradition in her family, she pursued her dream. After majoring in history at Queens College, University of the City of New York, she studied for a JD atFordham University School of Law and took a federal clerkship.

In 1967, she joined the US Attorney’s Office in Manhattan. Diversity not being quite what it is now, she was the only woman among a hundred or so men. It was certainly not ahindrance for an aspiring trial lawyer. Pat took on both criminal and civil cases. In one of hermore notable briefs, she represented air traffic controllers following a mid-air collision. Shealso gained a reputation for her skills in fraud and official corruption cases.

Pat stayed with the US Attorney’s Office for 15 years, rising through the ranks to reachExecutive Assistant, but she was keen to explore other options. In 1983, she moved intoprivate practice, joining Milberg Weiss (now known as just Milberg) as a lead trial lawyerspecialising in securities fraud cases.

She principally represented plaintiffs in large trials, but also took on some defence work. Herwork took her all over the country, in ever more high-profile cases. She was lead trial counsel forthe city of San Jose, California, when the city sued a number of brokerages following losses onbond trading, and was one of the lead counsel in the Drexel bankruptcy case, which ended in aUS$1.2 billion settlement.

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They sound fearsomely complicated, and they were, butPat’s success owes much to her ability to explain thingsclearly. “I like communicating and simplifying issues,presenting them in an understandable way to a jury andcourt,” is how she puts it. “I always say: if I canunderstand it, then a jury can!”

That is a valuable lesson she has passed on to lawstudents at both Harvard and Fordham Law Schools,where for many years Pat taught trial advocacy.

In 1993, she married Roy Reardon, also a trial lawyerand a senior partner with Simpson Thacher. Their meetingcame about when Pat was asked by a client to help raisefunds for Catholic schools in New York’s Queens County.This was a cause close to her heart, having attended aCatholic school herself in that part of New York whereshe was born and raised. As one of the main donors, Roywas invited to a celebratory dinner and happened to beseated next to Pat.

Roy was a widower, with four grown-up children, so infairly short time Pat found herself with a ready-madefamily, which has since increased by 11 grandchildren.

With the shift in priorities that familybrought and increasingly onerous travelcommitments, Pat stepped down as apartner from Milberg in 1999, becoming

Of Counsel. Four years later, as a huge case for which shehad been preparing settled on the court room steps, sheretreated further from the high-pressure trial load.

Instead, she devoted her attention to the needs of the poor.Already on the board of the Legal Aid Society in New York,an organisation that offers free legal advice to those whocannot afford to pay for lawyers, Pat took over as chair.

She discovered that the organisation was in a state offinancial crisis, as a result of government funding cuts,and was in danger of folding. Pat took over the business,restructured it, and – crucially – masterminded afundraising campaign. Tapping into her considerablenetwork of colleagues and friends, she – along with otherboard members – raised US$10 million in two weeks.

She continued to chair the board for three years,working in a voluntary capacity. “Milberg Weiss was verysupportive, allowing me to take time out. It was afabulous experience, which I found both incrediblyrewarding and educational,” she recalls.

In the summer of 2006, Pat was having lunch withA&O partner Pam Chepiga (a long-time friend, datingback to the US Attorney’s Office days), when Pam askedher if she would be interested in joining A&O’s growingLitigation practice in New York. The offer held a lot ofattraction. Pat knew both Pam and Michael Feldberg(head of Litigation) and knew of their reputation asoutstanding lawyers. The firm’s international platformwas a further inducement to make the jump.

Neither was she deterred by the strength of the WallStreet firms against which A&O was competing forlitigation work. “Throughout my career, I have taken onthe big guns in trials. Indeed, I enjoy that challenge,” shesays, adding: “With the quality of Michael, Pam and therest of the team, I knew we could compete againstanybody.”

She duly joined that September and has since built avaried and high-profile practice. Among her clients areDick Fuld, former chief executive officer of LehmanBrothers, and investment bank JP Morgan Chase.

As if that were not enough, in May 2008, Pat waselected president of the New York City Bar, New YorkCity’s oldest and largest bar association. Her mainpriorities as head of the 23,000-member organisation areto expand access to the legal system for people in need,and smooth out differences in the laws of different nationsto ease international transactions.

Her time outside work is entirely devoted to her family.She and Roy live in New York City but also have a housein Vermont, where they regularly retreat with any numberof grandchildren in tow.

Looking back, Pat reflects that she has “benefitedgreatly from being in the right place at the right time.”How does she manage to fit so much into her life? Simple,she responds. “Less sleep and a very supportive husband.”

‘‘ ’’I like communicating and simplifying issues…

if I can understand it, then a jury can.

NYC in her blood: Patricia Hynes also heads the New York City Bar association.

‘‘’’I knew we could

compete againstanybody.

‘‘’’I tend to beoblivious to just how big

Tokyo is.

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Greater thanthe sum of its parts

Tokyo, to those who know it, is a conglomeration of areas, each withits own character. Associate Keiko Honjo finds plenty to enjoy.

When I am abroad and tell a stranger that Iam from Tokyo, a typical response I get issomething like, “Wow, you’re from a verybig city.” It feels a little odd when I get

this even when I am in a city which, to me, feels at leastas big – for instance, New York or London. But then Ithink twice, and think maybe he or she has a point.

I have lived in Tokyo for more than 20 years now andtend to be oblivious to just how big the place is. Tokyodoes not have one key area where everything isconcentrated. In fact, when you say Tokyo, it is hard toconjure up a single image of the city because it is sodiverse. There are many popular areas in Tokyo that havetheir own unique characteristics. People are likely to befamiliar with names such as Shinjuku, Shibuya, Ginza,Harajuku, Roppongi and Asakusa regardless of whetherthey have actually visited any of these areas. Most of themare too far apart to walk, so you would normally take theunderground or a taxi to get from one area to another.Maybe there are not many other cities that are quite sospread out.

For a long time, Ginza represented Tokyo for mebecause I lived nearby and spent a lot of time hanging outthere on weekends. Ginza is generally perceived as the

most expensive area in Tokyo, where you can find all sortsof designer brand stores and expensive restaurants. I likedto go there not because I had the means to buy expensiveshoes and clothes but because everything was nice andclean and I liked being surrounded by a very decent groupof people. It’s not the place to go to if you are looking forsomething unusually exciting and wild, but perfect if youjust want to have lunch, watch a movie, then do someshopping and drop into a cafe when your legs get tired.

These days I spend more time in Roppongi, not justbecause I live close to the area but because that is wherethe Tokyo office of A&O is. Our office is in a buildingcalled Roppongi Hills which is maybe the largest buildingcomplex in the area, housing a number of offices, shopsand restaurants. There are also cinemas located right next door.

Roppongi has become one of my most favourite areasin Tokyo because of its diversity. One of the things Isometimes miss in Tokyo is cultural diversity becauseJapan is basically a homogeneous country. Most peoplehave the same skin colour, the same hair colour and speakthe same language. Roppongi happens to be one of thefew areas in Tokyo where you can find people of allnationalities, whether they are just visiting or resident. I

Keiko Honjo finds the diversity of Tokyo’s Roppongi district attractive.

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enjoy this kind of mixture because it generates differentvibes and energy.

While homogeneity is certainly what makes Tokyofamiliar and the most comfortable place for me to live in, it can also make life feel a little monotonous at times.Tokyo may be a big city, but, in general, I havereservations about calling it an international citycompared to some other cities I have visited outsideJapan. But Roppongi is definitely international and it is a part of Tokyo I have truly come to enjoy.

One of the things I love about Tokyo is the variety of food you can get. There are restaurants that serve allkinds of food, and the food quality, I think, is generallyvery good. Japanese food, no doubt, is the best, but Ithink there are some excellent French and Italianrestaurants too, among others. You can tell how muchpeople enjoy eating out in Tokyo just by looking at thenumber of magazines published every week which have a big headline that says ‘Places to eat in Tokyo’. For me,too, planning a night out with friends for some great foodand drinks is the best part of my life in Tokyo.

If you like karaoke, Tokyo is, of course, a great place to be. In any major area, you can find more than a fewbig karaoke places and they are always full of people atnight. If you are a fan of music and theatre, you willdefinitely want to stay in Tokyo because it is the source of this entertainment and there is no other place like it in Japan. While I appreciate this about Tokyo, one thing I am not so happy about is that theatre tickets andconcert tickets and even cinemas tend to be moreexpensive in Tokyo than in some other big cities in other countries I have been to.

Travelling within Tokyo is very easy, thanks to the extremely well-developed train andunderground networks. Trains run at frequentintervals and are usually very punctual. I like

the cleanliness of the Tokyo underground, both thestations and the cars. It is comfortable to travel byunderground except maybe during rush hour. There iswell-known TV footage of a station worker squeezingpassengers onto a train that is already full where you see

people inside the car being slammed and squashed against the windows. That happens in real life. There isno way I would be able to enjoy Tokyo the way I do nowif I had to commute like that every day. Fortunately, Ihave never had to travel during rush hour by train orunderground – I normally take a bus to the office now,and it is only about a 10-minute ride.

Some areas in Tokyo still maintain their traditionalappearance and characteristics. Of these, Asakusa isalways the tourists’ favourite. If you have a guidebook of Tokyo, you cannot miss a picture of a big red lanternhanging in front of the famous Sensoji Temple. A numberof stands and small shops spread out in front of thetemple selling traditional sweets and small items are very appealing.

Meiji Shrine is also a good place to visit if you are looking for somethingtraditionally Japanese in Tokyo. It islocated right next to Harajuku which

is an area crowded with young people, some of themwearing funny costumes and makeup. It is amazing howcompletely the air changes once you step into the premisesof the shrine – one moment you are in the middle of acolourful crowd and the next moment you are surroundedby a unique calmness.

Meiji Shrine is also one of the most popular places forpeople to visit to make wishes for the New Year. Visitingshrines and temples to make New Year wishes is calledhatsumode and is one of the most popular traditionalevents among the Japanese people.

Tokyo has something to offer for everybody. If youenjoy a modern lifestyle surrounded by cutting-edgearchitecture and entertainment, it will certainly notdisappoint. You can spend your days among skyscrapers,walk through busy crowds, eat in great restaurants andenjoy concerts and theatres.

If you prefer a more traditional and quiet lifestyle, thereare many cosy areas where traditions remain so deeplyrooted that you almost forget that you are actually in themiddle of a city which is perceived by most as one of thelargest cities in the world.

‘‘ ’’Fortunately, I have never had to travel during

rush hour by train or underground.

Food, footieand a love of walking

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Killian Brown, now qualified, describes his six monthsin the Tokyo office between September 2009 andMarch 2010, his last seat as a trainee.

Iknew that I wanted to go to one of our Asian offices for my overseas seat as atrainee. When I was told it would be Tokyo, I was more than happy. However,it did not start off as well as it might have. When I arrived with JoydeepChoudhuri, the other trainee, we found we had both forgotten our A&O

instructions on how to collect our luggage and get it through customs. So we hadfour hours in Narita International Airport late at night, not being able tocommunicate with the customs officers and feeling slightly foolish.

I did go on to learn some Japanese during my six months. At the office, of course,it was mostly English spoken, by the bengoshi (Japanese lawyers) as well as by the‘foreign’ lawyers. My fluency in Japanese never really got beyond some fairly basiccapability, enough to instruct taxi drivers and to order in restaurants – sometimes!

Eating out was the norm while I was in Tokyo. I had always liked Japanese food,and was more than willing to try out different aspects of Japanese cuisine. I sampledall manner of sushi, sashimi, deep-fried vegetables, noodles, and rice bowls anddrank many varieties of tea. Every eatery, from the most expensive restaurant to thehumblest pub, would always serve the most delicious food. As for overcoming thelanguage barrier, I made friends with trainees from other law firms and we used toeat out together. A couple of them spoke fluent Japanese, so they tended to do theordering on behalf of everybody.

