Ranking tables
Partnership: Contentious | UK
UK-wide
Rankings overview for Lawyers
Senior Statespeople
Eminent Practitioners
Band 1
- Caroline Field Fox & Partners9 Years Ranked
- Catriona Watt Fox & Partners11 Years Ranked
- Clive Greenwood Lewis Silkin17 Years Ranked
- Gavin Foggo Fox Williams LLP20 Years Ranked
- Jo Keddie Forsters24 Years Ranked
- Sarah Chilton CM Murray LLP6 Years Ranked
- William Wastie Addleshaw Goddard LLP20 Years Ranked
Band 2
Band 3
Band 4
- Alan Watts Herbert Smith Freehills21 Years Ranked
- Aron Pope Fox Williams LLP4 Years Ranked
- Beth Hale CM Murray LLP4 Years Ranked
- David Fisher CM Murray LLP5 Years Ranked
- Ivor Adair Fox & Partners6 Years Ranked
- Jennifer Millins Mishcon de Reya LLP7 Years Ranked
- Karen Baxter Lewis Silkin4 Years Ranked
- Michelle Chance HFW16 Years Ranked
- Tim Leaver Herbert Smith Freehills16 Years Ranked
- Paul BennettBennett Briegal LLP
Up and Coming
All Lawyers profiles
Senior Statespeople
S Tina WilliamsMcCarthy Denning | Partnership: Contentious2024 | Senior Statespeople | 27 Years RankedTina Williams of McCarthy Denning is a renowned partnership expert. She provides clients the benefit of her expertise in a variety of partnership matters, including international structuring, LLP conversions and partner exits.
Eminent Practitioners
E Clare MurrayCM Murray LLP | Partnership: Contentious2024 | Eminent Practitioners | 21 Years RankedClare Murray is founder and managing partner of CM Murray. She is a renowned partnership expert who advises on cross-border disputes and investigations, including cases concerning allegations of discrimination and restrictive covenant issues.
Band 1
1 Caroline FieldFox & Partners | Partnership: Contentious2024 | Band 1 | 9 Years Ranked"Caroline is tactically very astute and manages to be very straight-speaking and yet also a great team player who is excellent with clients. She is someone to have on your side."1 Catriona WattFox & Partners | Partnership: Contentious2024 | Band 1 | 11 Years RankedCatriona Watt handles a broad range of highly sensitive and contentious partnership matters, including compulsory retirements, partner exits and sexual harassment allegations.1 Clive GreenwoodLewis Silkin | Partnership: Contentious2024 | Band 1 | 17 Years RankedClive Greenwood specialises in contentious mandates, including those that relate to performance issues, misconduct claims and restrictive covenants. He is also joint head of both the partnership group and the professional services group at Lewis Silkin.1 Gavin FoggoFox Williams LLP | Partnership: Contentious2024 | Band 1 | 20 Years RankedGavin Foggo is the senior partner of Fox Williams. He advises on highly sensitive contentious matters, including team moves and harassment allegations, relating to legal partnerships and other professional service firms.1 Jo KeddieForsters | Partnership: Contentious2024 | Band 1 | 24 Years RankedJo Keddie is senior partner and head of the employment and partnership groups at Winckworth Sherwood. She advises on a wide range of contentious partnership issues, including discrimination claims, team moves and restructuring.1 Sarah ChiltonCM Murray LLP | Partnership: Contentious2024 | Band 1 | 6 Years RankedSarah Chilton's expertise includes cases concerning alleged sexual harassment and discrimination as well as partner exit negotiations and related disputes. She is triple-qualified in England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.1 William WastieAddleshaw Goddard LLP | Partnership: Contentious2024 | Band 1 | 20 Years RankedWilliam Wastie heads the professional practices group at Addleshaw Goddard. He advises on the redrafting of LLP agreements, succession planning and cross-border restructuring, as well as assisting clients with disputes over partner misconduct. His clients include leading professional services partnerships from the legal and accountancy sectors.
Band 2
2 Andrew CrombyWeightmans | Partnership: Contentious2024 | Band 2 | 17 Years RankedAndrew Cromby represents both partnerships and individual partners in contentious matters, including negotiations and disputes relating to partner exits and potential misconduct.2 Anna BirtwistleFarrer & Co LLP | Partnership: Contentious2024 | Band 2 | 10 Years RankedAnna Birtwistle focuses on contentious partnership matters, including those that concern partner exits, misconduct allegations and restrictive covenants.2 Bettina BenderWinckworth Sherwood | Partnership: Contentious2024 | Band 2 | 11 Years RankedBettina Bender is well versed in contentious partnership matters, including team moves, misconduct investigations and partner resignations. She has experience acting for both firms and individual partners.2 Jason ButwickDechert LLP | Partnership: Contentious2024 | Band 2 | 20 Years RankedJason Butwick is equally strong on both contentious and non-contentious mandates, advising on the negotiation of partnership agreements, partner retirements and partner moves, along with associated disputes. He has a particular focus on clients in the financial services sector.2 Michael BurdLewis Silkin | Partnership: Contentious2024 | Band 2 | 26 Years RankedMichael Burd is an employment law specialist who also has notable expertise in partnership law. He is particularly adept in advising international law firms on partner disputes, exits and claims concerning sexual harassment.
