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Clarke Willmott has been recognised as a Top Tier firm in the latest Legal 500 guide which ranks the UK’s top lawyers and organisations.

Clarke Willmott received prestigious Top Tier rankings for nine of its specialist practice areas, up one from last year’s results. Top Tier areas for the firm are Intellectual Property; Corporate Tax; Crime, Fraud and Licensing; Commercial Litigation; Debt Recovery; Employment; Personal Injury; Professional Negligence and Family.

The firm was recommended in a total of 48 practice areas across its regions, another improvement on last year’s results.

In total ten practice areas have improved their ranking from last year and two – Banking & Finance in the South East and Commercial Litigation in Birmingham – have ranked for the first time.

Additionally, an impressive 17 Clarke Willmott lawyers were singled out for praise in the elite ‘Leading Individuals’ list, the Legal 500’s guide to outstanding lawyers nationwide.

A further three lawyers were named in the ‘Partner: Next Generation’ category and a total of 95 lawyers across the firm were recommended.

Stephen Rosser, Chief Executive, said: “We are delighted with our numerous rankings in the Legal 500 again this year and we’re especially pleased to receive Top Tier rankings in no less than nine practice areas.

“The Legal 500 is the industry ‘Bible’ and carries with it a huge amount of respect. Rankings are based on the work we have carried out in the past year as well as client feedback which is a great indication of the quality of our work and the services we provide.

“The recognition reflects the time we invest in developing relationships with our clients, our high level of service and our straightforward approach.”

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Stephen Rosser is Clarke Willmott’s Chief Operating Officer. Prior to Stephen’s tenure as Clarke Willmott’s Chief Executive (2010-2023), he was a member of the Commercial Property Division, with particular expertise in regeneration, development and funding.
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