Chambers UK 2027 rankings
Mishcon de Reya has achieved recognition across 49 practice areas in the Chambers UK 2027 guide, with 117 individual lawyers receiving rankings in the comprehensive legal directory launched on 15 October 2026.
The firm, which employs over 1,450 people including more than 650 lawyers across offices in London, Cambridge, Oxford, Singapore, Dubai and Hong Kong, secured 12 Band 1 practice area rankings. Chambers and Partners uses a band ranking system from Band 1, representing the highest tier, to Band 6, based on thousands of in-depth interviews with clients, instructing solicitors and market participants. The guide covers more than 6,000 ranked departments across every region and practice area in the UK.
The rankings assess technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence and commitment. According to a Chambers survey, 97% of law firms reported that legal rankings increased their ability to win new clients or justify higher fees.
Top-tier practice areas
The firm maintained Band 1 status in nine established practice areas: Art and Cultural Property Law, Agriculture & Rural Affairs (East Anglia), Employment: Employer, Employment: Employer: High Court Litigation, Employment: Senior Executive, Financial Services: Contentious Regulatory (Individuals), Gaming, Real Estate Litigation, and Restructuring/Insolvency: Litigation.
Three practice areas advanced to Band 1 rankings: Financial Crime: Private Prosecutions, Intellectual Property: Law Firms With Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys, and Intellectual Property (East Anglia).
Individual recognition
Twenty-two lawyers achieved Band 1 rankings in at least one practice area: Adam Bradley, Adam Rose, Amanda Gray, Andrew Williamson, Ben Brandon, Daniel Levy, Danny Davis, David Leibowitz, David Rose, Gareth Minty, Guy Wilkes, Ian Ginbey, Jennifer Millins, Joanna Blackburn, Joanna Lampert, Johanna Walsh, Karen Sanig, Marc Hanson, Nick Nocton, Rupert Melville-Ross, Sarah Houghton and Susan Breen.
The directory designated Sandra Davis and Adam Epstein as Senior Statespeople, while Daniel Naftalin and Kas Nouroozi received Eminent Practitioner recognition.
Twelve lawyers were named Associates to Watch: Alexandra Agnew, Alice Mantle, Caitlin Levins, Christina Chambers, Christopher Gribbin, Elizabeth Hope, Lavinia de Nazelle, Louise Moore, Michelle Stroube, Owen Griffiths, Shulamit Aberbach and Sian Harding. Thomas Andrews received Star Associate recognition.
Six lawyers were ranked as Up and Coming: Clare Radcliffe, Harry Eccles-Williams, Laura Odlind, Neil Shanghavi, Sabrina Furneaux-Gotch and Will Hayes.
Additional ranked lawyers
The guide individually ranked 68 further lawyers across practice areas: Aarti Thakor, Alexander Rhodes, Alexandra Clough, Alexandra Gooden, Alexandra Whiston-Dew, Anita Rivera, Antonia Felix, Barbara Reeves, Ben Lasserson, Campbell Forsyth, Charlie Fletcher, Chhavie Kapoor, Chris Keen, Chris Neilson, Chris Willis Pickup, Claire Yorke, Daniel Farrand, Edward Hughes-Power, Edwin Chik, Emily Nicholson, Emma Macintyre, Emma Woollcott, Felicity Jones, Gareth Dickson, Greg Campbell, Greg Falkof, Hugo Plowman, Idina Glyn, Jackie Wells, James Boyle, James Rees, Janet Tobin, Jeremy Hertzog, Jonathan Legg, Justine Ayto, Kate Clark, Katie Mahoney, Katy Colton, Kizzy Augustin, Lewis Cohen, Louisa Dixon, Mark Reading, Matthew Ewens, Matthew Wood, Michael Frost, Nicholle Kingsley, Nick Allan, Nick Dent, Nick Minkoff, Nick Strutt, Nick Turner, Nicola Bridge, Niki Stephens, Patrick Farrant, Rachel Ashwood, Rachel Bevan, Radford Goodman, Richard Gerstein, Richard Leedham, Robert Hartley, Robert Lewis, Robert Rhoda, Robert Wynn Jones, Sally Britton, Sharon Tan, Shazia Yamin, Simon Chadwick, Stephen Hughes, Steven Bostock, Stuart McMaster, Susannah Kintish and Wessen Jazrawi.
About the firm
Founded in 1937 by Victor Mishcon above a Barclays Bank on Brixton Road, the firm was formed in its current structure through a 1988 merger of Victor Mishcon & Co with Bartletts de Reya. The firm reported revenue of £330 million for the 2023/2024 financial year, representing more than 40% revenue growth over the previous five years. Regarded as part of the Silver Circle of leading UK law firms, the firm is recognized for high-quality work across its practice areas.
