HFW Recognised as a leading firm in Chambers UK 2027 Guide

Global, sector-focused law firm HFW has once again been recognised as a leading firm in the Chambers UK 2027 guide, which ranks the region’s top lawyers and law firms.

The firm achieved 63 practice and lawyer rankings in the Chambers UK 2027 guide, including Band 1 practice rankings for Aviation, Commodities: Physicals, Shipping and Transport: Logistics. We also saw an improved ranking for Construction: International Arbitration, and Insurance: Non-contentious. We also had a new ranking in Corporate Crime & Investigations.

This is comprised of 18 practice rankings and 45 individual lawyer rankings, including nine in Band 1.

HFW Team Rankings

Band 1:

• Aviation
• Commodities: Physicals
• Shipping
• Transport: Logistics

Band 2:

• Asset Finance: Shipping Finance
• Construction: International Arbitration (improved)
• Insurance: Mainly Policyholders

Band 3:

• Commodities: Derivatives & Energy Trading
• Construction: Contentious
• Insurance: Contentious Claims & Reinsurance
• Insurance: Non-contentious (improved)
• Sanctions
• Travel: Regulatory & Commercial

Band 4:

• Asset Finance: Aviation Finance
• Fraud: Civil

Band 5:

• Commercial and Corporate Litigation
• Construction: Non-contentious
• Corporate Crime & Investigations (new)

Band 1 Lawyer Rankings

• Andrew Chamberlain – Shipping
• Brian Perrott – Commodities: Physicals
• Christopher Foster – Insurance: Contentious Claims & Reinsurance
• Damian Honey – Commodities: Physicals
• Edward Spencer – Aviation: Insurance (improved)
• Jonathan Bruce – Insurance: Mainly Policyholders (improved)
• Judith Prior – Commodities: Physicals
• Nigel Wick – Insurance: Mainly Policyholders
• Rory Butler – Shipping

First-Time Lawyer Rankings

• ​​Cindy Laing – Corporate Crime & Investigations, Associates to watch
• James Neale – Sanctions, Associates to watch
• Michelle Chance – Employment: Employer, Band 6  
• Simon Banner – Insurance: Mainly Policyholders, Associates to watch
• Tom Hutchinson – Construction: Non-contentious, Band 6
• William Gidman – Shipping, Up and Coming

See the full rankings.