My preferred method for getting around the city was on foot, not because I didnot want to speak Japanese to taxi drivers, but because I loved getting to know thecity that way. I spent many weekends tramping the streets, sometimes for six orseven hours at a time. I really felt I came to know Tokyo well that way. I have aparticular affinity for Japanese fashion, so spent many a happy hour in clothes andfashion shops.

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I also walked to the office from my (A&O-provided) flat, which was not such a stretch considering it was only a couple of minutes’ walk away.

For other exercise, I played football. There were several teams for whom onecould play, including the A&O side, and many competitions in which to take part.But probably the most memorable aspect was playing five-a-side football on top ofbuildings, at night, under floodlights with the city spread out beneath us.

Ihad heard through a friend of a friend, after I had been travelling in Asia forsix months, about an opportunity to work as a paralegal at A&O. I took itbecause I thought it might be a good route into a training contract. And so itproved: I liked the firm and they seemed to like me. I applied for a training

contract and was offered it, starting in March 2008. That gave me almost two anda half years in which to travel, and even today I cannot believe how lucky I was tohave that time off.

Another thing my stint as a paralegal gave me was an insight into securitisation.That meant that, when I started my training contract – and indeed after I finished –I was able to let it be known that I wished to practise in the area of derivatives andstructured finance.

In Tokyo, I was working on a broader range of capital markets transactions, bothbecause of the nature of the work and the smaller size of the department. Workingin capital markets were four foreign lawyers (headed by Jason Humphreys), five orsix bengoshi headed up by Norifusa Hashimoto, as well as myself as the trainee.During my time, we were busy more or less throughout but not overstretched – something I count as a blessing because it gave me my free time to explore the country.

I made one or two weekend excursions, including one to Osaka and another toKoya-san, as well as a memorable skiing trip to Hokkaido, where the snowconditions were better than I had ever experienced. I liked it so much that I amplanning a skiing holiday there again in 2011, with the same group of friends as lasttime. My head is full of extraordinary images and memories of those trips. I wouldlike to say they have all been captured digitally, but I don’t own – and never haveowned – a camera!

Come the end of my six months, I was sad to leave. Tokyo is an amazing city, andit had been a fantastic experience living and working there. I liked the cleanliness ofthe city and the politeness of the people. This may come across as clichéd, but itwas absolutely true. I returned to London, because I wanted to concentrate onderivatives and structured finance, but I can certainly see myself returning to Tokyoto work at some point in future.

‘‘ ’’Probably the most memorable aspect

was playing five-a-side football on top of buildings, at night…

Killian Brown: a fantastic experience in an amazing city.

‘‘’’

Tokyo is anamazing city… it was a fantasticexperience living

and working there.

W I N E C H A L L E N G E

Rising stars ofthe viniculturalist’s art

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Everyone expected surprises. The A&O alumni programme’sfirst ‘international wine challenge’ did not disappoint.

The international spread ofAllen & Overy provides anatural base for celebratingdifferences and similarities,

comparing and contrasting parts of thecultural mosaic that is today’s world.Where, for example, has the art andscience of viniculture taken root in recentyears, and how does the wine producedin those countries compare with theoutput of the more traditional wine-growing areas?

There is of course only one way to find out: ask every office in the A&Onetwork to select the best from theirregion. Give them a price cap of £25 andlet their taste be their guide. What could be simpler?

Nineteen offices made their selection in preparation fora tasting. Many of the wines were sourced through aLondon wine agent; the others were sent by courier fromtheir countries of origin. The lineup was impressive in itsdiversity but that in itself made the task of awarding a2010 ‘alumni medal’ challenging if not impossible.

Partner David Wainer, a wine lover who used hissabbatical leave two years ago to train as a sommelier at atop New Zealand institute, acknowledged there could be

“no science” to an assessment of suchdisparate offerings. David led thetasting panel of four which includedwine specialist Andrea Sturniolo,alumnus Jeremy Sleap and ChuckGrieve, Alumni Yearbook editor.

Jeremy admits a bias to French wines.He is a regular visitor to a friend’shome in St Emilion and has shareshimself in a small château, which pays adividend of 12 cases “of very goodwine” a year.

Andrea, wine specialist for A&O sitecaterers Searcys, had organised theentries into broadly defined ‘flights’ forblind tasting. The categories were light

whites (kicking off with a sparkling wine); rieslings; oakedwhites; lighter-style reds; and full-bodied reds. The wineswere tasted ‘blind’ and were each assessed out of 20points, based on appearance, aroma, body, taste and finish.

“Sommelier training opens your mind and helps youlook for what’s good in a wine,” says David. “Tastingblind is important so no-one brings any preconceivedideas to the process. The fun is trying to discover newones. There are wines and countries represented here thatI’ve never tried before.”

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AAUUSSTTRRAALLIIAADead Arm Shiraz 2006, d’Arenberg (McLarenVale, South Australia)

“The d’Arenberg Dead Arm Shiraz is a benchmarkAustralian wine and a favourite of mine. It is a big Aussiered and a classic McLaren Vale, South Australian shiraz. I think South Australia makes our best shiraz. ‘Dead Arm’is a vine disease caused by the fungus Eutypa Lata. Onehalf, or an ‘arm’ of the vine, is slowly reduced to deadwood but the grapes on the other side, while low yielding,display amazing intensity.

“Robert Parker rates the 2006 as a 95+. His review ofthe wine was that it is ‘opaque purple-coloured, the noseis reticent but gives up aromas of meat, bacon, game,truffles, blueberry, and blackberry… It will be superbfrom 2018 to 2036.’”– David Wilkie, Partner, Corporate, Sydney

BBEELLGGIIUUMMChardonnay Gold 2003, Genoels-Elderen(Limburg)

“Belgium is traditionally not a wine-growing country,although the Romans grew wine here about 2,000 yearsago. About 25 years ago, wine growing was re-introducedby importing top vines of pinot noir and chardonnay fromBurgundy. Château Genoels-Elderen is the sole real winechâteau of Belgium. The soil (of marl) is excellent forChardonnay and the climate in this part of Belgium is

similar to the climate in Burgundy of about 100 years ago. “The 20ha of Genoels-Elderen produce excellent

chardonnay, great deep yellow, intense, mineral, spicy,greasy, tasting of apples and raspberry. The 2003 vintageis particularly sought after.

“Demand for these wines is steeply increasing and moreand more starred restaurants in Belgium have BelgianGenoels-Elderen on their wine lists.” – Pieter de Koster, Partner, Employment, Brussels

BBRRAAZZIILL Lote 43 2004, Miolo (Vale dos Vinhedos)

“After careful deliberation and extensivetastings, we proposed Miolo Lote 43 2004 as theBrazilian candidate. We are quietly confident that theMiolo might win through like the Californian wines didagainst French wines in the famous Steven Spurrier blindtastings.– Mark Manisty, Senior Associate, Banking, São Paulo

CCHHIINNAANoble Dragon Shandong White 2007 (Changyu)

“I would recommend wine from Gracevineyards based in Shanxi province. The grapes are grownusing French techniques and offer the sharp flavoursassociated with a continental climate with distinctiveseasons.”– Thomas E Jones, Consultant, Corporate, Beijing

Notes from sourceThe wines, their origins and what makes them special in the eyes of their nominators.

Jeremy Sleap: a bias to French.

David Wainer: fun to discover new wines.

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CCZZEECCHH RREEPPUUBBLLIICC Maidenburg Pinot Blanc 2008, Reisten(Moravia)

“I chose Maidenburg Pinot Blanc because of its specialtaste that differentiates the wine made from the grapesgrown at Palava vineyards from most of the otherMoravian wines. This is due to the high concentration oflime and thin soil that forces the wine root system tospread over the rocks and to absorb the lime mineralizedwater. The Maidenburg (Maiden Castle) region is alsoone of my favourite places in Moravia.”– Jan Myska, Partner, Corporate, Prague

FFRRAANNCCEEChâteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Reserve 2006,Roger Sabon (Rhône)

“Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a Côtes du Rhône, a regionwhich produces deep powerful wines dominated byGrenache noir, cinsault, syrah, mouvedre and muscardingrapes. Among the top Châteauneuf producers, RogerSabon is probably the least known but one of the mostaffordable growers. His wines are typical, a deep darkruby with an intense prune taste. The 2006 is a good year though not as impressive as 2007 which reaches an incredible level. For Roger Sabon, favour the cuvée prestige”– Michel Struys, Partner, Competition, Paris

GGEERRMMAANNYYRiesling trocken 2009, Robert Weil (Rheingau)

“I have selected the Weil’s Rheingau Riesling,because the Rheingau region is close to Frankfurt andfamous for growing top quality grapes of the mostnotable German white wine, the riesling. Experts claimthat the Rheingau is excellently suited for the cultivationof Riesling and that Weil’s Rheingau Riesling is especiallyfull-bodied and fruity. I concur and would add that,alongside its excellent wines, the region is also famous forits beautiful landscape and can therefore be recommendedfor travelling.”– Oliver Lohse, Associate, Banking, Frankfurt

GGRREEEECCEENemea Reserve 2003, Parparoussis (Nemea)

“The Greek entry is distinctively Greek since it is made from an indigenous grape, agiorgitiko

(St George’s), not found outside the country and from the native region of that grape, Nemea in the north-westPeloponnese. Nemea is by Greek standards a largeappellation. Agiorgitiko alone is grown there in a

wide range of quality. The better wines express thedistinct characteristics of different terroirs in theappellation. The Parparoussis comes from the communeof Gymno, at a high altitude (600m) in the south-westcorner. The soil is lighter and stonier, giving the wine a distinct minerality and the cool summer nights produced by the altitude assist phenolic ripeness in a late maturing grape.

“The Parparoussis is regarded as one of Nemea’s bestand has won international recognition. The ParparoussisNemea Reserve is made in tiny quantities (never morethan 15,000 bottles) and in many years it is not made atall, because it would not be good enough.”– Yannis Manuelides, Partner, Banking, Head of Greek

Practice, London

HHUUNNGGAARRYYUrbán Furmint 2007, Szepsy (Tokaj)

“Tokaj is the best-known Hungarian vineyardregion and is in fact older than the Bordeaux or Portoregions. István Szepsy, owner and winemaker, is a memberof a vineyard family who have worked on the sameparcels since the 16th Century.

“The Tokaj region is known firstly because of its sweetwines called Aszú, although the territory is suitable forcomplex, top dry wines, like the furmint which is made ofa traditional Hungarian vine. This is my favourite winefrom my favourite winemaker.”– Kornél Szabó, Associate, Corporate, Budapest

IITTAALLYYBricco dell’Uccellone 2005, Giacomo Bologna(Piedmont)

“The 2005 Bricco dell’Uccellone is produced a shortdistance from my house in Piedmont. While not thereason I bought where I did, this is one of the finestBarberas around (the upper range of Barberas aresometimes referred to as ‘super Barberas’ – and for goodreason). In this part of Piedmont, 2005 was a good yearand the established vineyard owned by the heirs ofGiacomo Bologna, who was himself the son of a wineproducer, produced a really superb Barbera that year.”– Craig Byrne, Partner, ICM, Milan

JJAAPPAANNAW Platinum Collection Muscat Bailey A 2008

“I chose this wine because I know it tastesgood and also that it is not expensive. I usually drinkItalian wine, rather than Japanese wine, but I am oftenasked by non-Japanese to recommend a Japanese wine.

In that case, it’s usually this wine. The manufacturer isAlps Wine. It is made of muscat bailey A (85 per cent)and cabernet sauvignon (15 per cent).”– Wataru Kamoto, Senior Associate, Corporate, Tokyo

LLUUXXEEMMBBOOUURRGGRiesling Koeppchen 2009, Domaine Alice-Hartmann (Luxembourg Mosel)

“I am a great lover of riesling, whether it comes fromGermany, Alsace or Luxembourg. Indeed, due to its cellarlongevity and its ability to reflect the individuality of itsterroir, riesling may be the best of all the white winegrapes. It is also potentially Luxembourg’s finest wine.

