Legal Week spent months seeking out the best up-and-coming private practice lawyers in UK and European private equity. : Seeking out the best up-and-coming private practice lawyers in the U.K. private equity industry was not an easy task. Legal Week spent months approaching many of the world’s largest and most influential private equity firms to seek out recommendations before surveying a wide range of experienced partners for their views on who they rated. Hannah joined Legal Week in May 2018 after finishing her degree at Kingston University.