Press Release - 23/10/2023
Edwin Coe’s leading lawyers and practices recommended in Chambers UK 2024 Guide
Edwin Coe is delighted to announce that 13 lawyers including 2 Senior Statespeople, and 5 practice areas have been recommended in the 2024 edition of Chambers UK: A Client’s Guide to the UK Legal Profession. As reported in the guide, clients say: Edwin Coe “punches above its weight in a range of different areas.”
Restructuring & Insolvency retain their band 1 ranking for Personal Insolvency, whilst Simeon Gilchrist has retained his top individual ranking – “He is great, he’s very straightforward and he’s a good technical lawyer,” whilst Ali Zaidi has also retained his band 2 “He has very good technical awareness and the ability to identify issues.”
Senior Partner David Greene is newly appointed as a Senior Statesperson in the UK-wide Group Litigation: Claimant category, “David Greene is a very safe pair of hands. He knows this field and what he’s doing,” and our “knowledgeable and experienced” Class Action Team makes its first appearance in the same category.
Our Employment: Senior Executive team, “Every person within the legal team at Edwin Coe is a trustworthy, capable and strong lawyer,” retain their band 2 ranking, along with recommendations for Head of Department, Linky Trott who “has a wealth of experience to draw on. She builds great rapport and delivers a great service,” Rachel Harrap “She is very results-oriented, savvy and pragmatic,” and Emma Sangeelee has been promoted to band 2, “Emma is unparalleled in terms of both her knowledge and attitude.”
In addition our Insurance team is again ranked twice – for Insurance Litigation: Mainly Policyholders and also for Professional Negligence. Clients comment that the team is “fantastic from start to finish.” Roger Franklin “just brilliant”, and is ranked in both categories. Nicola Maher is again ranked for Insurance Litigation and is described as “very astute and consistently at the top of her game.”
Russel Shear, our Head of Corporate retains his ranking for Mid-Market M&A “Russel understands our business and objectives”, Sundeep Rathod is newly recommended for Immigration: Business “Sundeep is a dynamic and phenomenal individual with great drive and passion,” Head of Intellectual Property Simon Miles is ranked again, one client said “Simon is fantastic – a commercially astute IP lawyer who consistently delivers results with pragmatic and clear advice,” and finally, Joanna Osborne is recognised for Property Litigation, and is described as “astute, tenacious, personable and an excellent lawyer.”
Congratulations to all involved!
Edwin Coe is recommended in the UK, High Net Worth and Global directories. Chambers’ independent research collects information about organisations, individuals and the marketplace, conducting thousands of interviews a year with in-house counsel and third-party experts, such as barristers and accountants, to deliver detailed insight into providers of legal services. You can view our results on Chambers’ website.