LONDON – Global law firm Reed Smith today announced that more than 50 of its lawyers have been recognized in The Legal 500 UK 2026. The firm also earned practice recommendations across more than 50 categories, underscoring its strength in dispute resolution, technology and media, real estate, finance, and other key areas.
Reed Smith achieved Tier 1 practice area rankings from The Legal 500 UK in seven areas:
- Dispute Resolution, Commodities Disputes
- Finance, Trade Finance
- Insurance, Insurance litigation: for policyholders
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms), Media: Digital content & social
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms), Media: Media finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms), Media: video games
- Transport, Shipping
Reed Smith lawyers recognized by The Legal 500 UK
Twelve London-based Reed Smith lawyers were named to the Hall of Fame, an honor reserved for those highly regarded by peers and clients and recognized as leaders in their fields. In addition, four lawyers—Gautam Bhattacharyya, Gregor Pryor, Nick Breen, and Lucy Winnington-Ingram—were ranked in multiple categories.
The full list of recognized Reed Smith lawyers follows.
- Alex Andrews, Transport, Shipping
- Gautam Bhattacharyya, Dispute Resolution, International Arbitration and Industry Focus, Emerging Markets
- Daniel Birch, Finance, Trade Finance
- Chris Borg, Finance, Derivatives and structured products
- Tamara Box, Finance, Securitisation
- Nick Breen, TMT (technology, media and telecoms), Media: Advertising & marketing and TMT (technology, media and telecoms), Media: music
- Claude Brown, Finance, Derivatives and structured products (Tier 1)
- Sarah Caldwell, Finance, Securitisation
- Margaret Campbell, Insurance, Insurance litigation: for policyholders
- Delphine Currie, Corporate & Commercial, Equity capital markets – small-mid cap (Tier 1)
- Kyri Evagora, Dispute Resolution, Commodities Disputes (Tier 1)
- Matt Evans, Investment fund formation and management, Private funds
- Elizabeth Farrell, Dispute Resolution, Commodities Disputes
- Brendan Gallen, Investment fund formation and management, Private funds
- Richard Gunn, Transport, Shipping (Tier 1)
- Richard Hakes, Finance, Transport finance & leasing
- Peter Hardy, Insurance, Insurance litigation: for policyholders
- Andrew Harper, Finance, Transport finance & leasing
- Charles Hewetson, Insurance, Professional negligence
- Brett Hillis, Finance, Derivatives and structured products
- Marjorie Holmes, Corporate & Commercial, EU and Competition
- Nina Howell, Energy and natural resources, Oil and gas
- Simon Hugo, Finance, Securitisation
- Tallat Hussain, Real estate, Environment
- Andrzej Janiszewski, Risk advisory, ESG
- Richard Kovalevsky, Risk advisory, Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Daniel Kyriakides, Real estate, Commercial property investment
- Thor Maalouf, Transport, Shipping
- Michael Maxtone-Smith, TMT (technology, media and telecoms), Media: media finance (Tier 1)
- Kat McGriskin, Corporate & Commercial, Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Brigid North, Real estate, Commercial property development
- Cynthia O'Donoghue, TMT (technology, media and telecoms), IT
- Vassia Payiataki, Dispute Resolution, Commodities Disputes (Tier 1)
- Mark Pring, Insurance, Insurance litigation: for policyholders
- Gregor Pryor, TMT (technology, media and telecoms), Media: digital content & social (Tier 1) and TMT (technology, media and telecoms), Media: music (Tier 1) and TMT (technology, media and telecoms), IT, and TMT (technology, media and telecoms), Media: video games
- Tariq Rasheed, Finance, Derivatives and structured products
- Oliver Rawkins, Dispute Resolution, Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Laura Riddeck, Real estate, Construction: non-contentious
- Iman Roy, Finance, Derivatives and structured products
- Alexander Sandiforth, Transport, Shipping
- Laura-May Scott, Insurance, Insurance litigation: for policyholders
- Paul Skeet, Dispute Resolution, Commodities Disputes
- Jonathan Solomon, Finance, Trade Finance (Tier 1)
- Nick Stainthorpe, Finance, Derivatives and structured products
- Leon Stephenson, Investment fund formation and management, Fund finance
- Patrick Sutton, Industry Focus, Emerging Markets
- Richard Swinburn, Dispute Resolution, Commodities Disputes (Tier 1)
- Andrew Taylor, Transport, Shipping (Tier 1)
- Philip Taylor, Corporate & Commercial, M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Milan Thakker, Corporate & Commercial, M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Charles Weller, Transport, Shipping (Tier 1)
- Tom Whelan, Corporate & Commercial, Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Rob Wilkins, Finance, Transport finance & leasing
- Lucy Winnington-Ingram, Dispute Resolution, International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution, Public International Law
Reed Smith practices recognized by The Legal 500 UK
Reed Smith is ranked in more than 50 practice areas in Legal 500 UK 2026, reflecting the firm’s depth across a wide range of sectors and disciplines.
The full list of recognized Reed Smith practices follows.
Corporate & commercial
- Corporate tax
- Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- EU and Competition
- Financial Services: Contentious
- Financial Services: Non-contentious/ regulatory
- M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Venture Capital
Dispute resolution
- Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Commercial litigation: premium
- Commodities Disputes (Tier 1)
- International Arbitration
- Public International Law
Employment
- Employers
- Pensions: non-contentious
Energy and natural resources
- Oil and gas
- Renewables
Finance
- Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Derivatives and structured products
- Securitisation
- Trade Finance (Tier 1)
- Transport finance & leasing
Industry focus
- Emerging Markets
Insurance
- Insurance litigation: for policyholders (Tier 1)
- Professional negligence
Investment fund formation and management
- Fund finance
- Listed funds
- Private funds
Real estate
- Commercial property: development
- Commercial property: investment
- Construction: contentious
- Construction: non-contentious
- Environment
- Property finance
- Property litigation
Risk advisory
- Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- ESG
- Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Fintech: regulatory
- Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- IT and telecoms
- Media: Advertising & marketing
- Media: Digital content & social (Tier 1)
- Media: Film & TV
- Media: Media finance (Tier 1)
- Media: music
- Media: video games (Tier 1)
- Reputation management
Transport
- Shipping (Tier 1)
The Legal 500 UK rankings are based on extensive research, including client and peer feedback and analysis of the firm’s work and achievements. The lawyers recognized are regarded as leaders in their fields, providing exceptional advice and representation on complex, high-profile matters. More details are available on The Legal 500 website.