Ranking tables
Litigation | UK
Thames Valley
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 2
Band 3
Field Seymour Parkes 10 Years Ranked
Freeths LLP 10 Years Ranked
SA Law 10 Years Ranked- White & Black Limited
Band 1
Antony Morris Clarkslegal LLP22 Years Ranked
Christopher Felton Gardner Leader9 Years Ranked
Craig Williams B P Collins LLP15 Years Ranked- Paul Kite IBB Law18 Years Ranked
Paul Marmor Sherrards Solicitors16 Years Ranked
Peter Sheppard Osborne Clarke LLP21 Years Ranked- Sarah Jackson IBB Law8 Years Ranked
Tim Clark BDB Pitmans LLP23 Years Ranked
Band 2
Bill Dixon Field Seymour Parkes20 Years Ranked- Chris Potts Blake Morgan13 Years Ranked
Christopher Tayton Clarkslegal LLP14 Years Ranked
Jonathan Grigg Foot Anstey LLP16 Years Ranked
Juliet Schalker Debenhams Ottaway1 Years Ranked
Matthew Brandis B P Collins LLP12 Years Ranked- Nicola Diggle Blake Morgan10 Years Ranked
- Victoria WrightWhite & Black Limited
Band 3
Caroline Watson Freeths LLP1 Years Ranked- Charlie Shillito Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP1 Years Ranked
Clare Mackay SA Law5 Years Ranked- David Murray Blandy & Blandy13 Years Ranked
Fleur Turrington Shoosmiths LLP6 Years Ranked- Ian Skinner Mills & Reeve LLP8 Years Ranked
Jackie Ray Blaser Mills Law7 Years Ranked- Jane Park-Weir Osborne Clarke LLP1 Years Ranked
Karen Dobson Sherrards Solicitors8 Years Ranked
Michelle Di Gioia Gardner Leader2 Years Ranked
Phil Smith BDB Pitmans LLP4 Years Ranked
Robert Ryall SA Law14 Years Ranked
Simon Carroll B P Collins LLP4 Years Ranked
Simon Hobbs Freeths LLP17 Years Ranked
Steven Smith B P Collins LLP1 Years Ranked
Tom Maple Field Seymour Parkes3 Years Ranked
Tracy Lacey-Smith SA Law12 Years Ranked- Andrew KingLennons Solicitors
Up and Coming
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Blake MorganLitigation2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years RankedBlake Morgan has a strong group with solid experience across a range of commercial disputes. The team assists clients with litigation involving breach of shareholder and share purchase agreements, unfair prejudice claims and breach of directors' duties. Its clients include high-profile national financial institutions and private individuals. The firm is also experienced in litigation relating to insolvency.
1 Clarkslegal LLPLitigation2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years RankedClarkslegal is regularly involved in high-profile disputes on behalf of clients in a variety of sectors, including the energy and automotive industries. The team's expertise covers a wide range of commercial and corporate disputes, including contractual terminations, unfair prejudice petitions and breaches of directors' duties.
1 DentonsLitigation2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years RankedDentons is a popular choice for high-value corporate and commercial litigation and cases with an international element. It assists clients with the full range of commercial disputes, often involving supply contracts, distribution agreements and breach of warranty claims. The firm's diverse client base includes corporates from a wide spectrum of industry sectors including energy, transport and retail.
Band 2
2 B P Collins LLPLitigation2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years RankedB P Collins is a solid regional firm that continues to impress with broad litigation and mediation capabilities, regularly handling high-value contract disputes and corporate litigation. Its areas of experience include directors' and shareholders' disputes, as well as debt recovery actions. The firm acts for international and regional companies as well as private individuals.
2 BDB Pitmans LLPLitigation2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years RankedBDB Pitmans has a prominent team with an impressive track record in high-end and complex litigation. The firm is regularly instructed on substantial corporate and commercial cases, often involving partnership and contract disputes. It draws its clients from the technology, construction and retail sectors.
2 Gardner LeaderLitigation2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years RankedGardner Leader has an experienced commercial litigation team often instructed on cross-border cases. It handles a range of general corporate and commercial disputes, including claims for breach of directors' duties. The firm's clients include local and international companies from a variety of sectors, and it also represents high net worth individuals.
