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Law - solicitors

Learning from leaders

Cary Kochberg, partner, Lovells LLP

James Miller, partner, Reynolds Porter Chamberlain

Patricia Godfrey, head of restructuring and insolvency, Nabarro

Penny Rinta-Suksi, partner, Bevan Brittan LLP

Richard Dickinson, partner/head of technology, media and intellectual property group (London), Manches LLP

Andrew Newbury, partner (family law), Pannone LLP

Deborah Gordon Brown, head of office, Shoosmiths

Louise Nash, partner and training principal (corporate, securities, commercial and IT) Covington & Burling LLP

Stephen Gare, training principal, Mayer Brown International LLP

Terry Renouf, national senior partner, Berrymans Lace Mawer

Andrew Darwin, managing director, DLA Piper UK LLP

Christopher McGee-Osbourne, partner, Denton Wilde Sapte LLP

David Carter, graduate recruitment partner, Ashurst LLP

David Dalgarno, head of the London office, McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP

Hugh Crisp, chief executive, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Jane Simpson, chairman, Manches LLP

Jeremy Farr, partner and chairman of the recruitment committee, Ince & Co

Michael Laver, managing partner, Stevens & Bolton LLP

Paul Phippen, managing partner, Macfarlanes

Stuart Popham, senior partner, Clifford Chance

Janet Gaymer CBE, senior partner, Simmons & Simmons

Simon Johnston, partner, CMS Cameron McKenna LLP

Gary Moss, managing partner, Taylor Wessing

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