Lucy Bullock

White & Case

There was plenty of change in White & Case’s corporate ranks last year. However, that did not stop one of the group’s rising stars, Lucy Bullock, from completing plenty of deals in a manic year for M&A lawyers.

Bullock is the partner of choice for the firm’s client base of sponsor-held portfolio companies. She is also a key contact for Avast, a FTSE 100 technology business she has nurtured from start-up for nearly a decade. With White & Case advising on its IPO along the way, Avast called on Bullock last year for its most transformational deal yet, as it secured a merger with Nasdaq-listed NortonLifeLock. There have been other transactions for Bullock to get her teeth into, including a de-SPAC deal for Alvogen-owned pharma business Alvotech and Triton Investment’s £1.2bn offer for Clinigen.

The Triton deal saw Bullock team up with White & Case’s public M&A group in a clear sign that the firm has upped its game here. Since making partner in 2019, Bullock has played a key part in that corporate push.