Russell-Cooke has been recognised across a number of practice areas and individual lawyer rankings in the latest Chambers UK guide.
This year’s guide brought a number of significant ranking improvements for both teams and individuals. The firm’s rankings in Professional Discipline and Education: Individuals both moved up to Band 2, while 16 lawyers improved their individual rankings across a broad range of the firm’s practice areas. The firm also secured four first-time Associate to Watch rankings for Keshina Bouri (Crime), Harry Qiu Yu Yu (Immigration) and Natasha Kirk and Helena French (Family and children).
Client feedback gathered as part of the research process praised Russell-Cooke's combination of "approachability and exceptional expertise", with clients highlighting the firm's ability to develop a deep understanding of their commercial objectives. Others commended the team's "friendly, helpful, practical and good quality guidance", as well as its "wisdom and understanding in complex cases". The firm was also recognised for combining "the scale to be relatable to the client, yet the clout and heft of a city firm when needed", while individual lawyers were described as a "titan", possessing "encyclopaedic knowledge", being "fearless" and a "real fighter", with one source noting that Russell-Cooke is home to "some of the brightest and most incisive solicitors".
The firm’s practices are ranked in the following categories:
UK-wide Administrative & Public Law: Mainly Public Sector & Charities
London Agriculture & Rural Affairs
UK-wide Charities
London Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant
London Crime
UK-wide Education: Individuals
London Employment: Senior Executive
UK-wide Family/Children Law: International Abduction, Adoption and Surrogacy
UK-wide Family/Children Law: Public Law Matters
London Family/Children Law
The South Family/Matrimonial
London Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth
London Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant
UK-wide Professional Discipline
London Real Estate Litigation
London Real Estate: £10-50 million
UK-wide Social Housing: Tenants
Commenting on the results, Manging Partner James Carroll said:
Independent feedback from clients, peers and referrers sits at the heart of the Chambers research process, making this recognition particularly meaningful. We are grateful to everyone who contributed to the research and pleased to see their views reflected in such a strong set of results. The rankings highlight not only our legal expertise, but the approachable, practical and commercially focused service we strive to provide every day.
The Chambers UK rankings are based on extensive independent research, including interviews with clients, peers and market commentators, and are widely regarded as one of the legal sector's leading guides to the profession.
The firm's rankings in Chambers UK and Chambers High Net Worth can be viewed on the Chambers website.
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