“Domaine Alice-Hartmann stands for high quality andreduced yields and has vineyards located in the heart ofthe Koeppchen, which is the one of the most famousareas in the Luxembourg Mosel region. Submitting atraditional riesling of Domaine Alice-Hartmann, from atop vintage like 2009, which received a special Europeanaward in August 2010, was for me an obvious choice.”– Jean-Luc Fisch, Partner, Taxation, Luxembourg

NNEETTHHEERRLLAANNDDSSRiesling 2008, Apostelhoeve (Maastricht)

“Not many people know (not even in theNetherlands) that we produce some good wines. This isthe best example, an excellent riesling that can easilycompete with the best from Alsace and Germany. It is dryand crisp, great with sushi and sashimi, fish and on itsown, as an apéritif or all afternoon/night. Many Michelin-starred restaurants have it on their wine list, including oneof the best Japanese restaurants outside Japan, Yamazotoin Amsterdam.

“I have also chosen this wine because I am fromMaastricht and it reminds me of the château where it isproduced, on the hills between Maastricht and the Belgianborder 500 metres away. It was the wine served when theMaastricht treaty was signed.”– Herald Jongen, Partner, Corporate, Amsterdam

PPOOLLAANNDDPinot Gris 2009, Winnice Jaworek (Dolny Slask region)

“This is a very good Polish wine which has already beennominated for many international awards. We wouldrecommend it for its clear taste and deep golden colour as itmatures. The aroma is built by subtle flower and spicynotes recalling the fresh scent of the spring meadowcovered by dew. The wine is balanced and well-made, fulland determined. Pinot Gris is a refined and complete wine.

Subtle sweetness harmonises with herbal character, givingthe impression of strength. As it matures, its bouquetbecomes ever richer and its taste acquires sensual elegance.”– Dominika Tluchowska, Marketing Manager,

Marketing, Warsaw

RROOMMAANNIIAAFlamboyant 2006, Davino (Dealu Mare region)

“We are convinced that this wine, a blend ofcabernet sauvignon, merlot and feteasca neagra, is the bestRomanian wine in this price range. A very importantaspect for our choice is the fact that the blend alsoincludes a specific Romanian grape variety – feteasca

neagra (black maiden).”– Valentin Hirit, Associate, Corporate, Bucharest

(associated office)

SSLLOOVVAAKK RREEPPUUBBLLIICCDunaj 2008, Mrva & Stanko (Hacaj)

“Dunaj (meaning Danube in Slovak) is agrape variety native to Slovakia. It was created back in the1950s, but became truly popular only during the last 10years. Wine from this variety is not produced anywhereelse in the world. Mrva & Stanko 2007/8 is one of thebest reasonably priced representatives, easy to drink but atthe same time showing the particular character of thedunaj grape (full body and colour). A very good startingpoint to exploring Slovak wines.”– Martin Magál, Partner, Corporate, Bratislava

SSPPAAIINN4 Kilos 2008, 4 Kilos Vinicola (Mallorca)

“4 Kilos is a modern Spanish wine. We havechosen this because it reflects the new way of wine-making in Spain, quite different to the Rioja old-fashionedstyle.” – Borja Fernàndez de Trocóniz Robles, Counsel,

Litigation, Madrid

Andrea Sturniolo: personaltaste is impossible to judge.

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UUKKNyetimber Classic Cuvée Brut 2005, NyetimberEstate (West Sussex)

“Nyetimber is one of the leading UK producers in anever-improving domestic sparkling wine market. For me,it was an obvious choice for the UK representative wine.

“The wine has exuberant youthful aromas, with hints ofhoney, lemon zest and shortbread all evidenced; on thepalate there is the characteristic Nyetimber autolyticweight allied to notes of quince and grapefruit and evenflavours which are heading towards the more exotic endof the fruit spectrum. A clean, quite complex finishcompletes the picture. And what better than to pick thevintage from the summer we won The Ashes!”– David Wainer, Partner, ICM, London

UUSSAACabernet Sauvignon 2006, Ramey (Napa Valley)

“I decided on a Californian cabernet sauvignon as I felt it to be the quintessentially classic grape varietal of California, itself the dominant wine-producing regionin the US. Ramey make a very representative offering that I thought would be a suitable ‘US ambassador’ forthe tasting.

“The 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon is a big wine, withpowerful tannins in the finish, but also plenty ofchocolaty, blackcurrant fruit intermixed with liquorice,roasted herbs, and underbrush.”– David Wainer, Partner, ICM, London

To the surprise and delight of the panel – and no doubt the wines’ champions – the topawards of the evening went to wine-makingoutsiders Greece and Luxembourg.

The Greek Parparoussis Nemea Reserve narrowlypipped Australia’s d’Arenberg Dead Arm Shiraz 2006 to earn top place among the reds. Honourable mentionamong a “really good flight of reds” went to the SlovakRepublic’s Mrva & Stanko Dunaj 2008.

Among the whites, the Luxembourg Riesling LeDomaine Alice-Hartmann 2009 came in ahead of PinotGris Winnice Jaworek 2009, the Polish entry.

Tasting blind, the Parparoussis Nemea Reserve fromGreece displayed winning characteristics of “good weightand finish” in David’s opinion. Andrea thought it had“good balance”.

The panellists thought the Australian Shiraz was atypical “big” red from Down Under. Andrea declaredhimself “impressed” with the Australian entry which hefound “full of fruit, very full-bodied with good character.

I couldn’t drink twoglasses of it withoutfood though.”

Andrea and Davidboth thought theSlovakian entry had“good balance” whichdeveloped as the winewas allowed to breathe.David also liked the

Romanian and Brazilianwines “a lot… it’s hard tochoose between them”although the Romanian entry“softened up” after time inthe glass.

“If we tried tasting thissame selection tomorrow wewouldn’t necessarily choosethe same winner,” said David.

Jeremy questioned whether the public taste for stronger,full-bodied reds was waning. His favourite of the tastingwas the Luxembourg Riesling. Its “off-dry” character with“a touch of sugar”, coupled with a particularly impressivearoma made it a worthy medallist. He thought that of thetraditional wine-producing countries, only the Australiansdid themselves justice.

As an Italian, Andrea was not happy with the selectionthat represented his country but agreed personal taste isimpossible to judge. Similarly, the French entry did notimpress the panel.

David said the £25 price cap may have limited thechances of both French and Italian wines, suggesting theyare “over-priced”. Similarly, it is hard to find a goodCalifornia wine outside the domestic market, and whenyou do, it’s “frighteningly expensive”.

Those factors, however, should not detract from thequality of the wines sampled. “It’s a great selection,” saidDavid. “We have some really good wines here and somuch variety – a true reflection of the ‘world’ of A&O.”

And the winners are…

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W O O D ’ S W I S D O M

A new venturein global law intelligence

Philip Wood, recently appointed to head A&O’s new Global Law Intelligenceunit, explains the rationale behind the unit and the scope of its work.

In February 2010, the firm established a Global Law Intelligence Unit as afaculty of expert A&O lawyersdedicated to cross-border law

and to helping to solve the puzzles of multi-jurisdictional law.

This is a first for an international law firmand part of a much larger strategic game.Several factors are behind the original idea.

The first is the sudden expansion ofeconomically active countries. There arearound 194 nation states. East Timor,Montenegro and Kosovo are the latest, with otherswaiting in the wings. These nations are divided intoaround 320 separate jurisdictions with their own laws.Nearly all the jurisdictions of the world participate in theworld economy, including emerging countries – Angola,Kazakhstan and Ghana for example. A very few countries,such as Bhutan, do not have a progressive economicfuture and are not really interested. Even countries whichfor long turned their backs on the rest of the world, suchas Laos and Cambodia, are now eager to promotethemselves as destinations for investment.

The process has been popularised as globalisation,which already has a vast literature. All this has beenaround for a long time. The literature emphasises the

degree to which the world is interlocked,interdependent and interconnected.

Yet, from the point of view of our clients,the law is frustratingly local. Each littlecountry has its own little laws and insists on its national sovereignty. Everywhere thereare boundaries, territories, borders, littleenclaves of law.

While money and business know noboundaries, legislators insist on piling up the stones.

The second factor is the rate of legalchange. Both the volatility and the complication of lawhave accelerated in the recent past. The map on thefollowing pages shows the jurisdictions which haverecently made changes to their insolvency laws –practically everyone. These changes are not all in onecommon direction, for example to the left or right, debtor-friendly or creditor-friendly. They are all over town.

This pattern of statutory activism is repeated in otherareas, for example corporate and regulatory law. Thusregulatory change embodied in the Dodd-Frank Act of2010 in the United States runs to 800 pages, but it hasbeen estimated that it will generate a further 10,000 to15,000 pages of regulations. According to my calculation,actually learning 10,000 pages of regulations would take

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a reasonably intelligent and diligent person several yearsof mind-numbingly boring study.

The third factor is that the law is splintering andfragmenting, like a windscreen hit by a stone. At the same time, much of the law is inaccessible in manyjurisdictions, mainly because of language. Some countriesare good at providing translations of their main statutes –China and Vietnam, for example – but this is not true ofmany emerging countries such as Brazil and Indonesia,and it is certainly not true of some major, advanced states.France, Italy and indeed practically all of the othercountries in Europe fall into this bracket. Naturally caselaw and legal commentaries are totally inaccessible unlessyou are fluent in many languages.

Not only is the law fissuring internationally, it is alsobreaking up into layers domestically, like rocks underpressure. For example, there are about 22 bankruptcyregimes in the UK dealing with separate situations. It istrue that some of these are relatively minor; one such isthe administration of water companies. In addition, otherbankruptcy regimes are on the way.

The UK does not need 22 bankruptcy regimes. If you multiply 22 by the 320 jurisdictions, you get a big number. How can ordinary people be expected to cope with this? Indeed, how can even expert lawyersthroughout the world be expected to cope?

The fourth factor is the rapid growth of GDP – andtherefore risk. Notwithstanding setbacks, in past decadesthere has been an astonishing growth in GDP. Over thenext 20 years, some economists have forecasted a neardoubling of GDP. If that is so, there will be much morecapital sloshing around in banks, in capital markets andin corporates. This means more prosperity, more warmth,more light. But it also means more legal risk. I am notsaying that this is Sarajevo, but we can expect a ratchetingup of financial instability.

The express object of the Global LawIntelligence unit is to enhance clienttransactions in the international businessof clients. It is dedicated to untangling

international legal complexities. As the head of the intelligence unit, I am assisted by

Camille Astier, who is a five-year qualified senior counsel.Melissa Hunt is the personal assistant to the intelligenceunit. The work of the intelligence unit is promoted by 16 comparative lawyers in the firm, including fourassociates. In addition, there is an advisory council of 20 leading practitioners in the firm, chaired by WimDejonghe, the managing partner.

The bigger strategy behind the idea relates to the mainclients of the firm. Many of our clients have a presence in80, 90, 100 or even more countries and, not unnaturally,they expect that their law firm will be able to help them inall of those countries. Otherwise, they are left to the muchmore complicated task of establishing relationships with avery large number of constantly changing individual firmsof varying quality, a situation which is difficult to manage.

Firms such as ourselves have many offices but nothinglike 100. Accordingly, under the leadership of StephenDenyer, we are building up strong relationships with firmsaround the world, including the establishment of GlobalInterest Groups, which are basically groups responsiblefor a specific country or region. At the same time, theintelligence unit is working closely with these foreignfirms in order to solidify the links.

Afurther prong to this strategy is that, althoughthere will always be excellent and veryprofitable national firms which basically onlypractise national law and often in quite a

narrow field, we believe that the future lies with the bigglobal international law firms which will dominate theprovision of wholesale legal services around the planet.The number of these international law firms is quitesmall. They all hold some very good cards: their clients,the quality of their lawyers, their overall standards, theirnegotiating abilities, their technical competence, thequality of their documentation and advice. And they all have one very important card which is that they are cross-border.

