‘They’re quick with dealing with matters, efficient and extremely knowledgeable. The team is excellent and deals with matters quickly.’

‘The team is extremely knowledgeable on their sectors and industry, often attracting cases of high complexity and value.’

‘Matthew Brandis is an excellent lawyer, his client care is excellent. He has an amazing ability to make each client feel that they are his most important client.’

‘Craig Williams. He is very good at identifying, at an early stage, a client’s best strategy to achieve their aims in litigation. Craig’s grasp and understanding of commercial and legal matters is exemplary.’

‘Matthew Brandis and Craig Williams complement each other well and make a formidable team – this partnership of minds, passion for the law, and effort makes them stand out from their competitors.’

‘A powerhouse of a regional firm, the results that they achieve are first-class, surpassing all expectations.’

‘Simon Carroll is charming and a pleasure to deal with, but also reassuringly realistic and pragmatic when conducting litigation. Raj Malhotra is incredibly hardworking, all over the detail.’

‘Steven Smith provides excellent knowledge and experience, he displays a very high level of understanding.’

‘An excellent team that competes with London disputes firms. It offers great lawyers.’

‘Sarah Rutnah is a litigation partner in the making, one of the best that I know. Sarah is a rising star with a strong technical skills, an eye for the important details and excellent judgment.’

‘Sonia Vilar is a rising star.’

‘The team in Dentons has some really very impressive capabilities, handling a wide range of commercial and related disputes with City-level skill and expertise.’

‘Highly capable team with good experience – timely delivery of high quality advice and always on hand to support and reliable especially in crises.’

‘Rob Francis is a stellar individual. He’s a pragmatic litigator with a great client-facing approach to dealing with thorny issues and complex problems.’

‘IBB have a very strong commercial litigation team. The firm has great breadth and depth.’

‘The absolutely excellent Sarah Jackson is a stand-out individual due to her analytical sharpness, intelligence, and her brilliant client-handling skills. She can make the most complex concepts straightforward for clients. She has strong support and loyalty from her team including the very thorough and personable Ayushi Chadha.’

‘Sarah Jackson is the star of the team. She is dynamic, intuitive, pragmatic, and her clients love her. She is also highly regarded by her peers as a sensible litigator, and is revered as being co-operative and collegiate.’

‘Good communication skills and strong knowledge. The team punches above its weight, has great industrial knowledge, and are able to put together a heavyweight team.’

‘Paul Kite is confident and pragmatic but always picks up the small details. He is an excellent lawyer, rated by clients, and is able to work with international teams.’

‘Sarah Jackson and her team are very hands on, supportive and commercial in their approach.’

‘Sarah Jackson is an excellent leader and beautifully manages clients’ expectations. She strongly supports mediation but is quick to resist a quick fix when her client has a strong case.’

‘Clare Mackay is the ideal solicitor. She is totally on top of her cases and is fantastic at putting clients at ease. Top quality service delivered in a friendly and approachable way. Clare provides very strong support and advice from a legal perspective.’

‘SA Law has a strong commercial litigation practice, particularly in relation to shareholder disputes, and is very highly regarded outside London in the home counties. The team combine strong knowledge with practical expertise, including a welcome focus on finding practical, commercial solutions alongside potential resolutions of dispute in court.’

‘The team are very pragmatic, dedicated to their clients, highly responsive and pragmatic when it comes to questions of legal and commercial strategy. Clare Mackay is very strong in this regard and stands out in this area.’

‘Tracy Lacey-Smith is so approachable and is able to get to the heart of the problem very quickly. She understands the pragmatic needs of an in-house legal team. Tracy is friendly, proactive, and able to deal with demanding matters, she always goes the extra mile for clients.’

‘Robert Ryall is someone that I can relate to on a personal level, someone who has the patience to clearly explain legal terms and implications when necessary. He particularly impressed me with his skills of quickly building a position and a chronological way forward. I recommend Robert and his team. Rob has a calm, experienced approach making him the go-to lawyer on messy, heated disputes.’

‘The team fully supported me, not only on legal matters, but in an emotional way as well. SA Law projects a team environment, where everyone supports all clients, there was always someone at the end of phone who could help.’

‘SA Law’s service is enriched by a diverse, knowledgeable, and easy to talk to team. The firm’s strengths are its people, there is always a person that can help. The service provided is about quality. Genuinely down to earth solicitors who get on well with clients – this makes such a difference in long running litigation.’

‘Helen Young is a stand out solicitor and star of the future. She has excellent grasp of the detail whilst also being user friendly and very commercial. Helen is a superb associate who is a great mix of tenacious and realistic.’

‘The team is highly responsive and demonstrates high levels of knowledge that bring about the right result in complicated matters. City levels of expertise.’

‘Having worked with Paul Marmor and Charles Burrell, I really couldn’t have asked for more attention to detail and responsiveness.’

