Ashfords grows top tier success for third year running in Legal 500 2023 rankings

UK law firm Ashfords LLP has increased its top tier rankings in this year's Legal 500 to 11 up from 9 last year. Two Ashfords Partners, David Pomeroy (Insolvency & Corporate Recovery) and Stephen Homer (Construction) were also included in the Legal 500 Hall of Fame.

Ashfords top tier practice areas include: Commercial Litigation; Contentious Probate; Corporate and Commercial; Employment; Immigration; Intellectual Property; IT and Telecoms; Shipping; Social Housing and Sport. Ashfords' Environment team has jumped from Tier 3 to Tier 1, reflecting the firm's recent development in the sector.

The firm also achieved success in other tiers. Ashfords Health and Commercial Property (Bristol) teams are up to Tier 2 from Tier 3.

A total of 33 of Ashfords’ lawyers were ranked and 13 lawyers were named as Rising Stars. These include:

Anusheh Burcher - Commercial Litigation: Dorset, Devon and Cornwall

Barny Croft - Contentious Probate

Isabelle Clement - Social Housing

Joanne Saye - Sport

Jonathan Croley - Energy, Project Finance and PFI

Jonathan Hickman - Agriculture and Estates

Kirsty Cooke - Immigration

Laura Reeve - Construction

Lorna Clark - Employment: Bristol

Marjorie Batten - Property Litigation

Samantha Newton - Family

Su Apps - Employment: Dorset, Devon and Cornwall

Louise Workman, CEO at Ashfords, said: "Over the last few years Ashfords has continued to increase its top tier rankings, highlighting the strength and depth of expertise that we can draw on to make a difference for our clients. It's fantastic to see an increase in the number of Rising Stars we have this year, which reflects each of our commitment to continuous improvement in all that we do."