One of the purposes of the intelligence unit is to show that A&O plays this card with a special skill and is therefore distinct from the rest. The intelligenceunit shows a specific dedication to comparative and cross-border law so far as it affects the deals we do: it is not some academic exercise. All its work is related to the specific work of the firm and its clients. If everthere were a consolidation in the structure of big lawfirms around the world, the cross-border card could play a significant role in the game.

In the few months since its inception, the intelligenceunit has embarked on an ambitious and energetic set ofprojects. One of the most important of these is a majorglobal survey covering private leveraged mergers andacquisitions (M&A). It is a 250-page volume coveringmore than 150 jurisdictions. The survey contains colour-coded charts on eight significant issues arising in relationto leveraged M&A which are rated in colours from redthrough to blue, with intermediate colours of yellow and

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green. Each of the issues is then mapped out in a separatemap with an international commentary. In addition, theparticipating law firms produce a brief narrative on thelaw in their own jurisdiction.

This ‘traffic-light’ system says no more as to whether thelaw is tough and restricted or free and liberal, plus a bit ofcommentary. Nevertheless the technique is extremelypowerful because it dramatically shows at a glance theoverall trend in the world’s jurisdictions and helps advancestrategic planning. The clients know perfectly well that thelaw firms concerned possess much more detailed datawhich would have to be investigated at the time of atransaction but at the same time they do not have to readpages of interminable legal treatise. They get a yes, or ano, or a maybe. Also, if your home language is Mandarin,a colour-coded chart does make life rather easier.

The intelligence unit has several more of these surveyson the go, including one on litigation and another onpublic M&A. The aim is to cover most of the significantareas of our work in a dramatic and pleasing way and atthe same time to emphasise our clout in this area whenlinked with the combined force of the relationship firms.

Other work of the intelligence unit has included keyreports, for example on strong-arm bank insolvency laws,

and letters to clients on areas of interest, such as whatbondholders should know about state insolvency.

The intelligence unit held the first trulycomparative law course for clients and our own lawyers in June 2010. The course was well attended and feedback very positive.

The course has been repeated in continental Europe and elsewhere.

An International Legal Intelligence Convention forclients and all the law firms which contributed to oursurveys was held in early December at our offices atBishops Square. To cap its year, the intelligence unithosted the launch of the report of the SovereignInsolvency Study Group of the International LawAssociation which was opened by Lord Mance of theSupreme Court.

v Philip R Wood is head of the Allen & Overy Global Law

Intelligence Unit, Visiting Professor in International Financial Law

at Oxford University, Yorke Distinguished Visiting Fellow at

Cambridge University, Visiting Professor at Queen Mary College,

University of London and Visiting Professor at the London School

of Economics and Political Science.

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W O R K S P A C E D U B A I

The benefits ofa long-term relationship

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As the Dubai office celebrates a third of a century in existence, some of thosewho worked there share their memories with Humphrey Keenlyside.

The first A&O office outsideLondon opened in early 1978,not where you might expect –Hong Kong, Paris, New York

perhaps? – but in what was then a far-flung corner of the Middle East: Dubai.The first thing Richard Horsfall Turnerand Paul Monk had to do when theyarrived in the emirate was to make theoffice (actually an apartment) ready foruse. The story has gone down in A&Ofolklore but is always worth repeating.Paul Monk: “We put up light fittings and painted the flat, in 40-degreetemperatures without air conditioning, stripped to ourunderwear.” Sadly, there is no photographic evidence tosupport the tale.

Today, the A&O office is fitted out, equipped, brandedand as smart as every other in the firm’s network. It is notin an apartment block but takes pride of place in theDubai International Financial Centre. Despite the recentdownturn, the office continues to thrive. The early

establishment has paid off in a businessculture where long-term relationships areabsolutely vital.

Initially, those relationships wererooted further south, in Saudi Arabia, onthe back of considerable work the firmhad done for the Saudi Arabia MonetaryAuthority in the wake of increases in theprice of oil in the early 1970s. But Dubaiwas the preferred site, essentially becauseforeign law firms could operate withoutrestrictions. It cannot have harmed thecase that Dubai was tax-free – aconsiderable incentive to lawyers being

persuaded to up sticks from London and head into theunknown.

Roger Davies was the second partner to relocate toDubai, moving there in September 1980, to replaceRichard Horsfall Turner (although Richard would return).After an introduction to the Dubai ruling family, wholenew opportunities for work arose, as the emiratedeveloped its infrastructure, industry, financial sector and

Towering achievements: A traditional wind tower (above) in Dubai’s old Bastakiya quar-ter, shares a skyline with the Jumeirah Emirates Towers (right) reflected here in the glass

of the Gateway building, part of the Dubai Financial Services Centre.

tourism. As Roger recalls, A&O was instructed to handleall the government’s oil projects, defence, airport andairline development and dry dock commissioning, as wellas many other government projects.

Key to that work was his own successful relationshipwith Michael Barclay, personal adviser to SheikhMohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. “Michael and Iwere very similar – direct, no-nonsense, blunt,” Rogersays today. “That presented its own challenges. Often, Iwas asked to keep legal documents down to just a page ortwo which went against my training, but I had to do it.We had always to be creative and constructive.”

Other associates were sent out in turn: AndrewClark (who later went back as a partner),Alex Pease, Peter Watson, Brian Harrison,Peter Hockless, Jeremy Thomas and Simon

Roderick among them. All have stories to tell about thetrials, tribulations but more often laughs that were partand parcel of living in the desert city.

These included buying black-market caviar off thedhows that sailed over from Iran; turning a car over in thedesert; camping on the beach; fiercely fought games oftennis at the Beach Club; directing productions at thelocal drama club; windsurfing or learning Arabic duringthree-hour lunch breaks; heading off into the desert orinto the mountains at weekends and for holidays; a

constant round of barbecues; above all, enjoying oneanother’s company.

There were frustrations, too, not least arising from thefact that Dubai was largely cut off. Newspapers arrivedtwo days late; most shopping – for all but essentials – hadto be done on trips back to the UK. Attempts to persuaderather young new associates being posted to Dubai to buysafari suits for their time in the Gulf unfortunately failed:the office dresses much the same as in London. Oneassociate never quite lived down arriving in Dubai for athree-year stint carrying an umbrella – “but it was rainingin London” wasn’t considered a satisfactory explanation.

For the single men, the absence of single girls was aproblem but getting to know the families stationed inDubai (the wives being known as ‘Jumeirah Janes’) was agood ploy as they always had sisters, daughters or friendscoming out to stay who needed entertaining. Alex Peasemet his wife, Lucy, in this way.

Simon Roderick, now managing partner of the office,has been in Dubai continuously since 1986, but for abreak of 15 months. In the early days, desperate to hearthe rugby commentary and tired of poor reception on theBBC World Service, Simon resorted to phoning his motherin Wales and instructing her to turn on the radio and holdit next to the phone!

But, of course, it was not all play. Another benefit ofbeing sent to Dubai was the quality and variety of work.

The way it was: Typical bare ‘sabkha’, or salt flat, from the Creek to the Trade Centre and beyond, about 1985.

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As a small office, the lawyers would be required to turntheir hand to whatever work came in. As Jeremy Thomasputs it, “I was handling – as I am sure others were – amixture of banking, corporate, construction and projecttransactions. That sort of variety would be unimaginablein London. You would have to be quick-witted, adaptableand show initiative. The experience was very formativefor all of us.”

Alex Pease was involved in helping Dubai set up its own national airline, Emirates. Jane Townsend, recruitedin 1995, drafted the UAE’s first project loan. RichardHorsfall Turner dealt with all the contractual work for the aluminium smelter. Roger Davies restructured all thegovernment’s oil concessions.

The office worked an Islamic week, the weekend thenbeing Thursday afternoon and Friday (now Friday andSaturday in the UAE and Qatar; Thursday and Friday in Saudi Arabia). There were certainly advantages toworking different hours, as Jeremy recalls. “Sometimes,people in London would phone and, apologisingprofusely, ask if something could be done by first thing

on Monday. Without letting on, we would say that mightbe possible but actually enjoy the extra days we had. Ofcourse, it wasn’t so good when people wanted work doneby a Saturday.”

Brian Harrison managed to find a house with a windtower to rent in Bastakiya, the ancient quarter of Dubai.The house was built round a courtyard with a fig treewhich gave shade during the heat of the summer. Thebedroom upstairs opened up onto a roof garden. AlexPease (and then various others) subsequently rented thehouse as well. It became a popular party venue.

For many years, the office almost operated as a self-contained unit, independently of the rest of the growingnetwork. When the senior partner or managing partnercame to visit, remembers Simon Roderick, “the strategywas to keep them out of the office so that they wouldn’task too many questions. It was not that there wasanything to hide; it was just Richard wanted to run thingshis way, without anyone else telling him what to do.”

Long trips into the desert were organised for the visitingfinance director (one of Ian Dinwiddie’s predecessors) to

Fourth in and batting strong

Marian Gonsalves is A&O’s longest-serving staff member in Dubai. Joining inJune 1979 as one of Dubai’s ubiquitous ‘office boys’, he was the fourth personin the office. Today he heads a team of six in the office’s business services. Onthe way, he has come across and worked with hundreds of partners, staff and

colleagues. He has enjoyed working with all of them, he says, with one exception whom hediplomatically does not name.

Marian has watched Dubai develop from a barren outpost into a flourishing metropolis. Hebelieves the development and expansion have been for the better, although such was the boomin property that the cost of living rose alarmingly. He, for one, is glad of the downturn whichhas restored the balance. Out of hours, he enjoys fishing and watching cricket in Dubai SportsCity.

He has raised his family there, and has a daughter and two sons, all in their twenties.Indeed, his youngest son, Anthony, joined the firm in the IT department in October 2009, “carrying on the familytradition,” Marian jokes.

“I have loved working for A&O. The firm has always been very good to me, and enabled me to develop my career. IfI am allowed to say so, I am also proud of myself!” Thoroughly deserved.

‘‘ ’’That sort of variety would be unimaginable in London.

The experience was very formative for all of us.

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ensure that he did not have too much time to worry aboutthe books.

That was fine so long as the work continued to flow in.In 1991, the collapse of the Bank of Credit andCommerce International (BCCI), in which the governmentof Abu Dhabi had a considerable stake, provided furtherwork for both the banking and litigation lawyers.However, by then, much of the government work hadtailed off, firstly as a result of projects being completedand, secondly, as government departments used their in-house lawyers. At one point, closing the office was adistinct possibility.

It was at this point that Jane Townsend, already inDubai and working for another firm but also a long-timefriend of Simon Roderick, was recruited. She brought withher a number of important local banks, corporates andmerchant families as clients. The projects partners inLondon also foresaw the potential for project finance inthe region. Both of these developments ensured thecontinued existence of the office.

As the apartment/office in Al Futtaim Tower becameincreasingly anachronistic and out of keeping with theimage of an international firm, and new office spacebecame more readily available, the decision was made to

Simon Roderick (above) in A&O’s current offices. Below, traditional ‘dhows’ point to the Chamber of Commerce building on the banks of the Creek.

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move. Displaying additional skills, Jane drew up designsfor the new office layout (spread out on her kitchentable), and her husband, Kevin, project-managed the fit-out. In 1999, the office moved to API World Tower. Afurther move was made in November 2007 to DubaiInternational Financial Centre.

Like the others, Jane enjoyed the variety of work and theonus on the lawyers to be enterprising, as well asadaptable and sensitive to local culture. “You establishedclose working relationships with clients and would get toknow them personally.” The small size of the office wasanother attraction.

As the new century dawned, and Dubai continued itsinexorable expansion – and unexpected collapse in themarket towards the end of the first decade – the office hasacquired the shape, feel and image of other offices in theA&O network. No longer is it a remote outpost, wherepeople drive across the desert to reach their houses or

camp out on unspoiled stretches of beach. It has made thetransition from large village to major internationalmetropolis; some 200 direct flights arrive from Londonalone each week. The legal market has become morecompetitive and sophisticated.

