Armstrong Teasdale announces that several firm lawyers are featured in the 2023 edition of The Legal 500 U.K. Our team in London have long been recognised by The Legal 500 U.K., which annually ranks leading law firms across various practice areas and industry sectors.

Consultant Nick Bitel has earned special recognition among the Hall of Fame for Sport, and Partners Robert Paydon and James Thorndyke are named Leading Individuals in Commercial Litigation and Sport, respectively. Also, Senior Associate Solicitor Emma Shaw is listed as a Rising Star in commercial litigation, denoting her frequent inclusion in significant matters and wide citing by peers and clients for having made major contributions.

In addition to individual lawyer honours, the firm is ranked in four practice areas and three industry sectors, including Commercial Litigation, Equity Capital Markets, Immigration, Mergers and Acquisitions, Mining and Minerals, Oil and Gas, and Sport.

The rankings are based on a thorough performance review of a firm or department, and various criteria are evaluated such as the bench strength of the team and the consistency of quality provided by each team.

The firm’s ranked U.K. lawyers include:

Commercial Litigation: Mid-Market

Robert Paydon

Robin Pickworth

James Thorndyke

Andy Kerman

Fraser Mitchell

Molly Ahmed

Emma Shaw

Sarnjit Lal

Equity Capital Markets: Small-Mid Cap

Joan Yu

Immigration

Ben Xu

Mergers and Acquisitions: Smaller deals up to £50m

Peter Kohl

Yvonne Costello

Joan Yu

Una Deretic

Mining and Minerals

Peter Kohl

Una Deretic

Joan Yu

Oil and Gas

Peter Kohl

Joan Yu

Una Deretic

Robert Paydon

Imran Aslam

Sport (Tech, Media, and Telecoms)

Zane Shihab

James Thorndyke

Nick Bitel