October 17, 2025
Willkie has continued to earn recognition as a market leader in the 2026 edition of Chambers UK, an annual guide to the top lawyers and law firms in the country.
Willkie received recognition across its transactional and disputes practices, including multiple new and elevated rankings, highlighting the strength and balance of its London platform and further establishing its lawyers among the foremost in market.
Willkie received rankings for eight out of its 12 practices in London, including a continued Band 1 ranking for Insurance: Non-contentious, and Band 2 rankings for Competition Law: Private Enforcement: Claimant, and Corporate Crime & Investigations.
In addition to firm rankings, Willkie’s attorneys earned 23 individual recognitions for excellence in the law, with more than half of Willkie’s London partners ranked. Peter Burrell, Managing Partner of the London office, again earned a Band 1 ranking for Corporate Crime & Investigations, as did partner Boris Bronfentrinker for Competition Law: Private Enforcement: Claimant, among Willkie’s many other individual distinctions.
Notably, the guide includes new rankings for partners Tim Baumgartner for Insurance – Non-contentious; Daniel Gendron for Leveraged Finance – Big Ticket; and Simon Osborn-King for Commercial and Corporate Litigation. Numerous Willkie partners also received elevated rankings, including Ashley Young, Co-Chair of the European Finance Department, for Leveraged Finance: Mid-Market; Melanie James for Insurance – Non-contentious; Rita Mitchell for Corporate Crime & Investigations; Dharshini Prasad for International Arbitration; and Elaine Whiteford for Competition Law: Private Enforcement: Claimant.
Willkie or its attorneys are recognized in the following areas:
- Commercial and Corporate Litigation
- Competition Law
- Competition Law: Litigation
- Competition Law: Private Enforcement: Claimant
- Corporate Crime & Investigations
- Insurance: Non-contentious
- International Arbitration
- Investment Funds: Private Equity
- Leveraged Finance: Big Ticket
- Leveraged Finance: Borrowers/Sponsors: Big Ticket
- Leveraged Finance: Mid-Market
- Private Equity: Buyouts: £500 million and above
- Restructuring/Insolvency
- Sanctions
View Willkie’s profile in Chambers UK 2026 here.