Dubai is no longer the only A&O office in the regionand is part of a regional network. Other offices opened inAbu Dhabi, in Saudi Arabia (in association with theAbdulaziz AlGasim Law Firm) and, this year, in Qatar.Indeed, opening in Abu Dhabi enabled the firm towithstand the effects of the downturn in Dubai byredeploying people and diversifying the practice.

Dubai will always hold a unique place in the story thatis A&O’s development – from its modest beginnings andthe early spirit of adventure to mirroring the growth ofDubai itself. No one ever forgets their time there. AsRoger puts it: “Going to Dubai was one of the best thingsI ever did.”

‘‘ ’’Going to Dubai was one of the best things I ever did.

All mod cons: the iconic Burj Al Arab towers over the lawns and lagoons of the Madinat Jumeirah resort.

‘‘ ’’Every journalist has anopinion, and is never

afraid to voice it.

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Managing ina difficult medium

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Lawyer turned managing editor Imogen Haddon speaksto Humphrey Keenlyside about her career beyond A&O.

Some of us have been there before – applying to join Allen & Overy for atraining contract but not totally sure whether law was the right choice of career.For Imogen Haddon, after reading Classics at Oxford, the application to lawfirms went in “because a lot of my friends were going into law or banking and,

at 21, I didn’t really give it as much careful thought as perhaps I should have.” But,even then, she had her sights set ultimately on a career in the media world, even if shewas not quite sure what that might entail. Offered places at three Magic Circle firms,she chose A&O because she had done a placement with the firm and felt comfortablewith the atmosphere.

While she enjoyed her time as a trainee (“brilliant fun”), it is fair to say that Imogenwas less enamoured of the work she was called upon to do as a junior associate in theCorporate department. She realised, perhaps too late, that she would have preferred tohave qualified into IP or media law.

She completed two years post-qualification in the Corporate department but that wasquite enough for her. So, in March 2003, with nothing in prospect, and amid raisedeyebrows among her colleagues (although not her family) that she was abandoning herlegal career, Imogen took some time to reflect on her options.

She managed to secure a week’s work experience for The Guardian website where afriend from school was working. She was carrying out the most menial tasks, largelyrevolving around punching holes in newspapers to put on spikes and basic research –not unlike being a trainee in some law firms – but it happened to be immediately beforethe start of the Iraq war. “The debates that were being held in the editorial conferenceswere absolutely gripping. I found that every journalist has an opinion, and is never

Abandoning a legal career with A&O caused raised eyebrowsamong Imogen’s colleagues but not her family.

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afraid to voice it. That was quite an introduction to adifferent culture and working environment,” she says.

She enrolled on a course at the London School ofJournalism, to train for a job in the world of newspapers.She took to the skills required easily, and was prepared tomake her mark in feature writing. However, another workexperience opportunity then presented itself, this time inthe legal department for Express Newspapers. Thiscombined for her the best of both worlds – working in amedia environment and in an area of law in which shewas interested.

With one foot in the media world door, opportunitiessoon arose, as a result of which Imogen began work in thein-house legal team of Independent News and Media,publishers of The Independent and The Independent on

Sunday, initially providing maternity leave cover and thenas a staff member of the department.

She continued with the legal department, working as thedeputy legal assistant, for three years. She made a verygood impression, resulting in a promotion to managingeditor in 2006. As she says, this was an eminently suitablerole for a lawyer as it included dealing with contracts,having overall responsibility for employment matters andhealth and safety issues, as well as overseeing the editorialbudget for both papers.

But her promotion also coincided with testingtimes for both newspapers. Facing growingcompetition from online news sources,dwindling advertising revenues and then capped

by the recession at the end of the decade, The Independent

and The Independent on Sunday have struggled tomaintain circulation. And, as with almost all newspapers,they have not been succeeding.

Drastic measures had to be taken. Last year, there were30 per cent cutbacks in staff, and it fell to Imogen tomanage the redundancy process. Many took voluntaryredundancy, but there were a number of compulsoryredundancies – “it was a terrible and emotionally drainingtime for those losing their jobs, as well as for those leftbehind,” she says.

That has not been the only stressful aspect of the job. She

also advises on the health and safety of the staff, includingforeign correspondents operating in what are often highlydangerous situations. However, no matter how well draftedthe policy or the effectiveness of the training, the staffinevitably, just by being in such areas, are of course at risk,something against which she cannot guard.

Indeed, that is one of the key differences she hasobserved between working in private practice and fromthe clients’ perspective. “Often, I have to make ajudgement, taking a risk which our legal advisers wouldnever countenance, but that is the reality of business.Sometimes, I take the position of ‘what is the worst thatcan happen’ and work from there.”

The challenges have called for some enlightenedstrategic solutions. When Imogen first joined in October 2003, The Independent became atabloid, a move which was immediately copied

by The Times and then a number of newspapers aroundthe world.

In October this year, The Independent launched ‘i’, asort of mini version of the newspaper aimed at potentialreaders looking for broadsheet quality news coverage atlower cost. This latest move is part of the endeavours ofthe paper’s new owner, Russian billionaire AlexanderLebedev, and the management to reverse the decline incirculation and revenues.

What is clear is that the model for newspapers ischanging, and it is a challenge to find the right formula.Imogen believes that papers will have to charge for online content, as some are already doing. “RupertMurdoch is absolutely right. We cannot go on providingcontent for free.

“The problem is that people are now used to receivingit without having to pay, especially the student andyounger readers.”

Four years into her current position, she continues to expand her range of skills, most recently studying foran MA in copyright law. With experience in the mediaworld, combined with management and legal expertise,there will no doubt be plenty of opportunities for her inthe future.

‘‘ ’’Rupert Murdoch is absolutely right. We cannot

go on providing content for free.

R E U N I O N U S P R A C T I C E G R O U P

For he’s ajolly good fellow

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The retirement of Jeff Golden gave members past and present of theUS Practice Group an opportunity to celebrate and reminisce.

Jeff Golden retired from the partnership on 30 April,and has become a visiting professor at the LondonSchool of Economics. There, he will develop acourse on international finance, a course for which

he is uniquely qualified. As most alumni will know, Jeffhas established a reputation as one of the pre-eminentlegal experts on derivatives law, and has advised theInternational Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA)on master documentation which has been adopted around the world.

Jeff has also taken his place in the pantheon of majorfigures in Allen & Overy history, as the founder in 1994of the firm’s US Practice Group. It began with just Jeffand one PA. The objective, and the challenge, was atesting one: to create a leading US law practice outside ofthe context of a US law firm.

From such humble beginnings the American lawpractice has grown in leaps and bounds. In 1998 therewere 60 American-law qualified fee-earners, which hasincreased to 209 in 2010. The US Practice Group hadmany triumphs, but high up on the list was the first SEC-registered offering by a non-US firm.

Jeff’s enthusiasm, drive and New Jersey brand ofhumour, not to mention his love of the law, have attractedmany hundreds of top lawyers to join the US PracticeGroup over the years.

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But all good things must come to an end. At an emotional yet warm and entertaining farewell

party held on the 10th floor of One Bishops Square on 18 July, Jeff’s partners, colleagues and alumni paid their

tributes to Jeff and wished him well in his post-A&O life.Fears that the England-Algeria World Cup game, showingon a television in a corner, would be a distraction werecompletely unfounded. Even if it had been a great game,the focus was squarely on Jeff.

Tom Jones, who was the very first associate in the USPractice Group and now heads it, was effusive in his praiseof Jeff. He said that there was one word that always cameto mind when he thought of Jeff’s approach to his work,his position and the development of the US law practice – inspire. “Jeff was inspiring himself, teaching us all whatit is to be a great lawyer and leading by example.

“In turn, Jeff was inspired by the success of others.Nothing gave Jeff greater pleasure than to see the lawyersin the Group succeeding, whether at A&O or infurtherance of their careers.”

Also paying tribute was Bart Capeci, who worked withJeff and in the US Practice for 14 years before moving lastyear to Sidley Austin. “There is no one that I learnt morefrom than Jeff, and I know others feel the same way. Jeffhas made a difference to so many people’s lives, not justby making us the best lawyers we could be, but byshowing that it is not enough just to be a great lawyer,you have to be a first-rate human being. Jeff’s philosophywas: look after your people first and foremost.”

‘‘ ’’…inspiring himself… leading by example.

Jeff enjoys the moment while others including Tom Jones (right) pay tribute to his leadership and inspiration.

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The man, the practice and ‘the road less travelled’The US Practice Group and Jeff Golden are inextricably

linked in reality and in the minds, hearts and souls of

A&O people who have been part of it. Humphrey

Keenlyside spoke to some of them at the reception in

London and in the days after it to compile this trip

down memory lane.

Stephen FiammaImagine my surprise when, immediately upon joining thissophisticated international law firm, I found myself at myfirst US Practice Group offsite at a motel on a busyhighway in Neptune, New Jersey. Chosen because of Jeff’shistoric connection with the Garden State, the offsitefeatured such things as a barbeque on the lower level of atwo-storey concrete car park and periodic interruptions tothe meeting as 16-wheelers rumbled by within a few feetof our conference room.

Yet, despite the odd venue I was struck by theenthusiasm and intelligence of the group of lawyers whichJeff had managed to bring together. His presentations atthat event and subsequently at many others (mercifully at slightly more up-market venues) were nothing short of inspirational.

Adam FarlowI was A&O’s first US summer associate; it was a class ofone in 1996. I worked with Jeff, focusing on theintroduction of the euro and its impact on existingcontracts under ISDA Master Agreements denominated incurrencies that would disappear. Taking a page out ofpublic international law, Jeff thought of using a treaty –and it worked!

Jeff is an inspirational leader, constantly prodding us todo great things. Clearing out my office recently, I ranacross an old to-do list that included about half-waydown the page “Call Lord Chief Justice”. With Jeff, doinggreat work and having fun at the same time was simplywhat was expected.

Jane DesnoyersI was with A&O between 2002 and 2009. I had a greattime at A&O, working with some of the best lawyers, andthat included Jeff. I wish him every success as a professor.I am sure he will go on to inspire as many students as hehas lawyers.

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Darren GreenbergI am now in-house counsel forRBS in the global banking &markets group, advising onstructured products. Joining theUS Practice Group at A&O, oneof Jeff Golden’s many recruitsover the years, kick-started mycareer. I have nothing butgratitude to Jeff and the firm.

Bart CapeciJeff had a unique perspective which stemmed from thefact that he had spent so many years at Cravath, whilekeeping an English sensibility. As a result, he was able totake the best things from his experiences at Cravath –their focus on quality, on recruiting and training the bestpeople, etc. – and implement it in the context of a UKfirm. He had a vision of what he wanted the US Practiceat A&O to be and managed to get a remarkable numberof top-quality people to buy into that vision and to chooseA&O over offers they had at any number of top WallStreet firms.

He also was extremely loyal to his people (a trait that isincreasingly rare these days) and has perhaps the bestjudgment of anyone I’ve ever worked with; his instinctswere unerringly right.

John BerryI first worked with Jeff when, as a trainee in theDerivatives Group in 1998, I helped him and his then soleEnglish associate, Richard Tredgett, with an importantproject for the international derivatives association, ISDA.The experience inspired me to join Jeff’s fledgling USPractice Group on qualification in 1999, where I joined anumber of other young lawyers who wanted to be part ofsomething special; people like Diana Billik, Adam Farlow,Matthew Morgan, Puzant Merdinian, Pamela Holmanand Sebastian Seigeur.

To us, and to so many others who subsequentlyfollowed what Jeff liked to call “the road less travelled”,it was Jeff’s extraordinary personality that, above all,persuaded us to make that choice. You didn’t have tospend long in Jeff’s company to appreciate how ambitioushe was for his group, his department and indeed the firmas a whole, how professional he was, and how dedicatedhe was to the practice of law and to client service in thebroadest sense. But what was most inspiring of all was hisobvious love of life and adoration for the wonderfulfamily who would so often welcome me and many othersinto their homes in Barnes and by the surf in Bude.

