‘We need more women in the rooms where influential decisions are made’ – leading M&A partners have their say

Legal Business gathered some of the leading female M&A partners at UK origin firms in the City together ahead of International Women’s Day to discuss the reality of making it to the top in a practice that remains dominated by men. 

Clifford Chance partners Katherine Moir and Melissa Fogarty, Linklaters’ Aisling Zarraga and Finn Griggs, Slaughter and May’s Sally Wokes, HSF’s Caroline Rae, Freshfields’ Kate Cooper and Lauren Honeyben and A&O Shearman’s Annabelle Croker and Claire Coppel sat down with Georgina Stanley and Anna Huntley for a frank discussion about everything from imbalanced expectations, to the pros and  cons of being a role model and why there still aren’t enough women in the room where decisions are made, as well as sharing their tips for success.