What is the Legal 500 Disputes Hub?
The Legal 500 Disputes Hub aims to spotlight leading providers of specialist services that underpin complex litigation, arbitration, and investigations. This initiative recognises the role that expert service providers play in high-stakes disputes, from eDiscovery and forensic analysis to litigation funding and strategic communications.
Through in-depth and independent research, our team will identify market-leading providers known for their technical excellence, innovation, and strong reputation among instructing lawyers and clients.
How are firms selected for these rankings?
Leading firms in each category are evaluated based on the sophistication of their work, the strength of their teams, the quality of client feedback, and their reputation among instructing lawyers and peers.
Firms are invited to submit work highlights and client references, and to participate in interviews with our research team. Throughout the process, we gather independent feedback from law firms, in-house counsel, and other market participants who procure these services.
Which areas will be assessed?
The rankings are organised into distinct categories that reflect how clients typically procure these services, recognising that disputes often involve multiple, complementary forms of expertise applied at different stages of a matter. Although some providers operate across multiple service areas, the rankings are designed to distinguish between different types of expertise, helping clients identify specialists in the particular discipline they require.
List of categories:
- Asset Tracing and Recovery
- Business Intelligence and Investigations
- eDiscovery
- Forensic Accounting
- PR and Communications
- Litigation Insurance: Brokers
- Litigation Insurance: Underwriters
- Litigation Funding Brokers
- Litigation Funders (UK-based) – RESEARCH HAS CONCLUDED
- Litigation Funders (US-based) – RESEARCH HAS CONCLUDED
For details on the criteria used to evaluate providers in each category, please see the practice area definitions (LINK TO PRACTICE AREA DEFINITIONS).
Timeline
Deadline for submissions and referee spreadsheets: 21st November 2025
Submission template – NB: This template is in .docx format. Do not resave it in any other format as it may not be compatible with our system.
Referee spreadsheet – NB: This template is in .xslx format. Do not resave it in any other format as it may not be compatible with our system.
While we provide a standard submission template, we recognise that firms may have existing materials prepared for research processes. We are happy to accept submissions in alternative formats that work best for your organisation, provided they cover the key information areas: team structure, significant matters, client references, and market positioning.
To send your submissions to us, please visit submissions.legal500.com and follow the onscreen prompts to send us new documents.
If you do not have login details or have problems accessing submissions.legal500.com, please get in touch to request details via [email protected], filing a request under the “Login details – portal” category.
Contact
Legal500 London Editor — Cameron Purse ([email protected])
To learn more about our research team, please visit Meet the Team.