How outside institutions assess our work.
We do not submit award entries for their own sake. What follows is an honest record of how legal directories, ranking bodies and the financial press have independently assessed the firm's work.
Tier 1 — Commercial Litigation
Ranked Tier 1 for eight consecutive years, the directory's assessment cites the firm's "unusually deep bench" in high-value fraud and contractual disputes.
Band 1 — International Arbitration
The firm's arbitration practice has held a Band 1 ranking since 2014, reflecting sustained work on investment treaty and institutional commercial arbitrations.
"Star Individual" — Eleanor Whitfield
Eleanor Whitfield is individually ranked as a Star Individual for International Arbitration, a distinction held by a small number of practitioners nationally.
Arbitration — Eleanor Whitfield
Listed among the publication's leading arbitration practitioners, with particular recognition for treaty arbitration work against sovereign states.
Ranked, three consecutive years
Global Arbitration Review's ranking of the world's leading arbitration practices by size and caseload has included the firm for three years running.
Litigation Team of the Year — Shortlist
Shortlisted following the firm's defence of a global investment bank in a £340m fraud trial, resolved in a full dismissal.
- Financial TimesCommentary from David Okonjo-Reid on cross-border enforcement trends following a shift in FCA regulatory priorities.
- Law360Trial coverage of the firm's £340m fraud defence before the Commercial Court, London.
- Bloomberg LawAnalysis piece featuring Eleanor Whitfield on the growth of energy treaty arbitration against sovereign states.
- ReutersCoverage of a contested £1.2bn acquisition dispute, resolved through negotiated settlement.