These qualities were obvious for all to see. But noteveryone was as lucky as I was to see Jeff applying hisskills down in the trenches. What I always foundespecially impressive was Jeff’s mastery of drafting, a legal

“If you look carefully you can just seeJeff in his office behind the stacks offiles and folders…” Alumni and USPractice Group members past and present take the opportunity to reminisce and toast their retiring leader.

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skill that is often underrated. Over the years, I wasprivileged to see this master apply his skills to all sorts ofdocuments, but I particularly remember the times wespent holed up in a room making refinements to whatwould become ISDA’s 2002 Master Agreement (arguablythe most significant financial trading agreement to becreated since its 1992 predecessor). Not everyone wouldhave seen this side of Jeff, but, in truth, he was neverhappier than when the stakes were high and there werethorny drafting issues to solve.

To many of his associates and clients, Jeff had it all.Allen & Overy will be so much the poorer without him.There will never be anyone else quite like him.

Miriam PattersonI was one of the first associates tojoin the US Practice Group, when Ijoined A&O in 1996. I stayed until2005, when I joined Latham &Watkins as a knowledge supportlawyer. In 2008 I became editor ofPLC Finance. Allen & Overytaught me a lot about the law. Inthe early days, there was a

combination of high-achieving lawyers, but in a familyatmosphere. Jeff always took a personal interest in thedevelopment of his lawyers, and that stood out for me.

Pablo Ferraro MilaJeff recruited me to work at the beginnings of A&O’s USLaw Group, when we were only around 20 lawyers (andthey are now more than 200!) As a foreign Fulbrightscholar, I was finishing my practical training at Cravath inNew York and he offered me a position in London.

Jeff’s energy is palpable from the moment you meethim. His confidence and enthusiasm are infectious. I wason board A&O’s team in no time, a decision that I willalways be pleased to have taken.

The dynamics of the group weren’t much different frommy initial impressions from Jeff as its leader. The workenvironment was constantly supportive and encouraging,from top to bottom, even during the long hours. And funat the group outings was just a reflection of the affinityand fellowship during work at the firm.

Now that I am back in Argentina, after a few yearsand with my own firm, I feel lucky to have worked withand learned from someone like Jeff, whom I consider tobe part of the select group of people who enjoy what theydo and are great at what they do. Because after all,enjoyment is also a natural motivator, isn’t it?

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Geoffrey Sammons,senior partner of thefirm from 1981 to 1986, was a

commercial lawyer of the highestrank, writes John Kennedy. Hewas a man with a good intellectand a great ability to solve legalproblems; he was popular withand attracted great loyalty fromhis clients and he gave them anextremely good service over acareer spanning 35 years.

He acted on some of the leadingtransactions in the City in his day,including the first UK contestedtakeover bid and the firstEurobond issue carried out inLondon. As the partner in chargeof recruitment, Geoffrey played asignificant role in shaping thefuture of A&O throughout the1970s, interviewing many partnersfor their first positions in the firm.

He had not enjoyed good healthin his later years and died at theage of 85 on 26 November 2009.His wife, Stephanie, whom hemarried in 1949, died a few days later. They are survived by their son, Timothy, anddaughter, Anthea.

Geoffrey was born in 1924 inYeovil, the son of a distinguishedmechanical and electrical engineerwho specialised in diesel engines.In 1937, he went to Glenalmondschool, situated in the depths ofPerthshire, miles from anywhere.

Clearly it was a school with highacademic standards and a highdegree of care for the pupils andtheir welfare, which was far fromusual at that time.

Geoffrey gained entrance toUniversity College, Oxford, andwent up to Oxford in September,1942. During the course of 1942he became articled to A&O, butdid not immediately take uparticles. He joined the RoyalArtillery in September 1943 andsaw service in India and Burma.

After the Japanese surrender,Geoffrey eventually returnedhome late in 1945 and went backto Oxford. He finished his degreein January 1946 and went on,four years after signing articleswith A&O, to actually take uparticles. He qualified as a solicitorin February 1949.

When Geoffrey qualified he was

extremely fortunate to become the first assistant solicitor that apartner called Jim Thomson hadever had. Even by the standardsattained by City solicitors up tothe present day, Jim was aconsummate commercial lawyerand soon after the war hadestablished a quite outstandingcommercial practice. Geoffrey’scareer therefore got off to a flying start.

He acted on some of the leadingtransactions carried out in theCity at that time. One whichattracted enormous interest in1958-9 was the first UK contestedtakeover bid. Geoffrey was actingfor a British engineering companycalled Tube Investments whichhad formed a joint venture withReynolds Metals, a US aluminiumcompany, in a takeover bid forBritish Aluminium. It was also thefirst time that aggressive buying of shares in the market had beenused as a tactic. British financialinstitutions engaged in counter-bidding but the resourcesof Reynolds were so deep that theTube Investments/Reynoldspartnership won the day.

There were many otherexamples of leading commercialtransactions in which Geoffreywas involved, but the nexttransaction of major significancewas the first Eurobond issuecarried out in London. Since the

Geoffrey Sammons 1924 – 2009

Major role in shaping A&O

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British Aluminium bid, Geoffreyhad had a strong connection withthe bankers S G Warburg and hewas approached to advise on thisnew concept. An imbalance oftrade between the US and Europehad left a huge amount of USdollars outside the US and createdan enormous market to tap. Manycomplex technical issues had to beresolved but eventually thetransaction took place for anItalian company, Autostrade. In atthe start, A&O became a leadingplayer in that field.

In July 1971, a tragedy occurredwhen Jim Thomson, acting forTurner and Newall, travelled toSouth Africa and was killed in acar crash. His extensive list ofclients was distributed among SirGodfrey Morley, Geoffrey, myselfand others. Geoffrey proved morethan equal to this challenge andJim’s former clients who wereallotted to him became in turnvery loyal clients of Geoffrey.

He became senior partner of the firm in 1981, having been in charge of recruitment for adecade. Interviewed for the bookAllen & Overy The Firm 1930-

1998, he was asked what helooked for, during his tenure asrecruitment partner, in the idealA&O person. “Someone with agood degree and the better it was,the better,” he replied. “But whatreally mattered was thepersonality. I was clear we did notwant just highly intellectualpeople coming into the firm. We wanted people who wereintelligent but who couldcommunicate.”

Geoffrey had an activeretirement, becoming, inter

alia, a commissioner in the then-newly formed BuildingSocieties Commission.

He was widely liked andrespected within the firm. Thiscomes through strongly in some of the personal tributes by former colleagues.

Senior partner David Morley:“I first met Geoffrey when Iturned up for an interview at 9 Cheapside in 1978 as a nervouslaw undergraduate seeking myfirst position as an articled clerk(as trainees were then known). Heinterviewed me in a kindly andgood-humoured way which putme at my ease. I went away fromthat interview with a veryfavourable impression of the manand the firm.

“He always represented for mesome of the best qualities of thefirm: highly professional,courteous to all, a gentle sense ofhumour, relaxed, friendly andwarm-hearted. It was a privilegeto have known him.”

Corporate consultant JohnWotton: “There is no doubt that I owe my career to Geoffrey. Herecruited me to the firm as anarticled clerk, despite mydisplaying complete ignorance of the law and legal practice at my interview. He informed mewhen I qualified that I was to be his assistant.

“The great thing about workingfor Geoffrey was that he gave you room to develop the self-confidence which, above all,you need to succeed in corporatelaw. He was masterly in applyinglegal principles to new problemsand his understanding of the lawwas razor sharp.

“There were no fuzzy edges toGeoffrey’s advice, and when lesserminds (including the leaders of theBar) introduced equivocation, hisdispleasure was awful to behold.

More tributes:

v “Geoffrey was just the epitome ofintegrity and excellence in everything he did.I never heard anyone say a bad word abouthim. I still remember that when heinterviewed me, it was a very relaxed,convivial atmosphere, which was one of thekey things that made me want to work hereabove any other firm.”

– Boyan Wells, ICM partner and board member

v “I first met Geoffrey Sammons when Istarted out as an articled clerk in 1967. Atthe time, to me, he was a distant god…

“He was unquestionably a superb andinnovative lawyer with the astutecommercial acumen which was the hallmarkof the firm. It was this special combinationplus intellectual brilliance which was thefoundation of the future of the firm andwhich Geoffrey had in spades.

“He was extraordinarily popular both asa man and as a lawyer and was regardedwith universal affection. He was humorousand cheerful, generous in all of his dealings,extremely humane, civilised and always apleasure to be with: a truly great man.”

– Philip Wood, special global counsel

v “He played an important part in thecareers of my generation at A&O. When Iapplied to the firm in 1977, he was therecruitment partner and therefore not onlyinterviewed me but also offered me a job asan articled clerk. Eight years later, it wasGeoffrey, as senior partner, who summonedme to his office to tell me that I was tobecome a partner in the firm.

“His retirement a year later probably didrepresent the end of an era for the firm bothin relation to its culture and its horizons,but through his leadership, kindness andintellectual prowess, Geoffrey undoubtedlyset the tone and strategy for the future andplayed a pivotal role in shaping the firm wehave become.”

– Andrew Clark, partner and general counsel

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“Geoffrey was a great lawyerand a great man whosecontribution to Allen & Overy’ssuccess was immense. We all havecause to be grateful to him.”

Corporate consultant RichardRowland became his assistant in1969. Richard remembersGeoffrey’s “imperious bearing innegotiations, and his use of afoghorn-like voice to silence allopposition. He never gave theother side any quarter; clientsloved it.”

Richard also recollects his

“supreme confidence in his adviceand opinions, yet I cannotrecollect him ever looking at atextbook or case report.”

Former Real Estate partner John Dunstan: “The early 1980s, when Geoffrey becomesenior partner, was a time ofunprecedented expansion. For a senior partner having aconstitutional autocracy, theincreasing burden of control was self-evident.

“I had myself (since becomingthe senior in the Property

department in 1975) necessarilyspent a great deal of time on thepartnership’s acquisition ofadditional office space, and Idiscussed with Geoffrey anexpansion of that role.

“He at once was supportive of my interest and imaginativelysaw that, while his ownmanagement authority wasexclusive, there were manyelements of administration (the‘nuts and bolts’) which profitablymight be delegated – and thus wascreated the unique role ofAdministration partner, which Ihappily accepted – the first andonly example of the species!

“It was a time of transition. We were understandably cautiousin the way forward but, withGeoffrey’s enthusiasm for thewelfare of the staff, much wasinitiated which is now taken for granted.”

Former partner AndrewMorton: “What I most rememberabout Geoffrey was that he turnedwork around amazingly quickly.

“I recall that when computersfirst came in and A&O had ITconsultants develop a softwareprogram for time-costing, billingetc, we agreed to let theconsultants market the software toother firms (in fact Macfarlaneswere the only takers). I had thejob of preparing and negotiatingmarketing and licencedocumentation and sent it toGeoffrey as senior partner forapproval and signature. It cameback signed within the hour. I stillwonder whether he did read it!”

Bridget Jenkins joinedA&O as a PA in ICM in1969. She retired in1990 after 21 years with

the firm and died at the age of 77on 12 January 2010.

Richard Sykes writes: “Bridgetbecame my secretary shortlybefore I was made a partner in1974 and continued in that roleuntil she retired 16 years later. Insome respects she seemed tobelong to an earlier, moredignified and well-mannered age.The hat and gloves she used towear to the office certainlyinstilled in me a proper sense ofrespect. She read The Times andtook her holidays in Devon.

“Kind and gentle, she probablywished she worked for somebodyless manic, but she was verytolerant of me, as well as being

extremely accurate at typing – this was in the pre-computer, pre-spellcheck days when suchtalents were important. Thoughshe was a private person, she goton well with those around her,and I was pleased that we kept intouch throughout the 20 years ofher retirement.”

Andrew Wilson, a current

partner in ICM, recalls: “Bridgetwas never fully comfortable withnew technology. I remember herhaving difficulty with the monitorof her first computer and enquiringinnocently whether there might bea problem with the aerial.”

