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Clarke Willmott ranks highly in 2025 Legal 500 guide

National law firm Clarke Willmott LLP has again 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 eight of its specialist practice areas, with a total of 54 recommendations across seven regional offices.

With offices in Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton and Taunton, Clarke Willmott’s lawyers received a total of 168 individual recommendations.

The prestigious Hall of Fame list included mention of Clarke Willmott’s Rich Eldridge, Alex Jakubowski and Fraser MacRae.

An impressive 22 lawyers were also singled out for praise in the elite ‘Leading Partners’ list, the Legal 500’s guide to outstanding lawyers nationwide.

A further ten lawyers were named in the ‘Next Generation Partner’ category and another 12 in the ‘Leading Associates’ category.

Clarke Willmott LLP Chief Executive, Peter Swinburn, said: “We are delighted with our numerous rankings in the Legal 500 guide and especially pleased to receive Top Tier rankings in no less than eight practice areas across the firm.

“There were also marked increases in the number of recommendations we received both in terms of our practice areas and individuals.

“Having celebrated our 135th anniversary this year – a year in which we moved into two new offices, at Assembly C in Bristol and Callaghan Square in Cardiff – these rankings are a good reflection of our position as an industry leader. They also serve to highlight the immense talent we have on our teams, something of which we are incredibly proud.”

Nationally, Clarke Willmott received Top Tier rankings in nine practice areas and recommendations in 46 practice areas. Four Clarke Willmott lawyers are named in the ‘Hall of Fame’, 18 are named as ‘leading individuals’, nine as ‘next generation’ lawyers and 10 as ‘rising stars’. A total of 119 lawyers are recommended in the guide.

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.

Find out more about the teams and lawyers who have been recognised in each of our offices – Birmingham, Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton; South West (Bristol and Taunton).

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