The Legal 500 UK 2026
Recognizes Cooley
London – October 3, 2025 – The Legal 500 UK 2026 has recognized 20 Cooley practice areas from the firm’s London office. Partners Rod Freeman and Angus Miln were named to The Legal 500 Hall of Fame, and 11 partners were recognized as Leading Lawyers – including co-partners in charge, Claire Keast-Butler and James Maton, alongside partners Aaron Archer, Chris Coulter, Tom Epps, Caroline Hobson, Paula Holland, Charlie Lightfoot, Ryan Naftulin, Frances Stocks Allen and Ali Ramadan. Additionally, partners Sascha Grimm and Nicola Squire were named Next Generation leaders.
The following are Cooley’s 2026 Legal 500 UK practice rankings.
Leading practices
Corporate and commercial – corporate tax
Corporate and commercial – equity capital markets – mid-large cap
Corporate and commercial – EU and competition
Corporate and commercial – M&A: lower mid-market deals (£100m – £750m)
Corporate and commercial – venture capital
Crime, fraud and licensing – fraud: civil
Crime, fraud and licensing – white collar crime (advice to individuals)
Dispute resolution – commercial litigation – premium
Dispute resolution – international arbitration
Dispute resolution – public international law
Employment – employee share schemes
Employment – employers
Industry focus – life sciences and healthcare
Industry focus – technology, media and telecoms
Insurance – product liability: defendant
Risk advisory – data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
Risk advisory – regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
Technology, media and telecoms – fintech: corporate and commercial
Technology, media and telecoms – fintech: regulatory +
Technology, media and telecoms – intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious) *
Technology, media and telecoms – IT and telecoms
Indicates Band 1 ranking
* indicates new ranking
+ indicates improved ranking
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Antitrust and Competition
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Arbitration
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Capital Markets
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Commercial Litigation
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Labor and Employment
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Intellectual Property
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Insurance
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Fintech and Payments
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Mergers and Acquisitions
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Product Compliance and Product Litigation
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Public International Law
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Tax
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Technology Transactions
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Venture Capital
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White Collar Defense and Investigations
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