Olswang's status as a leading TMT firm again acknowledged by The Legal 500 UK 2016

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International Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT) law firm Olswang's status as a leading firm has once again been recognised by The Legal 500 in its 2016 UK edition, with the legal directory in particular highlighting the firm's strength across the TMT sectors. Maintaining its ranking count across 40 categories, Olswang was recommended as a Top-Tier firm in seven practice areas:

• M&A: Mid-Market (£50m-£250m)
• Gaming and Betting
• Dispute Resolution - Reputation Management
• Brand Management
• IT and Telecoms
• Media and Entertainment (now includes Media Finance)
• Employment (Thames Valley office)

Underscored in the directory was the burgeoning reputation of some of Olswang's practices, with the promotion of Gaming and Betting to Tier 1 from 2 and Hotels and Leisure and Property Finance to Tier 2 from 3. The firm's Retail practice was also ranked for the first time.

Olswang’s strength in several other categories was acknowledged, with The Legal 500 recognising the firm highly (Tier 2) in Commercial Contracts, Commercial Property: Investment, Commercial Property (TVO), Property Litigation, Intellectual Property, Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology, Patent attorneys, Trademark attorneys, as well as VAT and Indirect Tax.

Olswang garnered more than 87 individual recommendations, and 13 of the firm's lawyers which were singled out as leading individuals:

• Andrew Besser – Property Finance
• Bernard O’Sullivan – Fraud
• Dan Tench – Reputation Management
• Charles Kerrigan – Media Finance
• Gary Henderson – Employment
• Geraldine Proudler – Reputation Management
• Joel Barry – Brand Management
• John Enser – Media and Entertainment
• Marcus Barclay – Property Litigation
• Mark Joscelyne – Corporate Tax
• Richard Bamforth – International Arbitration
• Selina Potter – Media and Entertainment
• Victoria Gaskell – Media and Entertainment