2 IBB LawLitigation2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years RankedIBB Law is a strong firm with a reputation for advising clients in the automotive, manufacturing, distribution and construction industries. The team has significant experience in commercial contract and shareholder disputes. Its client base consists of multinational corporates as well as large UK companies and includes a number of household names.
2 Osborne Clarke LLPLitigation2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years RankedOsborne Clarke has a well-respected litigation group with particular prowess in cross-border and international cases. The firm acts in a wide range of corporate and commercial cases involving complex contractual claims, breach of supply and distribution agreements, shareholder disputes and commercial fraud. It has particular expertise acting for clients from the telecoms and technology industries.2 Sherrards SolicitorsLitigation2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years RankedSherrards Solicitors is a highly reputable firm known for strong expertise in resolving fraud cases, as well as banking and financial litigation. The team is also knowledgeable in cases involving breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty. It represents individuals and companies from a whole host of industries and is active in international cases involving multiple jurisdictions.
2 Shoosmiths LLPLitigation2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years RankedShoosmiths has a strong regional presence in the Thames Valley and a robust litigation group handling a broad range of cases. The team's expertise includes disputes concerning commercial contracts and agreements, director and shareholder disputes and procurement-related litigation. It represents UK-based and international companies, as well as individuals. Clients benefit from the firm's extensive UK network alongside its experience in cross-border matters.
Band 3
3 Field Seymour ParkesLitigation2025 | Band 3 | 10 Years RankedField Seymour Parkes has a solid litigation practice handling domestic and cross-border mandates for companies and individuals. The team has strong expertise across the spectrum of contract disputes, professional negligence claims, and investment and finance-related litigation.3 Freeths LLPLitigation2025 | Band 3 | 10 Years RankedFreeths is a strong regional firm with a noteworthy track record of handling corporate and commercial disputes. The group's areas of experience include breach of contract and shareholder litigation. The firm advises a mixture of corporates, local subsidiaries of international businesses and high net worth individuals.3 SA LawLitigation2025 | Band 3 | 10 Years RankedSA Law has a well-regarded litigation team with a strong regional presence and growing international activity. Handles shareholder disputes, breach and termination of contract litigation and payment disputes. Advises a local and international client base featuring organisations and individuals from a variety of sectors.
Band 4
4 Blandy & BlandyLitigation2025 | Band 4 | 8 Years RankedBlandy & Blandy has experience and success across a wide range of commercial litigation. The firm is highly recommended for breach of contract litigation as well as disputes in the boardroom and between shareholders. As well as representing clients in active disputes, the team can also advise on risk and litigation avoidance.
4 Blaser Mills LawLitigation2025 | Band 4 | 6 Years RankedBlaser Mills Law successfully represented Pythagoras Capital on behalf of Insolvency Practitioners and Bresco Electrical Services in an appeal to the Supreme Court, overruling the Court of Appeal's decision to uphold an injunction to restrain a company in insolvent liquidation from referring a dispute with a crossclaim to adjudication.
4 Boyes TurnerLitigation2025 | Band 4 | 10 Years RankedBoyes Turner has a well-respected team which advises on a variety of disputes and is especially active in the IT industry. Lawyers in the practice are experienced in litigation involving the breach and termination of contracts and agreements, as well as shareholder disputes. The practice is also well equipped to handle cross-border matters.
4 Debenhams OttawayLitigation2025 | Band 4 | 6 Years RankedThe litigation team at Debenhams Ottaway can assist clients with an array of disputes relating to commercial and corporate interests and relationships. The firm's expertise includes significant shareholder disputes as well as matters concerning breaches of contract.
4 Penningtons Manches Cooper LLPLitigation2025 | Band 4 | 10 Years RankedPenningtons Manches Cooper has a well-regarded commercial litigation team with strong capabilities in banking and financial disputes. The firm also handles general contractual disputes, acting for companies in the construction and manufacturing industries, as well as representing individuals. It has further experience advising on insolvency-related litigation.