The Southampton office of national law firm Clarke Willmott LLP has been ranked highly in this year’s Legal 500 guide, with numerous practice areas and individual lawyers being recognised.
The guide, which ranks the UK’s top lawyers and firms, recommended Clarke Willmott’s Southampton office in four practice areas: commercial litigation; commercial property; banking and finance; and employment.
Clarke Willmott Southampton partner Rich Eldridge, along with three other Clarke Willmott lawyers, was named in the elite ‘Hall of Fame’ list, the Legal 500’s guide to outstanding lawyers nationwide.
Meanwhile Joseph Campbell was newly recognised as a ‘Leading Partner’ with Cathy Harris named a ‘Next Generation Partner’.
Head of Clarke Willmott’s Southampton office, Richard Swain, said: “It is great to see that we have continued to build on our success in recent years and that the depth of expertise within the firm has been recognised with rankings across numerous practice areas. Our clients continue to place trust and confidence in us, which speaks to both the breadth and consistency of the services we deliver.”
Nationally, Clarke Willmott received the top ranking possible for 10 of its specialist practice areas and in total was ranked in 52 practice areas across all of its seven regional offices.
Individually, Clarke Willmott’s lawyers received a total of 170 recommendations, of which seven were improved on from last year, and 41 were new recommendations for the 2026 edition.
Clarke Willmott CEO, Peter Swinburn, said: “We are delighted with the firm’s strong performance in the Legal 500 2026 rankings, which represents a significant step forward from last year’s already impressive results. These rankings are an important independent benchmark of quality and service in our profession, and this year’s outcome is a clear reflection of the outstanding talent, commitment and professionalism of our lawyers across every department.”
The Legal 500 series is widely acknowledged as the world’s largest legal guide. It is an independent guide and firms and individuals are recommended purely on merit.
Clarke Willmott LLP is one of the UK’s leading law firms with offices in Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton and Taunton. Clarke Willmott provides support on a broad range of legal services to individuals and businesses, with a focus on the most involved and complex matters.
Last year the firm celebrated its 135th anniversary and this year it marked milestones with the 20-year anniversary of the Birmingham office, 15-year anniversary of the Manchester office and 10-year anniversary of the Cardiff office.
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