‘Greg Pooler is very hard working and bright, a capable pair of hands, and someone to watch.’

‘Sherrards’ team is commercially very astute. From my perspective, they adopt a serious, rigorous, but inventive approach to commercial litigation. I have worked with them primarily on sanctions issues arising in the context of ongoing litigation and they have handled a series of novel issues with considerable astuteness. They may be a regional firm, but they provide a high-quality City-level service.’

‘Paul Marmor combines the rigour of a classic commercial litigator with ingenuity and adaptability when faced with novel problems. He is also a delight to work with.’

‘The team has a great combination of excellent skills, client focus, creativity, and aggressiveness. They really know the market they operate in and can quickly bring their expertise to support us in a very timely manner.’

‘Marta Grieve is an excellent and creative lawyer who listens to the client’s requirements and circumstances very attentively and finds the best solution for them.’

‘Barney Laurence is excellent, extremely professional, and able to easily explain complex legal concepts in a straight forward manner. He has a very practical sense of how best to support us.’

‘Blaser Mills have an effective commercial litigation team with extensive experience in high-level commercial litigation, they manage to provide an excellent service.’

‘There is a strong can-do attitude throughout the practice, they provide a full range of civil law services and are extremely proficient in all aspects.’

‘Jackie Ray is an excellent, client focused commercial lawyer. She is massively experienced in the sector, and really understands her clients’ drivers and commercial objectives.’

‘Nina Toor is a very good junior lawyer, who is well attuned to clients’ needs.’

‘Blaser Mills is excellent at delivering debt recovery solutions for clients, whether at volume or in one-off cases. They are adept at using a systems-based approach. The firm has excellent strength in terms of service provision and delivery. It has very good depth of talent at all levels of qualification.’

‘Jade Brooks is phenomenal. They are truly excellent. They deal with very high profile and complex High Court litigation for a range of clients and high value claims. Case preparation is exemplary.’

‘Juliet Schalker and Alex Neale run a very capable ship. They are all very bright and pragmatic solicitors who work collaboratively.’

‘Juliet Schalker leads the team, she is an inspiration. Super bright, pragmatic, and a delight to have on the opposing bench. She is fabulous with even the most difficult of clients.’

‘Alex Neale is pragmatic and has empathy and a kindness that is rarely seen whilst always striving to achieve the very best for his clients.’

‘Robyn Adams is up and coming, and thoroughly excellent. Robyn is pragmatic, commercially minded and efficient. She is a formidable opponent and is able to cut through the issues to focus the parties on the real crux of a dispute.’

‘This team has the perfect recipe – perfect depth, excellent breadth, and a great team dynamic, headed by the dynamic Juliet Schalker.’

‘Juliet Schalker is a formidable opponent and an inspirational figure.’

‘Andrew Carter has an excellent grasp of Chancery commercial litigation.’

‘The team are focused and client orientated. They take time to listen and give good and accurate advice, including realistic prospects for choices of action.’

‘The team is very confident, competent, professional, and hardworking – this applies equally to Tom Holden and Simon Hobbs.’

‘First class legal advice, a firm which understands its clients and fosters an exceptional working relationship.’

‘Simon Hobbs is a superb litigator who never misses the important details and always has a watchful eye on the long term strategy when dealing with a case. He develops excellent relationships with clients to fully understand their needs.’

‘Tom Holden is an incredibly hardworking lawyer who fights hard to push for the best outcome for the client.’

‘The team has a strong litigation offering, which offers specialist advice. They are a thorough, outcome focused, highly skilled team, with a pragmatic approach to achieving results for their clients.’

‘Holly Baker has a strong practice covering commercial, and property litigation as well as some insolvency. I trust Holly to do a good job, be a commercial thinker and get the best outcome for clients. She operates at a level beyond her PQE. Holly has outstanding attention to detail, and is highly engaged, responsive and pro-active. She goes the extra mile for her clients, understands their requirements, and finds solutions.’

‘Holly Baker stands out, her promptness, attention to detail, thoroughness, and foresight mean she provides her clients with an excellent service. Holly deals with difficult mediation cases and is meticulous in her work. She is always measured with her advice, I would not hesitate to recommend her as an effective solicitor to anyone contemplating litigation.’

‘Neil O’Callaghan has great tactical and legal instincts, and is thorough and focused on getting the outcomes his clients want and need.’

‘The team is approachable and empathetic. They listen and base their advice on practicable solutions.’

‘Great collaboration between members with extensive knowledge.’

‘I strongly recommend Machins, their preparation in litigation and their multi-disciplinary knowledge has ensured that I can leave the legal aspect to one side.’

‘Their understanding of cases, in particular, Benedict Smith and his support, both legal and emotional. Understanding my needs, appointing only the necessary external advice.’

