We are pleased to announce another strong set of results for Edwin Coe in the Chambers UK Guide 2027, with the firm recognised across a wide range of practice areas and individual rankings.

This year, Edwin Coe has nine ranked practice areas and 23 individual rankings across 19 lawyers, reflecting the expertise of teams and individuals from across the firm.

Practice rankings

Edwin Coe is ranked across nine practice areas in the 2027 guide:

Construction: Non-contentious – Band 5
Employment: Senior Executive – Band 2
Group Litigation: Claimant – Band 3
Insurance: Mainly Policyholders – Band 2
Intellectual Property – Band 6
Professional Negligence – Band 4
Real Estate Litigation – Band 5
Real Estate: £10-50 million – Band 4
Restructuring/Insolvency: Personal Insolvency – Band 2

The recognition is supported by excellent feedback from clients and referees across the guide.

Our Employment: Senior Executive team retains its Band 2 ranking, with referees describing Edwin Coe as having a “highly experienced team and depth of knowledge”, adding that the team is “proactive and quick to react”. Linky Trott is ranked Band 1 for Senior Executive work and Band 6 in Employment: Employer, while Nour Belal and George Orman are both recognised as Associates to Watch for Employment: Senior Executive.

Our Insurance: Mainly Policyholders practice is ranked Band 2, with one referee describing Edwin Coe as “one of the go-to firms for policyholder work with genuine expertise in various fields”. Roger Franklin is individually ranked Band 2, Nicola Maher is Band 3, and Kate Dwyer is recognised as an Associate to Watch.

The firm also retains its Band 4 ranking for Professional Negligence. Roger Franklin is ranked Band 1 for Professional Negligence: Mainly Claimant, Nicola Maher is Band 2, and Kate Dwyer is again recognised as an Associate to Watch. Referees praised the team’s “market leading knowledge” alongside its commercial approach.

Our Restructuring/Insolvency: Personal Insolvency practice is ranked Band 2, with three individual lawyer rankings. Simeon Gilchrist is ranked Band 1, Ali Zaidi Band 2, and Sophia Bompas Band 3. The team’s feedback highlights its “deep technical expertise with discretion, practical judgement and a strong emphasis on partner-led service”.

In Group Litigation: Claimant, the firm is ranked Band 3, with referees highlighting the team’s “excellent depth and breadth of experience”. David Greene is recognised as a Senior Statesperson, while Zahira Hussain is ranked Band 4.

The Real Estate Litigation team is ranked Band 5, with Joanna Osborne ranked Band 4 and Shams Rahman Band 5. Chambers feedback highlights the team’s specialist expertise and long-standing experience, as well as the breadth of expertise across the firm.

Our wider Real Estate practice is also recognised, achieving a Band 4 ranking for Real Estate: £10-50 million. Joanne McIvor is individually ranked Band 3, with referees praising her knowledge, commercial understanding and pragmatic approach.

The firm’s Construction: Non-contentious practice is ranked Band 5. Brenna Baye is individually ranked Band 5 and Paula Garnett Band 6, with client feedback praising the team’s attention to detail and clear, commercially focused advice.

Our Intellectual Property practice is ranked Band 6, with clients recognising the team’s commercial advice, responsiveness and ability to handle sophisticated work. Simon Miles is individually ranked Band 4.

Further individual recognition in the guide includes Russel Shear, who is ranked Band 3 for Corporate/M&A: £10-100 million, and Sundeep Rathod, who is ranked Band 4 for Immigration: Business.

These results are a fantastic reflection of the expertise, commitment and client service demonstrated across Edwin Coe. We would like to thank our clients and professional contacts who took the time to provide feedback to Chambers as part of its research process, and congratulate everyone recognised in this year’s guide.

Congratulations to all of our ranked teams and individuals.

About Edwin Coe

Discreet strength. Clear judgement. Enduring relationships.

Founded in 1913 and based in Lincoln's Inn, Edwin Coe is a leading independent London law firm built on clarity, collaboration and trust. We specialise in dispute resolution, private capital and cross-border matters.

What began as a boutique disputes practice over 100 years ago has evolved into a firm advising private clients, entrepreneurs, family offices, UK and international businesses across the areas of corporate, private client, real estate and litigation. Throughout that evolution, one thing has remained constant – our belief that the best advice combines legal insight with human understanding.

Collaborative in approach. Committed in purpose. Connected where it matters most.