Law firms Rising Star: Charles Hayes, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Legal Business · 3 November 2016 · 2 min read Corporate and M&A Freshfields Key clients: CVC Capital Partners, Charterhouse Capital Partners, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Middle East sovereign wealth fundsPartner since 2016Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact jasmine.glass@legalbusiness.co.uk Related ContentMore in this categoryFreshfields makes up 43 in largest ever partner promotions roundLaw firmsKate Peacock16 Apr 2026Linklaters and Slaughters lead on £1.4bn takeover of FTSE 250 manufacturer SeniorLaw firmsWill Lewallen10 Apr 2026Trading places: Kirkland launches Phildaelphia transactions practice as Sidley hires Cravath ECM partnerLaw firmsWill Lewallen10 Apr 2026How CMS M&A partner David Roberts became the restaurant expert on both sides of the tableLaw firmsKate Peacock20 Apr 2026‘We’ve got the building blocks in place to grow’ – Harbottle closes in on £60mLaw firmsTom Cox17 Apr 2026Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader partners approve largest ever law firm mergerLaw firmsKate Peacock15 Apr 2026Transatlantic firms outstrip peers on five-year PEP growth, LB100 data revealsLaw firmsAlex Ryan20 Dec 2024A good time to be mid-tier: private equity interest on the rise as mid-market thrivesLaw firmsTom Cox18 Dec 2024The LB100 ranked by PEP: firms push partner profits to new heights as associate pay debate rumbles onLaw firmsAlex Ryan18 Dec 2024