Chambers UK 2023 Highly Ranks a Record Number of Goodwin Lawyers and Practices

Chambers UK 2023 has highly ranked a record number of Goodwin lawyers and practices across the firm’s London and Cambridge offices. Chambers' rankings are based on independent research collected from thousands of interviews with clients and law firms. This year, Goodwin lawyers received 30 rankings and 10 practice areas were recognized for excellence.

Goodwin’s continued ascension in the latest edition of the annual guide reflects the growth of the firm’s UK presence, expanded client offerings, and wave of transformative hires. The firm added new rankings in Banking, Life Sciences, Litigation, Real Estate, Financial Restructuring, and Tax, while building upon its success in Intellectual Property, Private Equity, Private Investment Funds, Real Estate Investment Funds, Hospitality and Leisure, and Venture Capital.

Chambers UK 2023 ranked Goodwin as a leading law firm in:

East Anglia

• Intellectual Property

London

• Real Estate: £50-150 million
• Restructuring/Insolvency
• Tax

UK-Wide

• Hotels & Leisure
• Investment Funds: Private Equity
• Investment Funds: Real Estate
• Life Sciences: Transactional
• Private Equity: Buyouts: Mid-Market
• Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment

Goodwin lawyers ranked by Chambers UK include:

• Malcolm Bates - Life Sciences: Transactional (UK-wide)
• Matthew Birchall - Tax (London)
• Laura Charkin - Tax: Investment Funds (London)
• Samantha Lake Coghlan - Investment Funds: Real Estate (UK-wide)
• Justin Cornelius - Investment Funds: Real Estate (UK-wide)
• Graham Defries - Life Sciences: Transactional (UK-wide)
• David Evans - Investment Funds: Real Estate (UK-wide)
• Simon Fulbrook – Banking & Finance: Mid-Market (London)
• James Grimwood - Private Equity: Buyouts: Mid-Market (UK-wide)
• Michael Halford - Investment Funds: Private Equity (UK-wide) / Investment Funds: Private Equity: Credit Funds (UK-wide)
• Ed Hall - Investment Funds: Private Equity (UK-wide) / Investment Funds: Private Equity: Secondaries (UK-wide)
• David Irvine - Tax (London)
• Oliver Glynn-Jones - Corporate and Commercial Litigation (London)
• Richard Lever - Private Equity: Buyouts: Mid-Market (UK-wide)
• Paul Lyons - Real Estate Finance (London)
• David Mardle – Life Sciences: Transactional (UK-wide) / Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment (UK-wide)
• Sophie McGrath - Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment (UK-wide)
• Geoff O’Dea - Restructuring/Insolvency (London)
• Matthew Pohlman - Hotels & Leisure (UK-wide)
• Georgia Powell - Intellectual Property (East Anglia)
• Martin Smith - Real Estate: £50-150 million (London)
• Simon Thomas - Restructuring/Insolvency (London)
• Tim Worden - Life Sciences: Transactional (UK-wide)

To learn more about Goodwin’s results, visit Chambers UK 2023.