Gowling WLG has been recognised for its market-leading legal expertise in the Chambers & Partners UK 2024 rankings.

Based on independent research, client and peer feedback, Chambers & Partners recognises firms for technical legal ability and team depth, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence, and value for money.

The firm has secured leading rankings in the UK, London, West Midlands and Yorkshire across its range of services and sectors, including Real Estate, Financial Institutions & Services, Corporate & Commercial, Government & Public Sector, and Technology.

In total, Gowling WLG achieved 37 leading rankings this year, supporting the firm's legal market credentials as an advisor to clients in the UK and beyond. The latest results comprise nine prestigious 'Band 1' rankings, including 'stand-alone' top banding for Construction and Intellectual Property, as well as marked success for Corporate, Energy & Natural Resources, Employment, Life Sciences, Pensions, Planning and Real Estate.

At a practice level, the firm's market-topping credentials in the UK are strengthened having sustained leading rankings across a wide range of key areas – standing firm in as many as 31 practice areas this year. We also celebrate new rankings successes with first-time recognition for our 'Construction: Contentious (London)' practice, while climbing up the rankings for 'Investment Funds: Closed-ended Listed Funds (UK-Wide)', Media & Entertainment: Advertising & Marketing (UK-Wide)', and 'Real Estate (Yorkshire)'.

Recognising the firm's talent at all levels, our lawyers also scooped a total 74 individual rankings for their exceptional client service. Of these, 15 lawyers feature across a total 16 rankings in the elite "Band 1", "Eminent Practitioner", "Senior Statesperson", and "Star Individuals" lists of the top ranked individuals in each practice area.

An additional three lawyers are named in the "Up and Coming" list, with three lawyers featured in the "Star Associates" and "Associates to Watch" lists. Overall, the firm recorded seven new lawyer inclusions, with a further 11 lawyers achieving upward ranking moves this year.

The latest rankings follow top tier results in The Legal 500 UK 2024, in which the firm recorded 62 practice area rankings, and 79 individual accolades across London, the West Midlands and Yorkshire.

Access the complete overview of Gowling WLG's Chambers & Partners UK 2024 rankings. A full list of our ranked lawyers is included below (*denotes multiple rankings):

Leading Lawyers

Banking & Finance – Midlands

  • Chris Brierley, Band 3
  • Navin Prabhakar, Band 4

Capital Markets: AIM – UK-wide

  • Alex Davidson, Associates to Watch
  • Charles Bond, Band 2

Construction – Midlands

  • Ashley Pigott, Band 1
  • Michael O'Shea, Band 4
  • Paul Green, Band 4
  • Richard Green, Band 2

Construction: Contentious – London (Firms)

  • Sue Ryan, Band 6

Construction: Non-contentious – London (Firms)

  • Philip Baker, Band 5

Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market and Private Equity – West Midlands

  • Chris Towle, Band 2
  • David Vaughan, Eminent Practitioners
  • Jeremy Millington, Band 1
  • Ragi Singh, Band 2

Employment – West Midlands

  • Jonathan Chamberlain, Band 2
  • Martin Chitty, Senior Statesperson
  • Rebecca Jones, Associates to Watch

Energy & Natural Resources: Mining: International – UK-Wide

  • Charles Bond, Band 3

Energy & Natural Resources: Power – UK-Wide

  • Gus Wood, Band 2

Energy & Natural Resources: Renewables & Alternative Energy – UK-wide

  • Gareth Baker, Band 3

Environment – Midlands

  • Andrew Litchfield, Band 2

Environment & Climate Change – London (Firms)

  • Ben Stansfield, Band 2

Fraud: Civil – UK-Wide

  • Andrew Witts, Band 5

Health & Safety – UK-Wide

  • Andrew Litchfield, Band 4

Healthcare: Corporate/Commercial – UK-Wide

  • Robert Breedon, Band 3

Information Technology – Midlands

  • Helen Davenport, Band 3
  • Patrick Arben, Band 2

Intellectual Property – London (Firms)

  • John Coldham, Band 3
  • Luke Kempton, Band 4

Intellectual Property – Midlands

  • Kate Swaine, Band 1
  • Patrick Duxbury, Star Individuals

Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation – London (Firms)

  • Alexandra Brodie, Band 3
  • Huw Evans, Band 3
  • Paul Inman, Band 3

Investment Funds: Closed-ended Listed Funds – UK-wide

  • John Reed, Band 2
  • Kristian Rogers, Band 4
  • Nick Heather, Senior Statespeople
  • Oliver Riley, Band 2

Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation – UK-wide

  • Paul Inman, Band 3

Life Sciences: Transactional – UK-wide

  • Luke Kempton, Band 3
  • Patrick Duxbury, Star Individuals

Litigation – West Midlands

  • Andrew Smith, Band 1
  • Sean Adams, Up and Coming

Media & Entertainment: Advertising & Marketing – UK-Wide

  • Dan Smith, Band 2

Pensions – London (Firms)

  • Jason Coates, Band 2
  • Paul Feathers, Band 3

Pensions – Midlands

  • Christopher Stiles, Band 3
  • Elizabeth Gane, Band 1
  • Joanne Tibbott, Band 2
  • Paul Carberry, Band 2
  • Richard Black, Band 1

Pensions Litigation – UK-wide

  • Charlotte Scholes, Star Associates
  • Ian Gordon, Band 1

Planning – London (Firms)

  • Ben Stansfield, Band 6
  • Vicky Fowler, Band 3

Planning – Midlands

  • Toni Weston, Band 1

Real Estate – West Midlands

  • Daniel Leather, Band 4
  • Duncan Murphy, Band 1
  • Julia McNaught, Band 4
  • Michael Twining, Up and Coming
  • Mike Trainer, Band 3
  • Richard Bate, Eminent Practitioners

Real Estate – Yorkshire

  • Julia Dacre Field, Band 3
  • Mark Owen, Band 2
  • Patrick Jackson, Associates to Watch

Real Estate Finance – London (Firms)

  • Nick Turner, Band 3

Real Estate Litigation – London (Firms)

  • Anne Waltham, Senior Statespeople
  • Martin Thomas, Band 4

Real Estate Litigation – Midlands

  • Paul Barker, Band 2
  • Rob Bridgman, Up and Coming

Restructuring/Insolvency – Midlands

  • Jasvir Jootla, Band 3

Social Housing – West Midlands

  • Jacqueline Knox, Band 2

Tax: Real Estate – London (Firms)

  • Matthew Poole, Band 3
  • Paul Shaw, Band 3