The Hot 100 2008

1. Steve Hoare, The Lawyer; David Barnes, 39 Essex St; Adrian Hughes QC, 39 Essex St 2. Clive Seddon, Pinsent Masons 3. Lesley Wan, Lloyds TSB 4. Peter Bloxham; Terry Fleet, James George, Nabarro 5. Chris Carroll, Travers Smith; Simon Whitney, SJ Berwin 6. Robert McCallough, Pinsent Masons 7. Michael Napier, Irwin Mitchell; Neil Kinsella, Russell Jones & Walker; Libby Child, The Lawyer 8. Jacqueline Hill, Gazprom Marketing & Trading 9. Simon Davis, Clifford Chance 10. The Royal Exchange 11. Michael Burd, Lewis Silkin; Anna Mitchell, Freshfield Bruckhaus Deringer 12. Charles Martin, Macfarlanes; Charlie Geffen, Ashurst 13. Stephen Ball, Mourant du Feu & Jeune; Maurice Allen, Tim Jeveons, Peter Epp, White & Case; Dominic Bacon, CMC Markets 14. Stephen Ball, Mourant du Feu & Jeune 15. Guy Norman, Clifford Chance; Margaret Taylor, The Lawyer 16. Stephen Gillespie, Neel Sachdev, Kirkland & Ellis 17. David Barnes, 39 Essex St 18. Michael Webster, Webster Dixon; John Bennett, Berwin Leighton Paisner 19. Tim Hailes, JPMorgan; David Isaac, Pinsent Masons 20. Catrin Griffiths, The Lawyer; Chris Carroll, Travers Smith 21. Jonathan Wood, Weil Gotshal & Manges 22. Moira Gilmour, Denise Sexton, Michael Chissick, Field Fisher Waterhouse 23. James Pollock, Simmons & Simmons 24. Miriam Gonzalez, Mike Pullen, Lillian Sanderson, DLA Piper 25. Duncan Stiles, Ashurst; Ian Bagshaw, Linklaters 26. Stephen Finch, Salans; Moira Gilmour, Field Fisher Watehouse 27. Louise Restell, Russell Jones & Walker 28. Catherine Regan, RGA International 29. Karen Dillon, Harvard Business Review; Guy Norman, Clifford Chance; Geoffrey Howe, Nationwide Building Society 30. Peter Crossley, Hammonds; Ronnie Fox, Fox Lawyers 31. Philip Wood, Allen & Overy; Simon Gleeson, Clifford Chance 32. Leonie Fleming, Royal Bank of Scotland; Geoffrey Green, Ashurst 33. Susan Bright, Lovells 34. Robbie Owen, Bircham Dyson Bell 35. Liz Vernon, Clintons; Monica Burch, Addleshaw Goddard 36. Charlie Jacobs, Linklaters; Simon Hodson, Beachcroft 37. Sajid Hussein, Bank of America; David Morley, Allen & Overy 38. Eva Bishop, Coca-Cola Enterprises 39. Marco Compagnoni, Weil Gotshal & Manges; Charlie Geffen, Ashurst; Catrin Griffiths, The Lawyer; Adam Signy, Clifford Chance; Adrian Clark, Ashurst; Charles Martin, Macfarlanes 40. Frances Murphy, Slaughter and May 41. Richard Susskind, consultant#To hear predictions for 2008 from guests at the party, including David Morley of Allen & Overy and Neil Kinsella of Russell Jones & Walker, download The Lawyer Podcast from iTunes or www.thelawyerpodcast.com