Chambers UK 2024 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 35 rankings and 11 practice areas were recognized for excellence.
The firm added a new practice ranking in Banking & Finance and new lawyer rankings in Litigation, Intellectual Property, Private Investment Funds, and Venture Capital, while building upon its success in Financial Restructuring, Hospitality and Leisure, Life Sciences, Private Equity, Real Estate, Real Estate Investment Funds, and Tax.
Client feedback referred to Goodwin as a “flexible team adaptive to changing business needs,” while highlighting the firm’s ability to “work seamlessly on cross-border matters."
Chambers UK 2024 ranked Goodwin as a leading law firm in:
East Anglia
- Intellectual Property
London
- Banking & Finance: Sponsors
- 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) / Intellectual Property (East Anglia)
- Mark Beardsworth - Financial Crimes: Individuals (London) / Financial Crimes: Corporates (London)
- 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)
- Ed Hall - Investment Funds: Private Equity (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 - Venture Capital Investment (UK-Wide)
- Sarah McAtominey - Corporate and Commercial Litigation (London)
- Geoff O’Dea - Restructuring/Insolvency (London)
- Ajay Pathak - Investment Funds: Private Equity (UK-Wide)
- Matthew Pohlman - Hotels & Leisure (UK-Wide)
- Georgia Powell - Intellectual Property (East Anglia)
- Elizabeth Rhodes - Venture Capital Investment (UK-Wide)
- Martin Smith - Real Estate: £50-150 million (London)
- Simon Thomas - Restructuring/Insolvency (London)
- Tim Worden - Life Sciences: Transactional (UK-Wide) / Intellectual Property (East Anglia)
To learn more about Goodwin’s results, visit Chambers UK 2024.