Gowling WLG has once again been recognised as a 'Top Tier' firm in The Legal 500 UK 2026 guide, securing an impressive 150 rankings across our UK practice.
Our UK legal teams in London and the West Midlands have achieved market-leading recognition across a broad range of sectors, including Corporate and Commercial, Life Sciences and Health & Care, Energy, Infrastructure and Natural Resources, Government and Public Sector, Real Estate, Construction and Technology.
We have also seen significant success across our specialist service lines, with standout rankings in Employment, Finance, Funds, Intellectual Property, Pensions and Transport.
Reflecting the strength and depth of our national offering, the firm has achieved 64 practice area rankings, including 16 prestigious Tier 1 listings. Notably, our Corporate Tax team in the West Midlands has been newly ranked in Tier 1, with first-time listings in London for our Environment, FinTech: Regulatory, Infrastructure and International Business Reorganisations teams. Our Data Protection, Privacy and Cybersecurity, and FinTech: Corporate and Commercial teams have also climbed the rankings following an exceptional year.
At an individual level, our lawyers have received 86 rankings having been recognised for their outstanding contributions and commitment to client success. This includes 48 elite accolades across the Hall of Fame and Leading Partner categories, celebrating the most prominent practitioners in their fields.
A further 17 lawyers have been named Next Generation Partners, while 16 feature in the Leading Associates list, reflecting strong client and peer feedback and their involvement in high-profile mandates over the past year.
Explore the full overview of Gowling WLG's Legal 500 UK 2026 rankings and meet the lawyers behind this success (*denotes multiple rankings):
Hall of Fame
London
- Charles Bond*: Equity Capital Markets – Small Mid-cap, and Mining & Minerals
- Patrick Duxbury: Life Sciences and Healthcare
- Ian Gordon: Pensions – Dispute Resolution
- Nick Heather: Listed Funds
- Anne Waltham: Property Litigation
West Midlands
- Richard Black: Pensions
- John Burns: Commercial Property – Birmingham
- Elizabeth Gane: Pensions
- Stephen Kenny: Energy, Project Finance and PFI
- Andrew Litchfield*: Health & Safety
- Jeremy Millington: Corporate & Commercial – Birmingham
- Michael O'Shea: Construction
- Kate Swaine: Intellectual Property
Leading Partners
London
- Gordon Bell: International Arbitration
- Jonathan Brufal: Emerging Markets
- Jason Coates: Pensions (non-contentious)
- Huw Evans: Intellectual Property – Patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Vicky Fowler: Planning
- Dan Gwilliam: Commercial Property – Investment
- Paul Inman: Intellectual Property: Patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Felicity Lindsay: Commercial Property: Development
- John Reed: Listed Funds
- Oliver Riley*: Listed Funds, and Real Estate Funds
- Kristian Rogers: Listed Funds
- James Sidwell: Commercial Litigation – Mid-market
- Dan Smith: Media – Advertising and Marketing
- Ben Stansfield*: Environment, and Planning
West Midlands
- Paul Barker: Property Litigation
- Richard Bate: Commercial Property – Birmingham
- Chris Brierley: Banking & Finance
- Paul Carberry: Pensions
- Clive Chalkley: Property Litigation
- Giles Clifford: Transport
- Helen Emmerson: Commercial Property – Birmingham
- Kate Featherstone: Corporate Tax
- Anna Fletcher: Employment
- Paul Green: Construction
- Richard Green: Construction
- Jacqueline Knox: Social Housing
- Andrew Litchfield*: Environment
- Lee Nuttall: Corporate Tax
- Jocelyn Paulley: IT and Telecoms
- Dominic Richardson*: Energy, Project Finance and PFI
- Christopher Stiles: Pensions
- Joanne Tibbott: Pensions
- David Vaughan: Corporate & Commercial – Birmingham
- Toni Weston: Planning
- Gus Wood: Energy, Project Finance & PFI
Next Generation Partners
London
- Samuel Beighton: EU and Competition
- John Coldham: Intellectual Property – Trademarks, Copyright & Design
- Catherine Naylor: Commercial Litigation – Mid-market
- Nick Mumby: Commercial Property – Development
- Loretta Pugh: Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- James Stanier*: Power (including electricity and nuclear)
- Elizabeth Williams*: Infrastructure – Project Finance and Development
West Midlands
- Sean Adams: Commercial Litigation – Birmingham
- Emma Carr: Commercial Litigation – Birmingham
- Michael Carter: Intellectual Property
- Rob Bridgman: Property Litigation
- Ben Goldby: Pensions
- Matthew Walker: Commercial Property – Birmingham
- Gemma Whittaker: Construction
- Elizabeth Williams*: Energy, Project Finance and PFI
- Sarah Riding: Corporate & Commercial – Birmingham
- Dominic Richardson*: Transport
- James Stanier*: Energy, Project Finance and PFI
- Navin Prabhakar: Banking & Finance
Leading Associates
London
- Verity Barker: Commercial Litigation – Mid-market
- Alexander Davidson: Equity Capital Markets – small-mid cap
- Kam Dhillon: Financial Services – Non-contentious / Regulatory
- Aaron Dunning-Foreman: Pensions – Dispute Resolution
- Sushil Kuner: Financial Services – Non-contentious / Regulatory
- Zoe Pearman: Media: Advertising & marketing
- Kate Seabourne-Pugh: Listed Funds
- Emily Till: Fraud – Civil
West Midlands
- Natalie Barton-Howes: Health & safety
- Gemma Courtenay: Social Housing
- Arminder Dhillon: Commercial Property – Birmingham
- Sally Farrall: Social Housing
- Michael Hafen: Health & Safety
- Matt Harris: IT and Telecoms
- Angela Rawlins: Banking & Finance
- David Wigy: Property Litigation