Chambers UK 2026 has highly ranked Goodwin lawyers and practices across the firm’s UK platform. Chambers' rankings are based on independent research collected from thousands of interviews with clients and law firms. Goodwin lawyers received 30 rankings in the latest edition of the guide, and 17 practice areas were recognized for excellence.
This year’s rankings reflect the growth, client focus, and deep industry expertise of Goodwin UK’s platform. The firm continued to be recognized as a leader in Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution, M&A, Healthcare, Secondaries, Real Estate Investment Funds, Private Investment Funds, Banking & Finance, Intellectual Property, Venture Capital, Financial Restructuring, Hospitality and Leisure, Life Sciences, Private Equity, and Tax, while also adding new practice rankings in Data, Privacy & Cybersecurity and Real Estate Finance.
Chambers UK 2026 ranked Goodwin as a leading firm in:
East Anglia
- Intellectual Property
London
- Corporate & Commercial Litigation
- Corporate/M&A: £100-800 million
- Leveraged Finance: Borrowers/Sponsors: Mid-Market
- Real Estate: £50-150 million
- Restructuring/Insolvency
- Tax
UK-Wide
- Data Protection & Information
- Healthcare: Private Sector
- Hotels & Leisure
- Investment Funds: Private Equity
- Investment Funds: Private Equity: Secondaries
- Investment Funds: Real Estate
- Life Sciences: Transactional
- Private Equity: Buyouts: Up to £500 million
- Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment
- Real Estate Finance
Goodwin lawyers ranked by Chambers UK include:
- Laura Charkin - Tax: Investment Funds (London)
- Justin Cornelius - Investment Funds: Real Estate (UK-Wide)
- Patrick Deasy - Investment Funds: Private Equity (UK-Wide)
- Graham Defries - Life Sciences: Transactional (UK-Wide)
- Niall Dickson - Investment Funds: Real Estate (UK-Wide)
- Jacqueline Eaves - Investment Funds: Private Equity: Secondaries (UK-Wide)
- Alex Fisher - Employment: Employer (London)
- Simon Fulbrook - Leveraged Finance: Mid-Market (London)
- Paul Gray - Real Estate Finance (UK-Wide)
- Michael Halford - Investment Funds: Private Equity (UK-Wide)
- Anna Humphrey - Employee Share Schemes & Incentives (UK-Wide)
- David Irvine - Tax (London)
- Oliver Glynn-Jones - Commercial and Corporate Litigation (London)
- Richard Lever - Private Equity: Buyouts: Up to £500 million (UK-Wide)
- David Mardle - Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment (UK-Wide) / Life Sciences: Transactional (UK-Wide)
- Sarah McAtominey - Commercial and Corporate Litigation (London)
- Curtis McCluskey - Data Protection & Information (UK-Wide)
- Sophie McGrath - Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment (UK-Wide) / Life Sciences: Transactional (UK-Wide) / Healthcare: Corporate/Commercial (UK-Wide)
- Bhargavi Mudakavi - Investment Funds: Real Estate (UK-Wide)
- Ajay Pathak - Investment Funds: Private Equity (UK-Wide)
- Matthew Pohlman - Hotels & Leisure (UK-Wide)
- Georgia Powell - Intellectual Property (East Anglia)
- Elizabeth Rhodes - Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment (UK-Wide)
- Ed Saunders - Banking & Finance: Fund Finance (UK-Wide)
- Gretchen Scott - Data Protection & Information (UK-Wide)
- Martin Smith - Real Estate: £50-150 million (London)
- Simon Thomas - Restructuring/Insolvency (London)
- Thiha Tun - Investment Funds: Private Equity: Secondaries (UK-Wide)
- Tim Worden - Intellectual Property (East Anglia) / Life Sciences: Transactional (UK-Wide)
To learn more about Goodwin rankings, visit Chambers UK 2026.