Ranking tables
Commodities: Physicals | UK
UK-wide
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 2
Clyde & Co LLP 16 Years Ranked- Hill Dickinson LLP
Band 3
Squire Patton Boggs 4 Years Ranked
Stephenson Harwood LLP 11 Years Ranked- Mills & Co. Solicitors Limited
Senior Statespeople
Hatty Sumption Clyde & Co LLP19 Years Ranked
Richard Swinburn Reed Smith LLP27 Years Ranked- Jeffrey IsaacsHill Dickinson LLP
Band 1
Brian Perrott HFW23 Years Ranked
Damian Honey HFW16 Years Ranked
Judith Prior HFW22 Years Ranked- Neville HopperMills & Co. Solicitors Limited
Band 2
Band 3
George Mingay Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP3 Years Ranked
Jonathan Spearing Stephenson Harwood LLP5 Years Ranked
Marko Kraljevic Clyde & Co LLP15 Years Ranked
Peter Bennett Stephenson Harwood LLP9 Years Ranked
Sarah Taylor HFW10 Years Ranked- Darren WallHill Dickinson LLP
- Paul TaylorHill Dickinson LLP
Band 4
Carl Walker Schjødt LLP1 Years Ranked
Eleanor Coates Clyde & Co LLP2 Years Ranked- Eleanor Midwinter Wikborg Rein LLP3 Years Ranked
Haris Zografakis Stephenson Harwood LLP15 Years Ranked- John Rollason Squire Patton Boggs1 Years Ranked
John Whittaker Clyde & Co LLP14 Years Ranked- Katie Pritchard Squire Patton Boggs1 Years Ranked
- Jonathan GreenMills & Co. Solicitors Limited
- Jonathan MossDWF
- Mark AspinallHill Dickinson LLP
Up and Coming
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 HFWCommodities: Physicals2025 | Band 1 | 15 Years RankedHFW has a widely lauded physicals practice, also offering capability in derivatives and energy trading, among other areas. The firm routinely handles complex and high-profile commodities disputes and contractual matters for international clients on a global scale. HFW is notable for its handling of matters before GAFTA, FOSFA and other trade bodies. The team possesses significant expertise across the full spectrum of commodities, including metals, grain, sugar, oil and biofuels. Its clients include oil and gas companies, traders and banks.
1 Reed Smith LLPCommodities: Physicals2025 | Band 1 | 15 Years RankedReed Smith has a market-leading commodities practice with extensive capability across physicals, derivatives, energy trading and trade finance. The firm deals with all kinds of hard and soft commodities, from sugar to metals. It marshals a deep bench of practitioners to represent global clients, which include trade associations, banks and producers. Reed Smith maintains a strong international practice.
Band 2
2 Clyde & Co LLPCommodities: Physicals2025 | Band 2 | 16 Years RankedClyde & Co offers a strong physical commodities practice that is well known for extensive expertise in hard and soft commodities, covering disputes, investigations and regulations. The firm additionally draws on extensive shipping, futures and derivatives experience. Its clients include major banks, trading companies and producers. The firm demonstrates expertise in advising clients on transactional matters relating to commodities assets.
Band 3
3 Squire Patton BoggsCommodities: Physicals2025 | Band 3 | 4 Years RankedSquire Patton Boggs has a well-regarded commodities practice with international capabilities. It has an expanding team with notable strength in the physical commodities space. The firm acts for a range of clients including energy, mining and oil companies in addition to traders.3 Stephenson Harwood LLPCommodities: Physicals2025 | Band 3 | 11 Years RankedStephenson Harwood has a strong physicals practice with expertise across hard and soft commodities, including metals, minerals, coal and oil. The firm represents large international clients across the industry on a range of issues and has additional prowess in sanctions and fraud. It maintains close relationships with major trading houses. The firm's other clients include international banks, mining, power, oil and agribusiness companies.
Band 4
4 Penningtons Manches Cooper LLPCommodities: Physicals2025 | Band 4 | 13 Years RankedPenningtons Manches Cooper offers expertise in physical commodities matters to a client roster that includes financing banks and trading companies. The firm advises on contentious and non-contentious commodities matters, with complementary ability in civil fraud. It draws on a wealth of experience handling soft commodity cases.
4 Schjødt LLPCommodities: Physicals2025 | Band 4 | 3 Years RankedSchjødt is a well-respected Norwegian firm with a significant and growing practice in London. The firm has extensive experience in the physical commodities space and demonstrates notable expertise in disputes arising from contamination, breach of duty and fraud. The firm has additional experience in arbitrations. Its clients include trading and commodities companies and multinational conglomerates.