Ranking tables
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Rankings overview for Departments
Band 2
Band 3
- Haynes and Boone, LLP 12 Years Ranked
- Nautica Law 12 Years Ranked
- Wikborg Rein LLP 8 Years Ranked
- Campbell Johnston Clark Limited
- Hill Dickinson LLP
- Kennedys
- MFB
- Mills & Co. Solicitors Limited
- Norton Rose Fulbright
- Preston Turnbull
Band 4
Band 5
- Lester Aldridge LLP 12 Years Ranked
- Mays Brown Solicitors 7 Years Ranked
- Schjødt LLP 2 Years Ranked
- Squire Patton Boggs 2 Years Ranked
- Weightmans 12 Years Ranked
- Winter & Co Solicitors LLP 2 Years Ranked
- Andrew Jackson Solicitors LLP
- Hannaford Turner LLP
Band 6
- Keystone Law 2 Years Ranked
- Shoosmiths LLP 2 Years Ranked
- BDM Law LLP
- HCO
- Roose and Partners
Senior Statespeople
Band 1
Band 2
- Darryl Kennard Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP17 Years Ranked
- Jeremy Biggs Schjødt LLP14 Years Ranked
- Michael Volikas Wikborg Rein LLP18 Years Ranked
- Richard M Gunn Reed Smith LLP12 Years Ranked
- Stuart Beadnall Stephenson Harwood LLP14 Years Ranked
- Chris ZavosKennedys
- Guy B MillsMills & Co. Solicitors Limited
- Patrick FossKennedys
Band 3
- Ian Chetwood Wikborg Rein LLP19 Years Ranked
- Nick Austin Reed Smith LLP11 Years Ranked
- Paul Dean HFW9 Years Ranked
- Paul Griffiths Winter & Co Solicitors LLP23 Years Ranked
- Simon Culhane Clyde & Co LLP10 Years Ranked
- Stephen Kirkpatrick Reed Smith LLP17 Years Ranked
- Alistair JohnstonCampbell Johnston Clark Limited
- Andrew PrestonPreston Turnbull
- David PitlargeHill Dickinson LLP
Band 4
- Alex Davis Stephenson Harwood LLP16 Years Ranked
- Joe Mays Mays Brown Solicitors12 Years Ranked
- Linos Choo DLA Piper LLP9 Years Ranked
- Martin Hall Clyde & Co LLP10 Years Ranked
- Mike Phillips Watson Farley & Williams14 Years Ranked
- Richard Neylon HFW13 Years Ranked
- Stephen Mackin Clyde & Co LLP25 Years Ranked
- William Cecil Haynes and Boone, LLP10 Years Ranked
- Andrew JohnsonShoreside Law
- Christopher DunnKennedys
- Dominic WardAndrew Jackson Solicitors LLP
- Edward GrayMFB
- Edward Mills-WebbPreston Turnbull
- John HicksWaterson Hicks
- Philip RocheNorton Rose Fulbright
Band 5
- Alex Andrews Reed Smith LLP14 Years Ranked
- Alex Davey Birketts LLP14 Years Ranked
- Andreas Silcher Haynes and Boone, LLP3 Years Ranked
- Daniel Crockford Birketts LLP12 Years Ranked
- Henry Adams Birketts LLP14 Years Ranked
- Jai Sharma Clyde & Co LLP3 Years Ranked
- Joanna Steele Winter & Co Solicitors LLP13 Years Ranked
- Joseph O'Keeffe Stephenson Harwood LLP6 Years Ranked
- Max Lemanski Stephenson Harwood LLP5 Years Ranked
- Mike Burns Weightmans14 Years Ranked
- Nicholas Barber Stephenson Harwood LLP8 Years Ranked
- Robert Jardine-Brown Wikborg Rein LLP6 Years Ranked
- Russell Kelly Lester Aldridge LLP19 Years Ranked
- Sally-Ann Underhill Reed Smith LLP3 Years Ranked
- Sean Gibbons Stephenson Harwood LLP15 Years Ranked
- Tim Houghton Nautica Law16 Years Ranked
- Andrew OliverAndrew Jackson Solicitors LLP
- Ben HornHCO
- Elizabeth TurnbullPreston Turnbull
- Maria Borg BarthetCampbell Johnston Clark Limited
- Mark SewardMFB
- Mike LaxRosling King LLP
- Phil JamesRoose and Partners
- Simon TathamTatham & Co
- Stephen AskinsTatham & Co
Band 6
- Alex Penberthy Birketts LLP4 Years Ranked
- Anastasia Michele Papadopoulou Keystone Law1 Years Ranked
