Ranking tables
Corporate/M&A: £5 million and above | UK
The South
Rankings overview for Departments
Eminent Practitioners
Band 1
Helen Mead DMH Stallard LLP20 Years Ranked- James Bullock Brachers LLP (Part of Lawfront)15 Years Ranked
Joanne Gallagher Thomson Snell & Passmore15 Years Ranked
Jonathan Grant DMH Stallard LLP21 Years Ranked- Matthew Simmonds Brachers LLP (Part of Lawfront)11 Years Ranked
Rebecca Glazebrook Cripps8 Years Ranked- Nicholas GabayThackray Williams
Band 2
Amanda Brockwell Paris Smith22 Years Ranked- Claire L Williams Brachers LLP (Part of Lawfront)18 Years Ranked
Daniel Bastide Irwin Mitchell22 Years Ranked
David Kendall Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP11 Years Ranked- Geoffrey Sparks Charles Russell Speechlys14 Years Ranked
Jonathon Roy Paris Smith LLP14 Years Ranked
Karen Lord Healys13 Years Ranked
Nicholas Gent Trethowans LLP21 Years Ranked
Noel Ruddy Cripps19 Years Ranked
Peter Jeffery Russell-Cooke8 Years Ranked
Roger Bailey Moore Barlow LLP20 Years Ranked
Simon Bickerdike Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP12 Years Ranked
Tim Sadka Healys26 Years Ranked
Band 3
Danos Athanasi DMH Stallard LLP9 Years Ranked
Faye Cook Thomson Snell & Passmore5 Years Ranked
Jamie Berry TWM Solicitors LLP4 Years Ranked
Jason Varney Thomson Snell & Passmore1 Years Ranked
Jeremy Over Moore Barlow LLP7 Years Ranked
Jonathan Steele Stevens & Bolton LLP6 Years Ranked
Lucy Gleisner Trethowans LLP2 Years Ranked
Mark Lucas Moore Barlow LLP11 Years Ranked
Michael Moore Paris Smith LLP6 Years Ranked
Oliver Kelly Broadfield Law UK LLP4 Years Ranked
Richard Atcherley Paris Smith LLP9 Years Ranked
Sean Kelly Broadfield Law UK LLP23 Years Ranked- Tim Jenkins Greenwoods Legal LLP14 Years Ranked
- Alan ZealRix & Kay Solicitors LLP
- Tilly ClarkePeople Law Ltd
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Charles Russell SpeechlysCorporate/M&A: £5 million and above2025 | Band 1 | 2 Years RankedCharles Russell Speechlys is a leading full-service firm with an excellent pedigree in handling mid-market transactional matters. It calls upon a well-stocked team of corporate law experts, who draw on domestic and cross-border deal experience when acting for international corporations, UK-based private companies, SMEs and entrepreneur clients. The team is particularly proficient in handling mandates in the technology, healthcare, sport and charity sectors.
1 DMH Stallard LLPCorporate/M&A: £5 million and above2025 | Band 1 | 2 Years RankedDMH Stallard LLP has a highly respected corporate practice which acts for growing businesses and entrepreneurs across the South East and beyond on a broad spectrum of corporate law and wider commercial issues. It has experience across sectors including technology, media, healthcare, pharmaceuticals and manufacturing, among others.
1 Paris Smith LLPCorporate/M&A: £5 million and above2025 | Band 1 | 2 Years RankedParis Smith is a well-reputed firm capable of advising clients on the full range of complex M&A transactions and other corporate matters. The team acts for owner-managed businesses and larger corporates based both locally and overseas. It operates alongside other departments within the firm to provide a rounded service to clients, including prominent retail and property development companies.
1 Thomson Snell & PassmoreCorporate/M&A: £5 million and above2025 | Band 1 | 2 Years RankedThomson Snell & Passmore is a solid regional practice with a strong focus on acting for owner-managed businesses based throughout the UK and internationally. The team has further expertise in advising the UK subsidiaries of large international companies on M&A and other corporate matters. It has notable experience of transactions in the transport, food and beverage, and technology industries.
Band 2
2 Brachers LLP (Part of Lawfront)Corporate/M&A: £5 million and above2025 | Band 2 | 2 Years RankedBrachers LLP has a widely experienced corporate practice which displays a particular affinity for private equity work, offering extensive expertise in advising investors and investees on transactional matters and portfolio company work. Its corporate client base includes companies in the manufacturing, life sciences and financial services sectors, among others.
2 Moore Barlow LLPCorporate/M&A: £5 million and above2025 | Band 2 | 2 Years RankedMoore Barlow boasts a solid corporate group that benefits from an extensive network of offices across the region. The firm offers counsel to a clientele of corporates and private equity sponsors in connection with domestic and cross-border M&A and corporate governance matters. Sector expertise encompasses technology and life sciences, among others.
2 Penningtons Manches Cooper LLPCorporate/M&A: £5 million and above2025 | Band 2 | 2 Years RankedPenningtons Manches Cooper is a national firm with a growing reputation for its international capabilities, acting for a wide-ranging domestic and international client base on the full range of corporate matters. It provides notable expertise in acting for local high-growth and technology companies on overseas investment matters, as well as for clients in the healthcare sector. The team draws on support from the firm's real estate and private wealth teams to provide clients with a comprehensive transactional service.
2 Trethowans LLPCorporate/M&A: £5 million and above2025 | Band 2 | 2 Years RankedTrethowans is adept at handling a broad array of transactions on behalf of clients, who range from local SMEs to major regional businesses and international corporates. It is also skilled in handling advisory work, including shareholder matters, restructuring issues and financing mandates.
Band 3
3 Broadfield Law UK LLPCorporate/M&A: £5 million and above2025 | Band 3 | 2 Years RankedBroadfield Law is a well-reputed regional firm with considerable experience in advising clients on corporate/M&A, private equity and venture capital matters. It possesses a sizeable team of transactional experts, with the capacity to draw upon broader resources in its London, Reading and Cambridge offices. It demonstrates particular expertise advising clients in the travel and technology industries.
Band 4
4 OmnyCorporate/M&A: £5 million and above2025 | Band 4 | 2 Years RankedOutset has a strong team that displays proficiency across a variety of corporate transactions. Its client base includes a number of acquisitive local businesses, and it is well versed in deals involving veterinarian practices and dental surgeries.