Published October 2nd 2024

Michelmores celebrates 31 rankings in the Legal 500 2025 Directory

The Firm is celebrating its latest Legal 500 results, which include 31 team rankings with ten rankings in Band 1, and eight in Band 2. Nine lawyers received new rankings in the 2025 Guide, bringing the Firm’s total to 44 individuals recognised for their expertise. Four lawyers are ranked in the Hall of Fame, 17 are Leading Partners, 15 are Next Generation Partners and nine are Leading Associates. 23 of the Firm’s 44 ranked lawyers are women.

This year, Michelmores’ Business Group has been newly ranked in two categories. The team have been listed as a Firm to Watch for Venture Capital in London. Venture Capital rankings focus on company-side representation and financing work where a firm is acting for a venture capital investor. A key component of this section is the extent to which a firm is able to advise a start-up throughout its entire lifecycle, from early stage funding and incorporation to exit transactions. The Firm’s new ranking demonstrates its unparalleled support for clients through this life-cycle with its angel investor network, MAINstream, and its early-stage business support programme, MiVentures, as well as experienced advice to scale-up, mature and exit businesses.

Michelmores’ Business Group has also received new rankings in the EU and Competition South West category for the team in Band 2 and for Commercial Partner, Noel Beale, who ranked as a Next Generation Partner. Factors considered in this category include advice on merger control, abuse of dominance, restrictive practices, state aid, cartel investigations and enforcement.

Corporate Partner, Francesca Hubbard, has received an improved ranking as Next Generation Partner for Corporate and Commercial work in Dorset, Devon & Cornwall along with new rankings for Disputes Partner, Sara Chisholm-Batten as a Leading Partner and Senior Associate, Emily Aggett as a Leading Associate for Commercial Litigation (Dorset, Devon & Cornwall).

The Firm’s renowned Banking and Finance team also rose up the table to Band 3 in the South West.

Michelmores Real Estate Group’s Planning & Environment team received improved rankings and recognition in the South West where the team is now ranked in Band 2, and Head of team, Partner, Mark Howard, is recommended as a Leading Partner in the field. This reflects the growth of the team with arrivals in recent years of experienced partners, Helen Hutton in Cheltenham and Fergus Charlton in Bristol.

Our Commercial Property team in Cheltenham led by experienced Transactional Property Partner, Julie Sharpe, was recognised as a Firm to watch and Partner and Head of the Firm’s Construction & Engineering team, Anna Wood, was also newly ranked as a Next Generation Partner for Construction South West.

Michelmores’ exceptionally highly ranked Private Client Group also had its expertise recognised in the Family and Tax, Trusts & Succession teams. Daniel Eames, Head of Family Law has been listed as a Leading Partner and Sarah Green, Partner in the Family Law team, and James Frampton, Partner in the Tax, Trusts & Succession team, have been newly ranked as a Next Generation Partners.

For the full Michelmores results, please visit The Legal 500 website.

The purpose of the Legal 500 UK Solicitors 2025 rankings is to help in-house lawyers and legal teams find the right advisors. These rankings reflect the comprehensive analysis undertaken by The Legal 500’s legal directory research team. Along with robust assessments of law firm submissions, they also conduct interviews with thousands of clients who play a key role in informing the results.

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