Legal 500 UK guide recognizes Withers as leading firm in 28 practice areas

Our experience and the service we provide to UK clients has, once again, been recognised in the latest rankings published by Legal 500.

The guide highlights the practice area teams who are providing the most cutting edge and innovative advice and recommends Withers in 28 areas, including:

Agriculture and estates

Leading the way in the rural sector, with a deep understanding of country property. Offer confident, competent advice, with a pragmatic approach to issues and they look for solutions rather than problems.

Art and cultural property

 A top-rate practice with a huge knowledge of the market and the key institutions and players.

Charities and not-for-profit

The team bring together a range of disciplines, all of high calibre, that means we have excellent advice on tap across the range of issues with which we are concerned. The pragmatic but authoritative approach of the team is reassuring and instils confidence.

Commercial litigation

Withers is a fantastic firm with quality from top to bottom. They have a strong international presence and are very well placed to deal with commercial disputes. Strongly recommended!

Contentious trusts and probate

This is one of the strongest contentious trusts and probate teams in the country. A huge and talented team that is industry leading in its scope, knowledge, and experience.

Corporate and commercial: Cambridge

We've been with Withers for many years through several rounds of funding and various other situations where we've needed their help. For such a large firm, you would expect things to be less personal, but they are not. The team are brilliant and feel like we're always in safe hands and they spot issues and gaps where others might not. They've saved our bacon a number of times - a great firm.

Court of protection

The CoP team have a well-deserved reputation as experts in the sector and a niche in complex cross-border mental capacity matters. Sensational team with real depth and skill.

Education: institutions and schools

A deep knowledge of the topic and the ability to effectively highlight and explain the risks of adopting various courses of action following their advice.

Employment: employers

The employment team are expert, responsive and commercial. They are good at considering the human angle alongside the legal.

Employment: senior executives

They have unrivalled experience of the very senior executive market, and they do respondent (employer) work.  All to an extremely high standard.

Family

In my opinion, Withers is the standout family law team in London. They have a strength in depth, from the most junior trainee to the most senior partner, which is unparalleled. Their uncoupling offering is novel and being copied by others.

Family: mediation

The mediators in this team are very good mediators but also amongst the best lawyers in the country, so clients get the best of all worlds; skilled mediators to help them discuss options but also legal knowledge.

Financial services: contentious

Global, innovative and embracing many legal disciplines. They provide clear and well-intended advice, combined with a good understanding of their client's objectives and constraints.

Fraud: civil

Very user friendly, responsive and knowledgeable. Particularly good at guiding clients through the process, and supporting them to engage in and understand the process, while providing excellent legal knowledge and judgement.

Immigration: business and personal

The team was extremely effective in dealing with my case and all my inquires with care and attention to detail. They have always felt my issues at the heart and felt they made a very convoluted and stressful bureaucratic process much more human and surmountable.

International arbitration

An excellent team. Their work is always of very high-quality, and their client engagement is outstanding. They are very strong in investment treaty arbitration, and complex high-value commercial arbitrations.

IT and telecoms

The partners are extremely competent and knowledgeable about their specialist areas. They are able to offer high quality strategic advice that is readily understandable by those less familiar with the legal concepts involved. They have also introduced a number of innovations, such as AI-tools for reviewing large numbers of contracts, which provide significant efficiencies for clients.

M&A: smaller deals, £10m - £100m

Despite being a large firm, their approach to collaboration and communication makes each experience feel personal and attentive. Their commitment to fostering a diverse, inclusive environment speaks volumes about their values. Plus, they leverage technology to make the process efficient and seamless.

Personal tax, trusts and probate

Incredible strength in depth, all lawyers are industry leaders. They have great experience with clients from all different nationalities and backgrounds.

Professional negligence

In the conduct of professional negligence claims, this firm is able to bring to bear its particular experience in private client and trusts matters.

Public international law

This team has a very unique international approach to its work, and its knowledge of legal contexts is incredible and very useful. The firm's commitment to pro bono, especially in the international sphere, really places it a cut above others.

Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)

They all have significant defence experience which is an enormous strength when advising corporate clients as the team understands an investigation from cradle to grave and all the pitfalls and potentials outcomes.

Reputation management

Excellent legal knowledge; strongly practical, professional. They exude confidence. Good client management. Cross-departmental services are delivered in a joined-up way. Incomparable client support- better than any other private client firm.

Residential property 

Wide ranging expertise and real attention to detail on more complex matters. But are also very easy to work with, accessible and communicative with clients.

Venture capital 

Fluidity to the team's deal making ability, born out of a deep understanding of the dynamics of a VC lead investment round.

White-collar crime (advice to individuals)

Breadth and depth of experience across the team. Really star quality individuals.

We are delighted that we have also been recognised by Legal 500 as a leading firm in client satisfaction. Thank you to all our clients and contacts for your continued support and feedback.