Ranking tables

Partnership: Non-contentious | UK

UK-wide

The lawyers and law firms ranked below advise primarily professional services clients - such as architects, surveyors, accountants and lawyers - on both contentious and non-contentious work related to partnership law and structuring.

Representative non-contentious matters include M&A transactions, LLP conversions and the creation of partnership vehicles for corporate or investment purposes. It also includes advice on establishing overseas offices, the drafting of partnership agreements and regulatory matters. Contentious work includes disputes regarding partner exits and team moves, remuneration and retirement issues and investigations into discrimination and harassment.  

There is a separate table for those specialising in the representation of medical partnerships, including GP, dental and veterinary surgeries. 

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Eminent Practitioners

  1. Clare Murray
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    Clare Murray
    CM Murray LLP
    CM Murray LLP | Partnership: Non-contentious
    2026 | Eminent Practitioners | 23 Years Ranked
    Clare 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.

Star Individuals

  1. Corinne Staves
    Corinne Staves
    CM Murray LLP
    CM Murray LLP | Partnership: Non-contentious
    2026 | Star Individuals | 13 Years Ranked
    Corinne Staves assists both domestic and international law firms, individual partners and high net worth clients with a wide range of partnership matters, including mergers, restructuring, team moves and succession planning.
  2. William Wastie
    Addleshaw Goddard LLP
    Addleshaw Goddard LLP | Partnership: Non-contentious
    2026 | Star Individuals | 22 Years Ranked
    William 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.
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Band 1

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    Aster Crawshaw
    Addleshaw Goddard LLP
    Addleshaw Goddard LLP | Partnership: Non-contentious
    2026 | Band 1 | 16 Years Ranked

    Aster Crawshaw assists professional services clients, such as legal and accountancy firms, with the review of partnership structures, amendments to LLP agreements and transactional matters. He also advises international clients on the formation of their UK partnership entities.

  2. Daniel Sutherland
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    Daniel Sutherland
    Fox Williams LLP
    Fox Williams LLP | Partnership: Non-contentious
    2026 | Band 1 | 15 Years Ranked

    Daniel Sutherland assists clients with restructuring and partnership conversions as well as cross-border joint venture arrangements. He has particular expertise in the legal sector.

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    Jonathan M Cheney
    Addleshaw Goddard LLP
    Addleshaw Goddard LLP | Partnership: Non-contentious
    2026 | Band 1 | 18 Years Ranked
    Jonathan Cheney handles a variety of non-contentious matters in both a domestic and cross-border context, including advice on partnership structures and LLP conversions.
  4. Jonathan M Haley
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    Jonathan M Haley
    Farrer & Co LLP
    Farrer & Co LLP | Partnership: Non-contentious
    2026 | Band 1 | 19 Years Ranked

    Jonathan Haley advises on a variety of non-contentious partnership matters, including succession planning, LLP restructuring and revising LLP arrangements. He has experience assisting both partnerships and individual partners, with a notable focus on the financial services sector.

  5. Zulon Begum
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    Zulon Begum
    CM Murray LLP
    CM Murray LLP | Partnership: Non-contentious
    2026 | Band 1 | 9 Years Ranked
    Zulon Begum assists professional services firms from the legal and financial sectors with partnership restructuring and amendments to LLP agreements. She also advises on the non-contentious aspects of sensitive issues such as partner exits.
  6. Tina Williams
    McCarthy Denning | Partnership: Non-contentious
    2026 | Band 1
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Band 2

  1. Chris Hallinan
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    Chris Hallinan
    Lewis Silkin
    Lewis Silkin | Partnership: Non-contentious
    2026 | Band 2 | 10 Years Ranked

    Chris Hallinan assists clients with a variety of partnership matters, including international structures, redrafting of LLP agreements, governance and succession planning issues.

  2. David Hicks
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    David Hicks
    Simmons & Simmons LLP
    Simmons & Simmons LLP | Partnership: Non-contentious
    2026 | Band 2 | 4 Years Ranked

    David Hicks handles a broad range of non-contentious matters for partnership and LLP clients, particularly in the investment funds and financial services sectors.

  3. Jason Butwick
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    Jason Butwick
    Dechert LLP
    Dechert LLP | Partnership: Non-contentious
    2026 | Band 2 | 22 Years Ranked
    Jason 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.
  4. Rachel Khiara
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    Rachel Khiara
    HCR Law
    HCR Law | Partnership: Non-contentious
    2026 | Band 2 | 16 Years Ranked

    Rachel Khiara specialises in the regulatory side of partnership law. She has considerable experience in advising legal, accountancy and investment firms on a wide range of regulatory and structural issues related to mergers and acquisitions, as well as providing compliance advice.

  5. Mark Briegal
    Bennett Briegal LLP | Partnership: Non-contentious
    2026 | Band 2
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Band 3

  1. Barry Stimpson
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    Barry Stimpson
    Shoosmiths LLP
    Shoosmiths LLP | Partnership: Non-contentious
    2026 | Band 3 | 6 Years Ranked

    Barry Stimpson focuses on the non-contentious aspects of partnership law, including the creation of partnership documents, restructuring advice and the use of LLPs for investment purposes. His clients include fund managers and investors as well as law, accountancy and other professional services firms.

  2. Dawn McKnight
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    Dawn McKnight
    Carson McDowell
    Carson McDowell | Partnership: Non-contentious
    2026 | Band 3 | 16 Years Ranked

    Dawn McKnight specialises in advising on non-contentious partnership matters, with a focus on professional and GP partnerships, as well as providing counsel on the incorporation of partnership businesses.

  3. Jos Moule
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    Jos Moule
    VWV
    VWV | Partnership: Non-contentious
    2026 | Band 3 | 27 Years Ranked

    Jos Moule is skilled at handling matters on behalf of professional service providers in areas such as accountancy, property and consultancy.

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Up and Coming

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    Jonathan Cakebread
    Addleshaw Goddard LLP
    Addleshaw Goddard LLP | Partnership: Non-contentious
    2026 | Up and Coming | 7 Years Ranked
    Jonathan Cakebread advises on a broad range of non-contentious partnership matters, including review of international structures, amendments to LLP agreements and LLP conversions.
  2. Josie Edwards
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    Josie Edwards
    Michelmores LLP
    Michelmores LLP | Partnership: Non-contentious
    2026 | Up and Coming | 3 Years Ranked

    Josie Edwards focuses her practice on rural and agricultural clients, assisting with non-contentious matters related to farming partnerships and landed estates.

Star Associates

  1. Ed Livingstone
    Ed Livingstone
    Fox Williams LLP
    Fox Williams LLP | Partnership: Non-contentious
    2026 | Star Associates | 4 Years Ranked

    Ed Livingstone's 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.

Associates to watch

  1. Georgina Fraser
    Georgina Fraser
    Farrer & Co LLP
    Farrer & Co LLP | Partnership: Non-contentious
    2026 | Associates to watch | 1 Years Ranked

    Georgina Fraser advises on non-contentious matters such as the structuring of LLPs. She has experience advising both partnerships and individuals within those organisations.