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September 2009
Legal 500 Recommends 11 Stone Buildings
Banking
James Barnard - leading junior
Commercial Chancery
Leading Commercial Chancery Chambers
11 Stone Buildings has now seen the full benefit of Michael Couling's presence as chambers director, with the economic downturn also creating an upturn in work for the set's barristers, who ‘always add value and provide astute advice‘. This year sees individual improvement in the silk/junior tables, and the set maintains its ranking tally; the set is used for ‘insolvency, IP, commercial litigation, banking and corporate disputes‘, notes one London partner. Alan Gourgey QC and Tim Penny remain prominent. Raquel Agnello QC took silk.
Commercial Dispute Resolution
Leading Commercial Litigation Chambers
11 Stone Buildings is "imaginative in the way that they deal with work." Alan Gourgey QC is "a good communicator who gets to the issues quickly;" Tim Penny is "very commercial, tactically aware and responsive." (Legal 500 2009)
Alan Gourgey QC - leading silk
Tim Penny - leading junior
Marcia Shekerdemian - leading junior
Company
‘Practical, sensible and responsive‘ Jane Giret QC and ‘legally and technically astute‘ Tina Kyriakides are the highlights of 11 Stone Buildings' company law practice.
Jane Giret QC - leading silk
Tina Kyriakides - leading junior
Defamation and Privacy
Robert Deacon at 11 Stone Buildings is ‘competent, responsive, thorough and accommodating‘.
Robert Deacon - leading junior
Fraud: Civil
Leading Fraud Chambers
Alan Gourgey QC of 11 Stone Buildings was also in 4ENG, and is ‘understated, but brilliant ‘. Fraud specialist Max Mallinis ‘strikingly good, thorough, hard working and straight‘. Iain Pester's ‘fluency in Russian has proved helpful in recent fraud cases‘.
Alan Gourgey QC - leading silk
Tim Penny - leading junior
Max Mallin - leading junior
Iain Pester - leading junior
Information Technology
Alan Gourgey QC of 11 Stone Buildings ‘put in an excellent performance‘ for EDS in the BSkyB case.
Alan Gourgey QC - leading silk
Nick Parfitt - leading junior
Robert Deacon - leading junior
Insolvency:
Leading Insolvency Chambers
11 Stone Buildings receives clamorous client praise for ‘responsiveness, enthusiasm and the direct availability of counsel‘. ‘Impressive, practical and reliable‘ Jane Giret QC acted on matters relating to the Icelandic banking insolvencies, and ‘quick and clever advocate‘ Alan Gourgey QC is highly recommended. Marcia Shekerdemian ‘combines exceptional legal knowledge with superb communication skills‘. She acted for the administrators in Re Airbase International and for Honda GP, the major creditor in the administration of Super Aguri F1. Tina Kyriakides stands out for ‘excellent analytical ability, immense procedural knowledge, and disarming, decisive, and effective advocacy‘. Christopher Boardman is ‘a really safe pair of hands‘ and Adam Deacockis ‘equally good at drafting and advocacy‘.
Jane Giret QC and Alan Gourgey QC - leading silks
Tina Kyriakides, Marcia Shekerdemian, Adam Deacock, Birgitta Meyer, Jonathan Lopian, Christopher Boardman, Jamie Riley, Reuben Comiskey - leading juniors
Intellectual Property
Tim Penny of 11 Stone Buildings is recommended as a ‘practical, polished and effective advocate‘.
Robert Deacon - leading junior
Tim Penny - leading junior
Media, Sport & Entertainment
Leading Media, Sports & Entertainment Chambers
11 Stone Buildings' ‘practical and responsive‘ IP specialist Robert Deacon has acted for Lewis Hamilton on trade mark matters. Tim Penny, who handles commercial media disputes and sports regulatory and disciplinary work, is ‘bright, reliable and good with clients‘. Jamie Riley advises on major sporting events.