Chambers UK guide recognizes Withers as leading firm in 17 practice areas

Our experience and the quality of the service we provide to UK clients has, once again, been recognised in the latest rankings published by Chambers.

The guide highlights the practice area teams who are providing the most cutting edge and innovative advice and recommends Withers in 17 areas, including:

Agriculture and rural affairs

'Withers have a big agricultural and country team and can cover complex purchasing work.'

Employment: Employer

'The team delivered pragmatic and user-friendly advice and were very responsive thereby adding to the overall exceptional client service.'

Employment: Senior executive

'Withers are extremely competent and knowledgeable, always thinking of all possible aspects and scenarios. There is always someone able to help with a wide variety of expertise.'

Family/Children law

'Withers is really good - they have thorough knowledge of the law and a good bench. The firm is a strong player in the children space, and they are very effective in dealing with that side of things.'

Family/Matrimonial finance: UHNW

'The good thing about Withers is that they have different types of people with different skills, which allows them to service everyone who comes through the door. They have someone who can gel with all clients.'

Professional negligence

'Everyone in the team is impeccably trained and gets things right, however small. It's a really impressive team that the firm has.'

Art and cultural property law 

'Where there are art clients that have truly challenging cross-border issues to deal with, Withers is capable of dealing with any and most issues that may come up.'

Charities

'Withers helpfully translates charity law into practical advice for clients. The team builds strong relationships and is responsive to the client's needs.'

Charities: Legacy disputes

'The team a very competent in handling complex issue and Withers is very much on-board inputting with innovative ideas.'

Court of protection: Property and affairs

'The team provide excellent strategic advice but also make effective tactical decisions as the litigation progresses. They all have an excellent attention to detail and work extremely hard.'

Defamation/Reputation management 

'The Withers team provides balanced, well-considered advice very quickly, and in my experience has shown their huge breadth of knowledge on both UK and international privacy and reputation matters.'

Fraud: civil

'They have excellent international connections for disputes with an international dimension, which is particularly useful.'

Immigration: Business

'Every member of the Withers team that we work with have an excellent ability to address our queries.'

International arbitration: Investor-state arbitration

'Withers has an extraordinary team with members that always think ahead and maximize the case on behalf of the clients. They push very hard and are real fighters for their clients.'

Private equity: Venture capital investment

'The Withers team are quick to turn around work and it is the most approachable and responsive law firm I have worked with. It really feels like they care.'

Public international law

'Withers are extremely thoughtful and strategic. The firm is proactive in its communication, responsive to deadlines and feedback, and attentive to our inputs.'

Tax: contentious: fraud

'Withers has a highly regarded tax fraud practice with the ability to advise clients on international tax investigations. The firm handles high-value and cross-border matters, often with offshore tax elements, and is noted for advising high net worth families and individuals on a range of tax fraud matters. Its lawyers are experienced in assisting clients who wish to make voluntary disclosures of unpaid taxes.'

We thank all of our clients and contacts for their continued support and for taking the time to provide the feedback that shapes these latest rankings.