Brown Rudnick Achieves Top Recognition in Legal 500 UK 2026

Brown Rudnick has once again secured outstanding recognition in Legal 500 U.K. 2026, being named among the country's leading law firms. The Firm achieved 11 practice group rankings and 11 individual lawyer rankings, including a new practice area ranking in Reputation Management.

Among individuals, the Firm boasts seven Leading Partners, two Next Generation Partners, plus a Hall of Fame ranking awarded to Jane Colston. In addition, the Firm has retained its listing as Tier 1 for M&A.

As in previous years, the rankings are determined through rigorous research, drawing on feedback from clients around the world as well as interviews with private practice lawyers.

In the 2026 edition of Legal 500 U.K., which was released on Oct. 1, Brown Rudnick was ranked across 13 different categories:

• Banking Litigation: Investment and Retail
• Commercial Litigation: Premium
• Commercial Property (Firm to watch - New)
• Equity Capital Markets: Small-Mid Cap
• Financial Services: Contentious
• Fraud: Civil
• Immigration: Human Rights
• Immigration: Personal
• M&A: Smaller Deals, £10M-£100M
• Property Finance
• TMT: Reputation Management (New 2026 ranking)
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
• Venture Capital

The Brown Rudnick lawyers recommended in this year's guide include:

M&A: Smaller Deals, £10M-£100M

• Mark Dorff also listed as a "Leading Partner"
• Lena Hodge also listed as a "Leading Partner"
• Thomas Braiden
• Angus Ford
• Tobias Plowman

Fraud: Civil

• Jane Colston also listed as a "Hall of Fame"
• Jessica Lee also listed as a "Next Generation Partner"
• Neill Shrimpton
• Robin Pickworth
• Tom McDonnell
• Katy-Jade Church

Financial Services

• Ian Weinstein also listed as a "Next Generation Partner"
• Chloe Kealey

Venture Capital

• Neil Foster also listed as a "Leading Partner"
• Tim Davison
• Mark Dorff
• Thomas Braiden

Banking Litigation: Investment and Retail

• Derval Walsh also listed as a "Leading Partner"
• Jane Colston also listed as a "Leading Partner"
• Neill Shrimpton
• Jessica Lee
• Robin Pickworth
• Tom McDonnell

TMT: Reputation Management

• Charlotte Harris also listed as a "Leading Partner"
• Jessica Lee

Immigration: Personal

• Sarah Gogan also listed as a "Leading Partner"

Immigration: Human Rights

• Sarah Gogan also listed as a "Leading Partner"

Equity Capital Markets: Small-Mid Cap

• Lena Hodge
• Nick Davies

TMT (technology, media and telecoms)

• Neil Foster
• Tim Davison
• Angus Ford

Commercial Litigation: Premium

• Jane Colston
• Neill Shrimpton
• Robin Pickworth

Property Finance

• Tuvi Keinan
• Tristan Dollie
• Eleni Zodiates