WHAT CLIENTS AND THE DIRECTORIES SAY
“Mary Young – a clever litigator – trusted to run a very complex legal argument.” – The Legal 500, 2026
“Mary Young is a very talented litigation partner. She is incredibly thorough and committed to her clients.” – The Legal 500, 2025
“Mary Young is an astonishingly gifted practitioner. She is relentlessly professional in all she does. She is proactive, intuitive, and thoughtful.” – The Legal 500, 2025
“Mary Young is always one step ahead of the other side. She is charming and has an eye for the client’s commercial needs.” – The Legal 500, 2025
“Mary is very commercial and strategic. She has a great relationship with clients.” – Chambers and Partners, 2025
“She is incredibly practical, strategic and client-focused.” – Chambers and Partners, 2025
“Mary Young is a fraud litigator who takes no prisoners and tells it how it is.” – The Legal 500, 2025
“Sue Thackeray and Mary Young stand out. Reliable and diligent. An excellent mid-market choice.” – The Legal 500, 2025
“A meticulous eye for detail and great teamwork skills.” – The Legal 500, 2025
“First-rate knowledge of fraud law – a very talented litigation partner.” – The Legal 500, 2025
“Mary is fantastic – she is incredibly conscientious and shows incredible attention to detail.” – Chambers and Partners 2024
“Mary Young is endlessly imaginative in thinking outside the box and understanding the client’s commercial imperatives. I have never seen a lawyer so adept at identifying the real issues in dispute and clever ways to resolve those issues.” – The Legal 500, 2024
“Mary Young is a real rising star, very capable fraud lawyer with a bright future.” – The Legal 500, 2024
“Mary Young – a fabulous, tenacious and intelligent litigator, who leaves no stone unturned in support of her client’s interests.” – The Legal 500, 2024
“Mary is a sensible, smart and commercial lawyer who is always on top of asset recovery matters.” – Who’s Who Legal Global Guide: Asset Recovery 2023
“She is proactive, dedicated and experienced.” – Chambers and Partners, 2023
“Really good with clients and a very efficient manager of complex litigation.” – Chambers and Partners, 2023
“Never gives up and can pluck fantastic settlements out of thin air.” – The Legal 500, 2023
“Highly intelligent.” – The Legal 500, 2023
“Ever resourceful; absolutely committed. She is an excellent role model for younger associates. Good for all things banking – including international cases. Also, very experienced high stakes litigator.” – The Legal 500, 2023
“Absolute pleasure to work with magnetic Mary Young and Sue Thackeray. There is no messing around, they get to the point exceeding quickly.” – The Legal 500, 2023
“Magnetic.” – The Legal 500, 2023
“Sue Thackeray, William Christopher, Mary Young and Fiona Simpson are all highly regarded civil fraud practitioners.” – The Legal 500, 2023
“A hands-on, super-efficient lawyer who manages litigation incredibly well. She has very good judgement, and drives the case forward very well.” – WWL Asset Recovery, 2022
“Mary has a brilliant mind and is able to explain difficult legal concepts very clearly and quickly. She’s very diligent, a superb written and oral advocate and a very good communicator.” – Chambers and Partners, 2022
“Everything she does and says is utterly professional, very considered, ethically unimpeachable and drawn from a deep well of legal expertise coupled with refreshing pragmatism.” Legal 500 UK 2022
“Does not give up and will keep fighting for her client even when the outlook is pretty hopeless – AND when the outlook is pretty hopeless she manages to swing a result.” – Legal 500 UK 2022
“Mary Young has an excellent eye for detail – never gives up at trying to find a solution. A highly technical lawyer with an excellent understanding of cross-border issues.” – Legal 500 UK, 2022
“Mary Young – recently made up partner – is an excellent strategist and manages to swing favourable settlements for her clients with effortless ease.” – Legal 500 UK, 2022
“She’s a real lawyer’s lawyer – smart, analytical, very effective at finding the right points to press in a case and effective dealing with opposition.” – Chambers & Partners, 2022
“Definitely someone to watch” according to market commentators who highlight her “specialist knowledge in cryptocurrencies.” – Who’s Who Legal: Asset Recovery Global Guide 2021
“A real bloodhound for details that will move a case her way a few notches. Very good on cross-border cases.” – The Legal 500 UK, 2021
“She has the sharpest legal mind I’ve encountered and is the best at explaining difficult concepts simply.” – Chambers and Partners UK, 2020
“Mary is forward-thinking, client-friendly and focused.” – Chambers and Partners 2020
“She is a formidable package – motivated, with a keen eye for detail and great intellectual capacity.” – Chambers and Partners 2020
“Mary has an excellent ability to turn very complicated work into straightforward, simple material.” – Chambers and Partners 2020
“A superb lawyer.” – Chambers and Partners UK, 2020
