Press Release - 30/09/2022
Edwin Coe widely ranked in Legal 500 UK 2023
The Legal 500 UK 2023 has recently launched. This year, after extensive research and feedback from clients and contacts, their researchers have recommended our work in 16 categories.
Individuals
Across our practices, our lawyers are recommended 54 times by the Legal 500’s expert researchers, with new mentions/reappearances for Neil Flynn (Property Finance), Sundeep Rathod (Immigration), Kate Dwyer and Oliver Pannell (both Professional Negligence: Insurance), Fred Sheppard and Ian Chai (both Commercial Litigation).
Our Senior Partner, David Greene joins the ‘Hall of Fame’ and Tom Johnson is a new ‘Rising Star’, both for Commercial Litigation: Mid-Market. David Goepel (Personal tax, trusts and probate), Daniel Bellau (M&A), retain their rankings as ‘Leading Individuals,’ as has Zahira Hussain (Commercial Litigation ‘Next Generation Partner’), and Emma Sangeelee (Senior Exec Employment ‘Next Generation Partner’).
Practices
Our Commercial Litigation team were recommended for Mid-Market matters whilst our Insurance Litigation team were ranked for policyholders and Professional Negligence. Where one contact stated ‘…they handle more such claims than any other claimant firm, and they prosecute such claims much better than anyone else.’ Our litigators were also recommended for Fraud: Civil – ‘Efficient, approachable and responsive team, and particularly experienced in group litigation matters. A pleasure to work with.’
In the Private Client sector, the team was recommended for Personal tax, trusts and probate along with Charities and not-for-profit. One client commented ‘The team undertakes difficult and sensitive work for the full range of private clients with quiet competence and dedication. They are especially good at the client-care side of the job.’
The larger Employment team was ranked for Employment: employers, Employment: senior executives; Immigration: business and Immigration: human rights, appeals and overstay, with one referee commenting that ‘My experience with Edwin Coe was notable for the flexibility, empathy and resourcefulness of the senior staff.’
Our Property team is ‘A team of extremely experienced real estate finance lawyers providing practical and commercial advice to clients, breaking down complicated legal jargon into bitesize and digestible nuggets, and a nice bunch of people too.’ and were recommended for Residential property; Property Finance and also Property Litigation.
Other practice areas recognised in the UK directory are Intellectual Property ‘The unique thing about this practice is their personal attention to their clients’; M&A: smaller deals ‘Very attentive and practical’ and Equity Capital Markets: Small-Mid Cap ‘Entrepreneurial busy firm’.
Congratulations to all involved!
You can read all the rankings and testimonials at the Legal 500 website.
About Edwin Coe
Edwin Coe is a London-based full service law firm with international reach. Since 1913, we have offered a comprehensive range of integrated legal services to meet the needs of individuals, organisations and businesses based throughout the UK and internationally. Our industry-leading experts provide our clients with highly personal and responsive advice, balancing profit and purpose, to help achieve their personal and business goals.
With 40 Partners, we are ranked 115 in the current edition of The Lawyer’s ‘UK 200’ law firms and are recommended in all the major legal directories. We are proud to be B Corp™ certified, part of a global community of businesses working to redefine success in business, and create a more inclusive and sustainable economy.