Lesley Hills, a current senior

legal PA in ICM: “Bridget was ameticulously dressed lady who wasalways very polite and courteousto everyone… a seriouslydedicated personal assistant.”

Bridget Jenkins d. 2010

Old-school courtesy

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Charles-Edouard Andre,an associate in A&O’sLitigation team inBrussels, died on

26 April 2010 following a battlewith a serious illness. He was 29.

He joined the firm in September2008, and it is clear from thetributes that he made animmediate and positive impressionon everyone he worked with. Heis survived by his wife, Aline.

Dirk Meeus, managing partner

in Belgium: “Charles-Edouardimmediately impressed us with hispersonable character, his sharpintelligence and his sincerity. Hewas liked by everyone and wassomeone who truly upheld all theA&O values.

“He had a remarkable way ofengaging and cooperating withcolleagues and other members ofthe A&O network, as well as withclients, and set an example for usall. Charles-Edouard was verymotivated, as demonstrated by hishigh-level contributions anddedicated assistance in preparingfor the Citibank criminal trial,which is currently being heard in Brussels.

“There is no doubt that ouroffice has lost a great lawyer andrespected colleague.

“In his last self-review, Charles-Edouard wrote that hewas proud to be a part of A&O. I can only add that the honourwas all ours.”

Joost Everaert, partner

Litigation: “Charles-Edouardlooked forward to the Citibanktrial in Brussels, which he hadprepared with me for many

months. He had to fight anotherbattle instead, one which requiredinfinitely more courage. He was atrusted associate, right hand andfriend. I will miss him, but I willcherish the memory of hischeerfulness, spirit and loyalty.My thoughts go to his family, andin particular to his wife whosesupport and encouragement ofCharles-Edouard wereexemplary.”

Anthony Verhaegen, trainee

Corporate: “Despite ourfriendship, Charles-Edouard toldme almost nothing about hisillness as he wanted to be treatedlike everyone else.

“His courage is without doubtan example to us all but Ipersonally prefer to remember his subtle sense of humour and the way he made me laugh at the office. I will miss hisfriendship. We were lucky to have known him.”

Inge Neven, a trainee in

Corporate, on secondment in

Litigation: “The first and lastthing I will remember of Charles-Eduoard is his smile. Itwas there in good times, but alsowhen he met his major challengesin life, whether it was dealing witha tough client and even with thetoughest customers of that client,or whether it was hisdetermination to recover and stayalive. His smile reflected hisunwavering patience as well as hisnever-ending positive attitude andjoy in life. And with this very ownsmile he taught me some lessonsthat I will cherish for the rest ofmy life.

“Charles-Eduoard showed methe true meaning of integrity. Ineverything he did, he was truthfulto his beliefs and values. He was acolleague you could count on anda friend you could build upon. Heshowed me that in the end it isnot always the amount oftheoretical knowledge that mattersbut the capability to listen, tounderstand and to empathise withcolleagues, clients, adversaries andmore in general with eachindividual you encounter in your life.

“But most of all, with this mostsincere smile, he showed me whatmakes a human being a truefriend and mentor. I can only hopethat one day I am as inspiring ashe was to me.”

Charles-Eduoard Andre d. 2010

Proud to be a part of A&O

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I N M E M O R I A M

Chauffeur George Humeworked at A&O for 40 years and was soclose to the partners

he often went to their familyweddings. He died on 7 January2010 at the age of 93.

George joined the firm as thedriver for founders George Allenand Thomas Overy shortly afterthe Second World War afterserving alongside an A&O partnerwho then got him the job. Hedrove many of the senior lawyersat A&O and worked until he was70. He retired in 1986.

One of his three children,Yvonne Dickens, worked in whatwas then called the Telexdepartment at A&O for 10 years.“A&O was a huge part of myfather’s life and he was alwaysvery happy there,” she said. “Hewas so popular many of thepartners saw him more as a friendto the family than a chauffeur.

“He drove all the seniorpartners in his time with the firm,

but was particularly close to Sir Thomas, who treated him like a son.”

She added: “He loved drivingand knew cars extremely well,often giving A&O’s lawyersadvice when they were buyingtheir own cars. He also knewLondon inside out, having drivenaround it for most of his life,which is probably what led to himreceiving the Freedom of the City– a huge honour given out by theCity of London.”

Tributes from former friendsand colleagues:

John Kendall: “I got to knowGeorge in the first half of the1980s when I was working withsenior partners of the firm whoused his services as a chauffeur.When I became a partner in 1985,I celebrated by buying a JaguarXJ6, and asked George to drive thecar for my wedding to my wife,Jenny, in 1986. So George is in ourwedding photos (left).

“He was always the perfectchauffeur. Apart from being a verygood driver, he was always ontime, totally discreet and verygood company.”

Suzanne Harvey, who worked at

A&O for 25 years from the age of

17 as a secretary/PA, said: “I spenta lot of time with George duringthe 1980s’ never-ending trainstrikes as George was asked todrive me to work (how lucky was I!) George was the salt of the

earth and one of the nicest peopleyou could wish to meet – aschauffeur to Mr Overy, he wouldtell you some very entertainingstories but, true to his character,he would always remain discreet –a real gentleman and possibly oneof the last of the first generationof A&O staff.”

Richard Powell: “I used to chatto George a fair bit when I was atA&O in the late 1970s. I used toride a pushbike to the office inNew Change and park it in theunderground car park whereGeorge would often hang out.He would give me the latestupdate and his opinions on themanagement of the firm’sinfrastructure. His views onCaptain Carter were, I recall,pretty trenchant. One majorgrouse for him was that when hewas not chauffeuring, he had todo odd jobs like replacingfluorescent light tubes. He waspretty handy and helped me sortmy bike out after some minorécrasement.

“Definitely George was ‘oldschool’ and a good guy butbeware if he thought you werepatronising him.”

Stephen Chater: “I recallencountering George Humetowards the end of his career atA&O. As a very junior assistant,I worked primarily for RonniePlummer and William Norris. Onone occasion, I was due toaccompany William Norris to aconference with Philip LawtonQC. As usual, William wasextremely busy on a variety of

George Hume d. 2010

The perfect chauffeur

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Ken Schofield joined theA&O General Officein 1983 and retiredfrom the firm some

20 years later in 2003. He died on 23 March 2010, aged 80.

David Campling, a current

member of Practice Support,

recalls: “Ken was a nice chap. He was known as ‘tall Ken’because we had two Kens in

the team. One of his regularlunchtime tasks was a trip to thebookmakers, where he would puton a bet, usually on the horses.

“Ken worked on the third floorof the old Cheapside building andwas very popular with everyone,to such an extent that when hewas asked to work in a differentpart of the building, he refusedpoint blank, and that was that!”

Ken Schofield d. 2010

Popular with everyone

matters and in the end (very latein the day) told me that he wouldbe unable to go to the conferenceand that I would have to go bymyself. This was a fairly dauntingprospect in any event but, by thistime, I also had very little time toget along to Lincoln’s Inn. Mr Norris said I need not worrysince George Hume had beenbooked and he would take me.

“I went down to the car park in some trepidation and foundGeorge. I explained that MrNorris would not be able toattend the conference so that I would be the only passenger.George looked me up and downand said, “Are you a partner,then?” I admitted that I was not,but said that if he did not takeme, I would be likely to beextremely late at the conferenceand we would both have to justify ourselves to Mr Norris.This was sufficient to persuadeGeorge to put his cap on and getinto the driving seat to take me to the conference.

“George used to tease me afterthat, asking whether I had yetbeen made a partner whenever hesaw me. He had long since retiredwhen I finally made it onto thefirm’s notepaper.”

Bob Worrall, who joinedA&O as a trainee in theclass of September 2003,died at the age of 34 on

21 July 2010. Bob was a Cambridge

economics graduate who, prior toqualifying as a lawyer, had spentthree years as a management

consultant in the oil and gasindustry. On leaving A&O, Bobjoined Linklaters, where heremained for four and a halfyears. He spent more than twoyears working in Moscow, wherehe met his wife, Anya. Hereturned to the UK in 2008 tocontinue working at Linklaters.

Bob Worrall d. 2010

Into law from industry

Tom Marchant joinedthe A&O GeneralOffice (better knowntoday as Practice

Support) in 1990 and retired fromthe firm in 1996. He passed awayon 29 June 2010, aged 75.

Mike Campbell, a current

member of Practice Support,

recalls: “Tom was a well-respectedand much-liked messenger whogot on well with the PAs, feeearners and partners. He had adry sense of humour and kept the

staff motivated with his jokes. “He was a larger than life

character who was very reliable,hardworking, and always told meto treat the internal clients withimportance.

“When a senior job becameavailable within the department,he gave me the encouragement to apply for the post. I was theyoungest in the department at thetime, so it was a bit daunting, buthis push proved to be a successfor me, so I owe him a lot.”

Larger than life characterThomas Marchant d. 2010

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AUSTRALIASydney:Allen & Overy Level 7Gold Fields House1 Alfred StreetSydneyNSW 2000Tel: +61 (0)2 9373 7700Perth:Allen & Overy Level 27Exchange Plaze2 The EsplanadeSydneyWA 6000Tel: +61 (0)8 6315 5900Partners: 17 Associates: 32

BELGIUMAntwerp:Allen & Overy LLPUitbreidingstraat 80 B-2600 AntwerpTel: +32 (0)3 287 72 22Brussels:Allen & Overy LLPAvenue de Tervueren 268 A B-1150 BrusselsTel: +32 (0)2 780 22 22Partners: 21 Associates: 52

BRAZILAllen & Overy LLP – Consultores emDireito Estrangeiro / Direito Norte-AmericanoRua das Olimpíadas, 100 - 10ºandar Vila OlimpíaCEP: 04551-000São Paulo – SPTel: +55 (11) 3848 8750Associates: 2

CHINABeijing:Allen & Overy LLP, Beijing officeSuite 522China World Tower 2No. 1 Jian Guo Men Wai Avenue Beijing 100004Tel: +86 (0)10 6505 8800Hong Kong:Allen & Overy9th Floor Three Exchange Square Central, Hong KongTel: +852 2974 7000Shanghai:Allen & Overy LLP, Shanghai office18th Floor Bank of Shanghai Tower 168 Yin Cheng Middle RoadShanghai 200120Tel: +86 21 3896 5000Partners: 30 Associates: 101

CZECH REPUBLICAllen & Overy (Czech Republic) LLPorganizacni slozkaV Celnici 4, 5th Floor, 110 00 Prague 1Tel: +420 222 107 111Partners: 3 Associates: 13

FRANCEAllen & Overy LLPEdouard VII26, boulevard des Capucines75009 ParisTel: +33 (0)1 40 06 54 00Partners: 29 Associates: 95

GERMANYDüsseldorf:Allen & Overy LLPBreite Straße 27 40213 Düsseldorf Tel: +49 (0)211 2806 7000

Frankfurt:Allen & Overy LLPTaunustor 260311 Frankfurt am Main Tel: +49 (0)69 2648 5000Hamburg:Allen & Overy LLPKehrwieder 12 20457 HamburgTel: +49 (0)40 82 221 20Mannheim:Allen & Overy LLPAm Victoria-Turm 268163 Mannheim Tel: +49 (0)621 3285 6300Munich:Allen & Overy LLPMaximilianstraße 3580539 MunichTel: +49 (0)89 71043 3000Partners: 35 Associates: 121

HUNGARYMorley Allen & Overy IrodaMadách Trade CenterMadách Imre út 13-14 H-1075 BudapestTel: +36 1 483 2200Partners: 2 Associates: 14

ITALYMilan:Allen & Overy – Studio LegaleAssociatoVia Manzoni, 41 20121 MilanTel: +39 02 290 491Rome:Allen & Overy – Studio LegaleAssociatoCorso Vittorio Emanuele II, 28400186 RomeTel: +39 06 684 271Partners: 16 Associates: 66