‘The team are very friendly, approachable and easy to deal with. Their instructions are always received well in advance and are prepared to a very high standard.’

‘Stuart Montgomery – he knows what his clients needs are and he is a pleasure to work with.’

‘The team have been a great source of support to me and my team. Gabs Rodriguez-Cleary is responsive and provides clear guidance.’

‘Shoosmiths is agile and commercially savvy, offering an effective service to its clients. The team is fantastically hardworking, and combines excellent client-facing skills with legal acumen and sound commercial sense.’

‘Stuart Montgomery is superb with clients and a master at winning their confidence, Stuart always gets quickly to the heart of the problem, and offers pragmatic advice rooted in an enviable commercial sense and rock-solid knowledge. Hard to fault.’

‘Kate Connolly should really be a partner. She has a sharp legal mind and a ferocious work ethic.’

‘Gabs Rodriguez-Cleary is an excellent team player who is friendly, hardworking, and clever.’

‘Caroline Metcalf is extremely diligent and sensible.’

‘The practice is versatile and is able to accommodate our diverse needs.’

‘Jason Torrence is very professional and very approachable, both qualities which I admire.’

‘The team are very helpful and supportive during a very difficult time, their clarity of the issues is vital to us.’

‘Caroline Metcalf is always there to help, and clearly goes above and beyond to help.’

‘Thomas Clark is a star. He is honest and straightforward, with excellent communication skills.’

‘Sobashni De Silva is an outstanding professional. She oversees her team with great skill. They appear to have the utmost respect for her and great faith in her abilities.’

‘The team has a diverse client base which it serves very well – it is particularly good at dealing with individuals or small businesses who require assistance in identifying and navigating unfamiliar legal territory.’

‘Sobashni De Silva remains a stand out partner. Her collaborative approach is very much appreciated.’

‘Sobashni De Silva is a shrewd adviser who understands end goals, and keeps markers in a case.’

‘Kulwant Sokhal remains on top of a case and ensures momentum is not lost. Deals with sensitive and vulnerable clients well.’

‘Anthony Okumah is a class act. Karolina Natkaniec is very thorough and one to watch.’

‘Longmores provide a very professional and personable service. I would not hesitate to recommend them in the future. I have dealt with many solicitors in my work, and Longmores are outstanding. The practice is reliable, efficient and always delivers results. Advice is clear and well presented.’

‘Lauren MacKenzie has been a marvellous help. She has guided us through a very difficult time and process with kindness and compassion whilst being super efficient, knowledgeable and professional. We are very grateful.’

‘Longmores has an impressive depth of expertise. They have the right specialists. They have a collaborative approach across the firm which reaps benefits. The culture is noticeably friendly and approachable. They will help you through to the other side of your dispute. You are left confident that your case is handled with thought and care.’

‘Lauren Mackenzie has been my voice when I felt I didn’t have one. Lauren has listened and taken on board the whole picture of events, which was incredibly important to me.’

‘I cannot praise this firm highly enough and am so happy that we were advised to instruct Longmores for the work we required.’

‘John Wiblin stands out as very competent, professional, knowledgeable, and committed. John thinks hard about his cases and gives clear, realistic and sensible advice. He provides exceptional levels of service and is always clear, honest and concise.’

‘Nathanael Young is a star. He is an instantly reassuring presence for clients and completely on top of all his cases. He is the man you want with you in the trenches on a difficult case. He always provides innovative and commercial solutions to complex problems.’

‘John Wagstaffe is very approachable. His advice on the interpretation of key clauses in leases is excellent and he has helped us overcome many difficult problems.’

‘Strength in depth with good quality lawyers at all levels of the firm.’

‘The team are very communicative and provide clear instructions. They liaise well with outside parties and keep you advised of progress in matters you are involved with.’

‘James Carpenter is very good at explaining how things will unfold, allaying my fears and almost everything he said would happen did happen – that made the whole experience much easier to deal with and plan for.’

‘Immediate response and exemplary communication. A high level of client confidence is immediately provided – most reassuring at difficult times. A dependable strong team of skilled professionals.’

‘Saljuq Haider has a talent for identifying the wisest route through any problem. He is concise, unequivocal, and extremely capable. His approach to matters is direct and clearly stated. He is quite simply the person you wish you could have found earlier in life. Saljuq has an undeviating desire to rectify injustice coupled with a realistic, efficient, attitude to the client. He is the man you would want on your side when confronted with difficulty.’

‘Katarina Morgan is the stand out up and coming solicitor. She gives clients excellent well rounded advice that is commercially well thought out.’

‘The team deals with a broad range of disputes and the associates manage to have specialist knowledge of several areas. So, a commercial dispute may involve a property angle and an insolvency angle and one team (and sometimes one individual) is able to handle all aspects brilliantly.’

‘Lucy Slatter stands out.’