The Legal 500 U.K. Recognizes Faegre Drinker’s Finance and Restructuring Practice and London Attorneys in their 2025 Edition

The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2025 guide has recognized Faegre Drinker’s London finance and restructuring practice. Legal 500 also named investment management partner Michelle Moran as a leading partner in the “Financial Services: Non-Contentious/Regulatory” and “Investment Fund Formation and Management: Retail Funds” categories.

The finance and restructuring team was highlighted for being “technically sound” and providing “practical advice” to clients in their corporate restructuring and insolvency work. Finance and restructuring partners Patrick Corr, Buvini Kularatne, Gary Bellingham, and Wayne Beck and associate Raphaela Cotoulas were all recognized in the profile. Testimonials from the Legal 500 noted how “the team has real depth of knowledge and experience and is able to mine this to develop innovative solutions to novel situations arising in a complex cross-border/offshore contexts. The team also has good up and coming juniors, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams at once, and to balance costs.’”

Corr, who is transnational head of the restructuring and insolvency team, was recognized for being a “fantastic communicator” and “brilliant with clients” when handling complex business disputes. Kularatne was described as an “an excellent team player and very experienced in handling complex cross-border matters.” Beck was further highlighted for being “hardworking, responsive, with an eye for detail.” 

These rankings reflect the result of analysis by the Legal 500 research team, who conduct thousands of interviews with private practice lawyers and read tens of thousands of submissions to select the best lawyers and law firms in the UK. As part of their research, Legal 500 canvassed the views of more than 40,000 general counsels and clients.