WHERE A&O IS LOCATED AROUND THE WORLD

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JAPANAllen & Overy Gaikokuho KyodoJigyo Horitsu Jimusho 38F Roppongi Hills Mori Tower 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku Tokyo 106-6138Tel: +81 (0)3 6438 5200Partners: 7 Associates: 30

LUXEMBOURGAllen & Overy Luxembourg33 avenue J F Kennedy L-1855 Luxembourg PO Box 5017 L-1050 LuxembourgTel: +352 44 44 55 1Partners: 10 Associates: 49

THE NETHERLANDSAllen & Overy LLPApollolaan 15 1077 AB AmsterdamPO Box 75440 1070 AK AmsterdamTel: +31 (0)20 674 1000Partners: 39 Associates: 106

POLANDAllen & OveryA. Pedzich Spólka komandytowa Rondo ONZ 134 floor00-124 WarsawTel: +48 (0)22 820 6100Partners: 6 Associates: 42

QATARAllen & Overy LLP – QFC BranchLevel 8 Regis OfficesAl Fardan Tower61 Al Funduq StreetWest Bay, PO Box 24205Doha Tel: +974 4410 1676Partners: 2 Associates: 3

RUSSIAAllen & Overy Legal Services Dmitrovsky pereulok 9107031 MoscowTel: +7 495 725 7900Partners: 9 Associates: 49

SINGAPOREAllen & Overy LLP24 Raffles Place #22-00 Clifford Centre Singapore 048621Tel: +65 6435 7400Partners: 9 Associates: 38

SLOVAK REPUBLICAllen & Overy Bratislava, s.r.o. Carlton Savoy Building Mostová 2, 5th Floor 811 02 BratislavaTel: +421 2 5920 2400Partners: 2 Associates: 14

SPAINAllen & OveryPedro de Valdivia 10 28006 MadridTel: +34 91 782 98 00Partners: 7 Associates: 35

THAILANDAllen & Overy (Thailand) Co Ltd22nd Floor, Sindhorn Tower 3 130-132 Wireless Road Lumpini, Pathumwan Bangkok 10330Tel: +66 (0)2 263 7600Partners: 5 Associates: 23

UNITED ARAB EMIRATESAbu Dhabi:Allen & Overy LLP5th Floor, Al Mamoura Building BMuroor RoadPO Box 7907 Abu DhabiTel: +971 (0)2 418 0400Dubai:Allen & Overy LLPLevel 2The Gate Village Building GV08Dubai International Finance CentrePO Box 506678, DubaiTel: +971 (0)4 426 7100Partners: 17 Associates: 60

UNITED KINGDOMPrincipal:Allen & Overy LLPOne Bishops SquareLondon E1 6ADTel: +44 (0)20 3088 0000Canary Wharf:Allen & Overy LLP40 Bank Street London E14 5DUPartners: 186 Associates: 647

UNITED STATESAllen & Overy LLP1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020Tel: +1 212 610 6300Partners: 33 Associates: 106

ASSOCIATED OFFICESINDONESIADaniel Ginting Law Firmin association with Allen & Overy LLPThe Energy Building, 15th FloorSudirman Central Business DistrictJ1 Jend Sudirman Kav 52-53Jakarta 12190Tel: +62 21 2995 1700Partners: 1 Associates: 7

ROMANIARadu Taracila Padurari RetevoescuSCA in association with Allen & Overy LLP60 Dacia Boulevard 020061 Bucharest 2Tel: +40 31 405 7777Partners: 5 Associates: 16

SAUDI ARABIAAbdulaziz AlGasim Law Firm inassociation with Allen & Overy LLP7758 King Fahad RoadOlaya, Unit No 34th floor, Al-Mada CentreRiyadh 12333-4187Tel: +966 (0)1218 2900Partners: 3 Associates: 6

(Details correct as at 31 October 2010)

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Managing Partner (Australia): Grant FuziManaging Partner (Perth): Geoff SimpsonManaging Partner (Sydney): Grant FuziHR contact: Fiona Spender

Managing Partner: Dirk MeeusHead Partners:v Banking – Peter Bienenstockv Corporate – Pierre-Olivier Mahieuv Environment – Gauthier van Thuynev Employment & Benefits –

Pieter De Kosterv European and Competition –

Dirk Artsv IP/Media/IT – Filip Van Elsenv Litigation – Koen van den Broeckv Public Law – Helga Van Peerv Real Estate – Daniel Gilletv Tax – Patrick SmetHR contacts:v Alumni – Valérie Devosv Pension scheme – Hilde De Volder

Managing Partner: Robert KartheiserContact:: Bruno Soares – Senior Counsel

Managing Partner (Hong Kong): Thomas BrownHead Partners:v Banking – Vicki Liuv Corporate – Gary McLean and

Jeremy Huntv ICM – Andrew Harrowv Litigation – Angus Ross and

Matthew Gearingv Real Estate – Simon Reid-KayManaging Partner (Beijing): Peter ThorpManaging Partner (Shanghai): Ji ZoyHead Partners Mainland China:v Corporate – Victor Hov Finance – Matthias Vossv Litigation – Peter ThorpHR contacts:v Alumni – Adrian Lau and

Jennifer Cheung (Hong Kong), KimberlyDasse and Carrie Min (Beijing),Kimberly Dasse and Heidi Ling(Shanghai)

v Pension scheme – Adrian Lau andJennifer Cheung (Hong Kong); Kimberly Dasse and Heidi Ling (bothBeijing and Shanghai)

Managing Partner: Jane TownsendHead Partners: v Corporate/Employment & Benefits –

Jane Townsend and Jan Myska v Banking/Litigation – Václav Valvoda v Real Estate – Jane Townsend v Tax – Jane TownsendHR contact: Marcela Hogenová

Managing Partner: Jean-Claude Rivalland Head Partners:v Antitrust – Olivier Frégetv Banking – Rod Corkv Corporate – Nicolas Bichotv Employment & Benefits –

Sabine Smith-Vidalv ICM – François Poudeletv Litigation/IP – Pierre Lenoirv Public Law – Noël Chahid-Nouraïv Real Estate – Jean-Dominique Casaltav Tax – Siamak MostafaviHR contact: Valérie Serin

Senior Partner: Neil George WeiandManaging Partner: Peter StenzHead Partners:v Banking – Peter Hoegenv Corporate – Helge Schäfer v Dispute Resolution – Daniel Bussev ICM – Okko Hendrik Behrendsv Tax – Eugen BogenschützHR contacts:v Alumni – Carolyn Schroeter and

Yvonne Schurz(Gottfried Breuninger succeeds Peter Stenzas managing partner in January 2011.)

Senior Partner: Zoltán Lengyel Heads:v Banking – James Grahamv Corporate and ICM – Zoltán LengyelHR contact: Erika Füszinger

Senior Partner: Massimiliano DanussoManaging Partner: Paul FlanaganContact Partners:v Banking – Paul Flanaganv Corporate – Giovanni Gazzanigav ICM – Massimiliano Danussov Litigation – Massimo Grecov Projects – Catia Tomasettiv Tax – Francesco BonichiHR contact: Emanuele Borganti

Managing Partner: Aled DaviesHead Partners:v Banking – Aled Daviesv Corporate – Nobuo Nakata and

Simon Blackv ICM – Norifusa HashimotoHR contact: Kaori Nasu

Senior Partner: Marc FeiderManaging Partner: Henri WagnerHead Partners:v Banking – André Marc, Henri Wagner,

Pierre Schleimerv Corporate – Marc Feider and

Fabian Beullekensv Employment – André Marcv ICM – Henri Wagnerv IP/IT – Katia Manhaevev Investment Funds – Jean-Christian Sixv Litigation – Marc Feiderv Real Estate – André Marcv Tax – Jean Schaffner, Jean-Luc Fisch

and Patrick MischoHR contact: Audrey Riffaud

Senior Partner: Arnold Croiset van Uchelen Managing Partner: Andrew Thomas

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Head Partners:v Banking – Femke Biermanv Competition Law and Regulated

Industries – Paul Glazenerv Corporate – Annelies van der Pauwv Employment/Labour Law –

Ferdinand Grapperhausv ICM – Niels van de Vijverv Litigation – Willem van Barenv Real Estate – Henry van Geenv Tax – Olaf van der DonkHR contacts:v Alumni – Vera Mollv Pension scheme – Franklin Spuesens

Managing Partner: Arkadiusz Pedzich Head Partners:v Banking – Arkadiusz Pedzich and

Tomasz Kawczynskiv Corporate – Jaroslaw Iwanicki and

Jacek Michalski v ECM – Zbigniew Mrowiec v ICM – Piotr LesinskiHR contact: Joanna Sobka

Managing Partner: Robert PorterHR contact: Clare Micallef

ASSOCIATED OFFICEManaging Partner: Costin TaracilaHead Partners:v Anti-trust/Competition –

Mihai Risticiv Banking – Alexandru Retevoescu and

Victor Padurariv M&A/Corporate/ICM – Costin Taracila,

Dragos Radu and Mihai Ristici

v PPP/Public Procurement Law/ProjectFinance – Victor Padurari

v Real Estate – Dragos RaduHR contact: Violeta Serban

Managing Partner, Head of Russia PracticeGroup: Tony HumphreyHead Partners:v Banking – Stephen Matthews and

Elena Tchoubykinav Corporate – Edwin Tham and

Anton Konnovv ECM – Varun Gupta

v ICM – Varun Gupta and Konstantin Kroll

v Structured Finance – Stephen Matthews

HR contact: Natalia Manakovav Alumni – Ekaterina Gorchakova(Peter Bienenstock succeeds TonyHumphrey as managing partner in May 2011)

Managing Partner: Julian JohansenHR contact: Clare Micallef

Managing Partner: Ken AboudHead Partners:v Banking – John Richardsv Corporate – Christopher Moorev ICM – Ken AboudHR contact: v Alumni and Pension scheme –

Crystal Lee

Head Partners:Martin Magál and Hugh OwenHR contact: Eva Sednickova

Managing Partner: Iñigo Gómez-JordanaHead Partners:v Banking – Ignacio Ruiz-Cámara and

Charles Poole-Warrenv Competition – Antonio Martinezv Corporate – Juan Barona and

Pablo Mayorv Public Law/Litigation –

Antonio Vázquez-Guillénv Tax – Carlos Albiñana HR contact: Marta Bertrán

Managing Partner: Simon MakinsonHead Partners:v Banking – Stephen Jaggs and

Suparerk Auychaiv Corporate – Simon Makinson and

Arkrapol Pichedvanichokv Litigation – Dumnern SubpaisarnHR contact: Wasana Montraprasit

Managing Partner: Simon Roderick – Middle EastIbrahim Mubaydeen – Abu DhabiHead Partners:v Banking – Bimal Desaiv Corporate – Andrew Schoorlemmerv ICM/Islamic Finance –

Anzal Mohammedv Litigation – Simon Roderickv Projects – Ian Ingram-Johnsonv Real Estate – Nick SmithHR contact: Clare Micallef

Senior Partner: David Morley Managing Partner: Wim Dejonghe Head Partners:v Banking – Mike Duncanv Corporate – Andrew Ballheimerv Employment & Benefits –

Paul McCarthyv ICM – David Krischerv Litigation – Tim House and

John O’Conorv Real Estate – Adam Clealv Tax – Christopher Harrison and

Vimal TilakapalaHR contacts:v Alumni – Sasha Hardmanv Pension scheme – Karen Young

Managing Partner: Kevin O’SheaHead Partners:v Banking – David Sladev Corporate – Eric Shubev Environment – Ken Rivlinv Employment & Benefits –

Henry Morgenbesserv ICM – Cathleen McLaughlinv International Arbitration –

Benno Kimmelmanv Litigation – Michael Feldbergv Projects – Robert Kartheiserv Real Estate – Kevin O’Sheav Restructuring – Ken Colemanv Tax – Jack HeinbergHR contacts: v Alumni – Michael Pezleyv Benefit plans – Anthony Brincat

(Details correct as at 31 October 2010)

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