Legal 500 United Kingdom 2025 ranks leading Jones Day practices and lawyers
Jones Day earned 20 practice rankings and 102 lawyer rankings in the 2025 edition of The Legal 500 United Kingdom guide. Highlights include three lawyers earning Hall of Fame rankings in four categories, seven Leading Individuals, nine Next Generation Partners, and four Rising Star Associates, as well as a "Firm to Watch" spotlight in Investment fund formation and management: Private funds.
Clients praise Jones Day for being "extremely professional, pragmatic and technically excellent" and offering "excellent mastery of detail, meaningful input on technical cases, and sound tactical advice." The Firm is further lauded as "well-organised, well-resourced and extremely able" with lawyers who offer "practical solutions based on in-depth knowledge and vast experience."
Additional comments from clients include:
- "There is no better operator in town. A fast-moving, quick-thinking, smooth operation."
- "Elite. The top of the market for civil fraud."
- "The global reach and knowledge base of the team is frankly unparalleled and it makes my life easy when I have something in a remote part of the world that requires legal advice."
- "Outstanding team. They leave no stone unturned and are extremely responsive."
- "Brilliant individuals with excellent legal skills coupled with commercial acumen."
Jones Day lawyers ranked in Legal 500's Hall of Fame (lawyers widely regarded as being at the very top of the profession, and consistently ranked as "Leading Individuals"):
- Michelle Bradfield: Dispute resolution – International arbitration, and Dispute resolution – Public international Law
- Ben Larkin: Finance – Corporate restructuring and insolvency
- Sion Richards: Crime, fraud and licensing – Fraud: civil
Jones Day lawyers ranked as Legal 500 "Leading Partners" (true market leaders, with long-established reputations in their sector, lead roles in multiple recent significant matters, and exceptional, widespread recognition and endorsement from peers):
- Chris Arnold: Finance – Derivatives and Structured Products
- Andrew Barker: Real estate – Property finance
- Anna Cartwright: Real estate – Commercial property: investment
- Alistair Grant: Real estate – Commercial property: investment
- Vica Irani: Corporate and commercial – M&A: upper mid-market and premium deals, £750m+
- Sion Richards: Dispute resolution – Commercial litigation: premium
- David Smith: Real estate – Commercial property: development
- Barnaby Stueck: Crime, fraud and licensing – Fraud: civil
- Daniel Travers: Dispute resolution – Commercial litigation: premium
Jones Day lawyers ranked by Legal 500 as "Next Generation Partners" (lawyers with (generally) five years or fewer at partner level, significant recognition from clients and peers in the market, and recent lead roles on multiple matters):
- Sarah Batley: Dispute resolution – Commercial litigation: premium
- John Crowley: Real estate – Commercial property: development
- Philip Devenish: Dispute resolution – International arbitration, and Dispute resolution - Public international law
- James Fidler: Crime, fraud and licensing – Fraud: civil
- Matthew Peel: Real estate – Commercial property: development
- Laura Pembridge: Real estate – Commercial property: investment
- Hannah Rose: Investment fund formation and management – Real estate funds
- Christopher Slack: Investment fund formation and management – Real estate funds
- Emily Stew: Real estate – Property finance
- Annabel Treadgold: Dispute resolution – Commercial litigation: premium
Jones Day lawyers ranked by Legal 500 as "Leading Associates" (associate-level lawyers who appear frequently in significant matters and are widely cited by peers and/or clients):
- Saoirse O'Reilly: Dispute resolution – International arbitration
- Hannah Plumb: Finance – Corporate restructuring and insolvency
- Kirsty Rogerson: Real estate – Commercial property: development
The UK edition of The Legal 500 is now in its 38th year. Its rankings are based on interviews with lawyers and clients, and provide a detailed qualitative assessment of various factors, including work conducted by law firms over the past 12 months and historically; experience and depth of teams; client service; commercial awareness; diligence; and commitment to the client.