- Charles Buss Watson Farley & Williams2 Years Ranked
- Cristan Evans Stephenson Harwood LLP3 Years Ranked
- David Wartski Mays Brown Solicitors2 Years Ranked
- Fei Mao Keystone Law2 Years Ranked
- Gemma Pearce Clyde & Co LLP2 Years Ranked
- Graham Harris Squire Patton Boggs27 Years Ranked
- Jean Koh HFW2 Years Ranked
- Jeb Clulow Reed Smith LLP2 Years Ranked
- Justin Draeger Mays Brown Solicitors1 Years Ranked
- Mark Johnson Haynes and Boone, LLP2 Years Ranked
- Nicholas Woo Birketts LLP17 Years Ranked
- Paolo Ghirardani HFW25 Years Ranked
- Robert Platt Watson Farley & Williams8 Years Ranked
- Beth BradleyHill Dickinson LLP
- Charlotte WinterNorton Rose Fulbright
- Elliot BishopBargate Murray
- Fanos TheophaniPreston Turnbull
- Jonathan MossDWF
- Justin TurnerHannaford Turner LLP
- Mark LloydKennedys
- Matt HannafordHannaford Turner LLP
- Nicholas PartonJackson Parton
- Scott YatesMyton Law Limited
Up and Coming
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 HFWShipping2024 | Band 1 | 12 Years RankedHFW has a premier shipping practice with expertise across the full range of wet and dry work. It routinely acts for industry-leading clients on sophisticated, high-value matters. The firm is notable for the depth of its experience in piracy issues. In addition, it is also proficient at advising on offshore contracts. The team has additional expertise in cybersecurity and technological matters pertaining to shipping.1 Reed Smith LLPShipping2024 | Band 1 | 12 Years RankedReed Smith has an accomplished shipping group housing a deep bench of practitioners with the capability to act for clients on the full range of shipping issues. It works with a large number of international clients on contentious and non-contentious matters including both wet and dry work. The firm is known for its work on London-based arbitrations. The team is routinely sought after for advice by a range of clients, including shipping, transport, energy and commodities sector organisations. Additionally, the firm's lawyers provide expert guidance on salvage and wreck removal.
Band 2
2 Clyde & Co LLPShipping2024 | Band 2 | 12 Years RankedClyde & Co has an established shipping practice with strong capabilities covering wet and dry shipping matters. The firm acts for a range of clients including cargo owners, ship owners and operators, P&I clubs, port authorities, ship builders and insurers. It has a strong international presence and cross-border skills.2 Stephenson Harwood LLPShipping2024 | Band 2 | 12 Years RankedStephenson Harwood has a highly thought-of shipping practice that works across the full breadth of shipping matters. The firm has a particular focus on shipbuilding and charter party disputes. In addition, the team is noted for its experience in the offshore sector as well as its ship finance expertise. The team also handles FPSO disputes and casualty matters.2 Watson Farley & WilliamsShipping2024 | Band 2 | 11 Years RankedWatson Farley & Williams is adept at handling a range of shipping matters including charter parties, ship sale and purchase, and management agreements. The team has particular capabilities in ship loan and mortgage enforcements and in contentious insolvency issues. Clients of the firm benefit from its considerable international presence. It also handles matters relating to containers, terminals, ports, yachts and cruises.