Band 3
3 Dean FullerFox & Partners | Partnership: Contentious2024 | Band 3 | 3 Years RankedDean Fuller provides partnership advice to clients including traditional partnerships and LLPs. He is noted for his work for firms in the financial services sector.3 Hilton MervisArnold & Porter | Partnership: Contentious2024 | Band 3 | 19 Years RankedHilton Mervis of Arnold & Porter has a broad-ranging litigation practice that takes in complex partnership disputes, particularly in the financial services sector.3 Peter GarryKeystone Law | Partnership: Contentious2024 | Band 3 | 18 Years RankedPeter Garry of Keystone Law has great depth of experience advising clients in the legal and financial services sectors on complex partnership negotiations and disputes.
Band 4
4 Alan WattsHerbert Smith Freehills | Partnership: Contentious2024 | Band 4 | 21 Years RankedAlan Watts often assists legal and financial services partnerships with sensitive disputes concerning partner exits, breaches of LLP agreements and claims of professional negligence.Key sectorsAviation and Aerospace|Business and Professional Services|Retail and Consumer|Sport|Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT)4 Aron PopeFox Williams LLP | Partnership: Contentious2024 | Band 4 | 4 Years RankedAron Pope is adept at handling contentious work for professional partnerships and individual partners. He frequently advises on allegations of discrimination, partner departures and restrictive covenants.4 Beth HaleCM Murray LLP | Partnership: Contentious2024 | Band 4 | 4 Years RankedBeth Hale has extensive experience advising professional partnerships and individual partners on contentious matters such as partner exits, whistle-blowing claims and sexual harassment allegations. She currently also acts as general counsel for CM Murray.4 David FisherCM Murray LLP | Partnership: Contentious2024 | Band 4 | 5 Years RankedDavid Fisher advises individual partners on highly sensitive and contentious matters, such as harassment allegations and breaches of LLP agreements. He also handles matters surrounding team moves.4 Ivor AdairFox & Partners | Partnership: Contentious2024 | Band 4 | 6 Years RankedIvor Adair has a strong reputation for handling contentious partnership matters such as partner exits and restrictive covenants. He has notable experience working with partners at international law firms.4 Jennifer MillinsMishcon de Reya LLP | Partnership: Contentious2024 | Band 4 | 7 Years RankedJennifer Millins has key experience advising partnerships and individual partners in disputes. She is particularly adept at handling partner exits, team moves, and discrimination and whistle-blowing claims.4 Karen BaxterLewis Silkin | Partnership: Contentious2024 | Band 4 | 4 Years RankedKaren Baxter is the head of Lewis Silkin's investigations and regulatory group. She has vast experience conducting internal investigations into claims of serious misconduct and discrimination concerning leading law and accountancy practices.4 Michelle ChanceHFW | Partnership: Contentious2024 | Band 4 | 16 Years RankedMichelle Chance is the head of the London employment team at HFW and primarily acts for individual partners on contentious matters, with a notable focus on the financial services sector.4 Tim LeaverHerbert Smith Freehills | Partnership: Contentious2024 | Band 4 | 16 Years RankedTim Leaver advises professional partnership firms on misconduct allegations, team moves, whistle-blowing claims and retirements. He has particular expertise in the financial services industry.
Up and Coming
U Nick WrightHerbert Smith Freehills | Partnership: Contentious2024 | Up and Coming | 5 Years RankedNick Wright is able to utilise his employment law expertise to support professional service firms on a range of partnership matters, particularly disputes.Key sectorsBusiness and Professional Services|Energy and Utilities|Financial Services|Property, Construction and Infrastructure|Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT)
Associates to watch
- Ed LivingstoneFox Williams LLP | Partnership: Contentious2024 | Associates to watch | 2 Years RankedEd Livingstone is a senior associate whose experience includes assisting with contentious as well as non-contentious partnership matters. He has advised on restructuring and constitutional arrangements as well as discrimination claims.
- Eleanor DiamondLewis Silkin | Partnership: Contentious2024 | Associates to watch | 3 Years RankedEleanor Diamond is an associate who regularly assists on partnership disputes concerning partner expulsions, discrimination claims and compulsory retirement, among other issues.
- Frances SimmLewis Silkin | Partnership: Contentious2024 | Associates to watch | 1 Years RankedFrances Simm is a managing associate who advises on contentious partnership matters including partner exits and disputes.
- Shoshana BacallFox & Partners | Partnership: Contentious2024 | Associates to watch | 2 Years RankedLegal director Shoshana Bacall supports LLPs, professional partnerships and their individual members on a wide range of contentious matters. Her experience includes investigations into alleged harassment and disciplinary matters.
- Wonu SandaCM Murray LLP | Partnership: Contentious2024 | Associates to watch | 1 Years Ranked"Wonu is a highly talented lawyer in every way - from her technical knowledge, to her commercial understanding, to her ability to be solution-focused and think on her feet while always being emotionally aware and caring with her advice. She is an asset to the team."