Clifford Chance

Clifford Chance is ranked Band 1 in 24 categories in Chambers UK 2023, the firm's best all round performance in the Guide since 2017. No other firm in the London market has more Band 1 rankings than Clifford Chance.

The results are in quick succession to the launch of Legal 500 UK 2023, where Clifford Chance achieved 33 Band 1 rankings In Legal 500 UK 2023 – more than any other firm in London.

Trending strongly in Chambers UK 2023 sees Clifford Chance promoted into Band 1 for Competition/Antitrust, Retail: Corporate and Competition, and Projects: PFI/PPP. Chambers UK 2023 ranks Clifford Chance as Band 1 or Band 2 in a combined total of 41 categories.

"This is another superb result for our teams," said Michael Bates, Regional Managing Partner, UK. "The Chambers rankings are based on extensive research and feedback from clients and market participants, including other advisers and competitor law firms.

"Our results demonstrate how our clients and other market participants value and respect Clifford Chance's longstanding capacity for handling the most complex work and providing the highest standards of service. The all-round performance says a lot about the innovation, teamwork and collegiality that characterise how we deliver value for our clients. Many congratulations to everyone involved, including the 141 individual Clifford Chance lawyers ranked in Chambers UK 2023."

"A Chambers ranking tells the world that you are the best at what you do," said Chambers on the launch of the UK Guide, and client feedback on Clifford Chance in Chambers UK 2023 includes:

"Clifford Chance offers a very deep bench of highly talented and engaged lawyers."
Competition Law, Band 1

"One of the benefits of working with the firm is that throughout the team everyone is capable."
Private Equity Buyouts: High-end Capability, Band 1

Band 1

• Asset Finance
• Banking & Finance: Borrowers: Big-Ticket
• Banking & Finance: Lenders: Big-Ticket
• Capital Markets: Debt
• Capital Markets: Equity
• Capital Markets: Securitisation
• Competition/European Law
• Construction: Non-contentious
• Corporate/M&A: £800 million and above
• Employee Share Schemes & Incentives
• Energy & Natural Resources: Power
• Financial Services: Contentious Regulatory (Corporates)
• Financial Services Financial Services: Non-contentious
• Investment Funds: Real Estate
• Infrastructure
• Insurance: Non-contentious
• Litigation: Commercial and Corporate Litigation
• Litigation: Banking Litigation
• Private Equity Buyouts: High-end Capability
• Projects
• Projects: PFI/PPP
• Real Estate Finance
• Restructuring and Insolvency
• Retail: Corporate & Competition
  

Band 2

• Asset Finance: Rail Finance
•  Banking & Finance: Fund Finance
•  Banking & Finance: Sponsors
•  Capital Markets: Derivatives
•  Capital Markets: Structured Products
•  Employment: Employer
•  Energy & Natural Resources: Mining
•  Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas
•  Energy & Natural Resources: Renewables
•  Financial Crime: Corporates
•  Investment Funds: Private Equity
•  Insurance: Mainly Policyholders
•  International Arbitration: Commercial Arbitration
•  Parliamentary & Public Affairs
•  Public International Law
•  Transport: Rail: Projects & Infrastructure
•  Transport: Rail: Rolling Stock