Band 3
3 Haynes and Boone, LLPShipping2024 | Band 3 | 12 Years RankedHaynes and Boone has a noted practice focusing on the shipbuilding and offshore energy sectors and offers formidable expertise in contentious matters. The firm's clients include oil and gas companies, shipyards and offshore contractors. It also advises shipyards and buyers on superyacht matters. The team routinely acts for clients on a range of transactional agreements.3 Nautica LawShipping2024 | Band 3 | 12 Years RankedNautica Law advises on wet and dry shipping matters for a variety of large international clients. The firm acts for salvors, P&I clubs and ship owners. It specialises in matters including charter party disputes, vessel sale and purchase, and emergency response.3 Wikborg Rein LLPShipping2024 | Band 3 | 8 Years RankedWikborg Rein regularly acts for clients in the shipping and offshore industries including owners, offshore contractors and financiers. It routinely undertakes work on maritime casualties, shipbuilding, and vessel sale and purchase. The firm possesses a specialist LNG practice covering finance shipping and trade.
Band 4
4 Birketts LLPShipping2024 | Band 4 | 12 Years RankedBirketts handles a range of wet and dry shipping matters for large international clients including P&I clubs, owners and charterers. The firm works with clients on both contentious and non-contentious issues. It exhibits strength in acting before the courts and in arbitration proceedings. The team is also well regarded for its expertise in marine and shipping insurance.4 Penningtons Manches Cooper LLPShipping2024 | Band 4 | 12 Years RankedPenningtons Manches Cooper works with clients on wet and dry shipping matters. It has acknowledged abilities in contract disputes, maritime casualties and marine insurance matters. Other areas of expertise include pollution and marine personal injury matters. The department has a notable global presence buttressed by its offices in Europe, Singapore, São Paulo and San Francisco. In addition, the firm offers expertise in yachts.
Band 5
5 Lester Aldridge LLPShipping2024 | Band 5 | 12 Years RankedLester Aldridge is capable of handling both wet and dry shipping matters. It acts for owners on a range of issues, with a particular focus on superyacht matters, such as collision liability, sale and purchase, and contract negotiations. The firm also maintains a strong maritime personal injury and marine regulation practice. The team's clients include marine insurers, port authorities and yacht owners.5 Mays Brown SolicitorsShipping2024 | Band 5 | 7 Years RankedMays Brown Solicitors is a boutique shipping firm with a well-respected team possessing expertise in both contentious and non-contentious matters. Its client base includes ship owners, insurers and P&I clubs. The firm has experience in advising clients on a broad range of shipping matters from charter party and bill of lading matters to insurance and cargo claims.5 Schjødt LLPShipping2024 | Band 5 | 2 Years RankedThe London branch of Schjødt, Scandinavia's largest shipping firm, provides a one-stop service across wet and dry shipping. It is capable in a variety of shipping work, including groundings and collisions, shipbuilding and construction, and sale and purchase, among others. The firm is adept at advising on both arbitration and litigation in the High Court.5 Squire Patton BoggsShipping2024 | Band 5 | 2 Years RankedSquire Patton Boggs has a commodities and shipping group that provides multidisciplinary services to ship owners and cargo owners. The firm's work includes ship sale and purchase transactions, financings, cargo claims and marine insurance matters.5 WeightmansShipping2024 | Band 5 | 12 Years RankedWeightmans possesses a notable practice representing charterers, P&I clubs, logistics companies and yacht insurers. It is also known for its work for operators, particularly those based near the Irish Sea. The team is proficient in issues surrounding port and terminals liability. Weightmans is highlighted for its strength in marine law matters and provides shipping companies with contract expertise.5 Winter & Co Solicitors LLPShipping2024 | Band 5 | 2 Years RankedWinter & Co has a stable of dedicated maritime lawyers who advise clients on issues such as charter party disputes, as well as bills of lading and P&I insurance contracts. Its client base includes the likes of insurers and P&I clubs, charterers and oil companies.
Band 6
6 Keystone LawShipping2024 | Band 6 | 2 Years RankedKeystone Law has wide-ranging expertise across its marine and shipping teams covering contentious and non-contentious mandates. The firm's experience includes insurance disputes, collisions and salvage claims, product liability, ship finance, refinance and restructuring, debt finance, lease finance, equity finance, and joint venture and shareholder agreements.6 Shoosmiths LLPShipping2024 | Band 6 | 2 Years RankedShoosmiths boasts a wide variety of expertise across its marine team covering both contentious and non-contentious work. The firm's work includes acting on matters such as contractual disputes, commercial advice on marine trades, and litigation arising from collisions. It represents a range of clients, including challenger banks, marinas, insurers and family offices with marine interests.