The Legal 500 UK 2020 : UK and London changes
As the submissions deadline for the next Legal 500 UK guide fast approaches, an analysis of last year’s data has identified Shoosmiths as the top firm for both new rankings and moves up, outpacing its competitors across the UK market.
The national firm secured eight new rankings in the most recent guide, primarily on the back of its continued growth in Leeds, where it launched an office in late 2016, with five of the eight new rankings in the Yorkshire and Humber section.
Just below Shoosmiths, five other firms secured seven new rankings across the UK guide – Addleshaw Goddard, Fieldfisher, Gateley, Freeths and Penningtons Manches Cooper.
When looking at the firms that made the most moves up, Shoosmiths also came out on top with 17, including a new entry in the top tier in the Thames Valley commercial litigation rankings.
Nine other firms achieved more than ten moves up across the UK guide – Pinsent Masons, Burges Salmon, DWF, Penningtons Manches Cooper, Womble Bond Dickinson, Addleshaws, DLA Piper, Squire Patton Boggs and Gowling WLG.
In London, a clutch of five firms were among the most successful, all securing four new rankings – Burges Salmon, Clyde & Co, Macfarlanes and US duo Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Covington & Burling.
Burges Salmon also moved up in 13 London rankings, including an elevation to tier 1 in agriculture and estates, while other strong performers in the capital include Mishcon de Reya and Pinsents, both of which moved up in nine London rankings.
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