Edwin Coe celebrates success in The Legal 500 UK 2026
Edwin Coe is delighted to announce that our lawyers and their practices have been recommended for their outstanding work in 18 categories in the newly released The Legal 500 UK 2026 directory. These independently researched rankings highlight the individuals and practice area teams who are providing the most cutting edge and innovative advice to clients across a wide range of categories.
Individuals
Across our practices, our lawyers are recommended 73 times by the Legal 500’s expert researchers, with new mentions/reappearances for Sophie Armstrong and Greg Horsford (M&A), Charlotte Kessler (Commercial Litigation), Elliot Francis (Employment), Jeremy Curtis and Eva Moynihan (Personal tax, trusts and probate), James Hibbert (Property Litigation), Eleanor Showering, Kenny Cheung, Maggie Ramage, Karen Lee, Dennis Lee and Lakmal Walawage (all Intellectual Property).
Our Senior Partner, David Greene retains his membership of two ‘Halls of Fame’ for Commercial Litigation and for Group Litigation, whilst Matthew Barnett (Personal tax, trusts and probate), David Goepel (Personal tax, trusts and probate), Daniel Bellau (M&A) retain their rankings ‘Leading Individuals.’
Zahira Hussain (Commercial Litigation), and Thomas Malato-Johnson (Commercial Litigation: Mid-Market) also keep their ‘Next Generation Partner’ recommendations.
Additionally, Christopher Pollard is recommended in the South Eastern England categories of Commercial Litigation, IT & Telecoms and Intellectual Property for his work at his previous firm.
Practices
We are recommended in 18 practice categories – Our ‘approachable and knowledgeable,’ Property team is recommended for Residential Property give ‘5 star advice to protect their clients’ best interest’; Property Finance ‘works collaboratively with both the client and the lender to achieve the desired outcome’; Construction: non-contentious who are described as an ‘excellent team with incredible knowledge’, and also Property Litigation: ‘Very strong team with a pragmatic approach to often complex property litigation.’
Our ‘First-class private client team’ was recommended for Personal tax, trusts and probate along with Charities and not-for-profit. One client said ‘this practice has lawyers who are very professional, dynamic and friendly to work with.’
The Corporate team are recommended for M&A: £10m-£100m ‘excellent services, very good advice, and very timely results‘; and Equity Capital Markets: Small-Mid Cap, whilst a client comments on growing Intellectual Property team that ‘we can talk to anyone about our affairs and feel that they are knowledgeable.’
Our Employment lawyers were ranked for Employment: employers ‘legally robust, but also deeply strategic’ and for Employment: senior executives, with one referee commenting that the team are ‘they are highly talented, experienced and dedicated professionals’; plus both Immigration: Business and Immigration: Personal ‘Great service, great advice and very responsive.’
Finally, our litigators were also recommended for Group Litigation: Claimant ‘never afraid of the fight’; Commercial litigation: mid-market ‘very responsive and commercial’; Fraud: Civil ‘a strong team, fearless in their approach’; Professional Negligence ‘Simply the best team in the country’; Insurance Litigation: For Policyholders where one contact stated ‘one of the well-established and most respected in the sector.’
Congratulations to all involved!
For more detailed information, including specific lawyer rankings and commentary, please visit the Legal 500 website.
About Edwin Coe
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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.