Legal 500 leading individuals – full list for North West
Agriculture and estates
Rupert Jackson Brabners LLP
Richard Williams Knights Professional Services Limited
Banking and finance
Beverley Bentley Hill Dickinson LLP
Richard Capper Hill Dickinson LLP
Matthew Christmas DLA Piper UK LLP
Jonathan Edwards DWF
Andrew Maskill Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Matthew Morgan Pinsent Masons LLP
Andrew O’Mahony Brabners LLP
Martin O’Shea Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Simon Prendergast Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Claire Shepherd Squire Patton Boggs
James Szerdy DWF
Banking litigation
Harold Brako Shoosmiths LLP
Stewart Plant DLA Piper UK LLP
Charities and not-for-profit
Stephen Claus Brabners LLP
Graham Wood Kuit Steinart Levy LLP
Clinical negligence: claimant
Ian Cohen Slater and Gordon
Eddie Jones JMW Solicitors LLP
Stephen Jones Leigh Day
Frank Patterson Irwin Mitchell
Lindsay Wise Irwin Mitchell
Clinical negligence: defendant
Anne Ball Hempsons
Kirsten Blohm Hempsons
Vicky Morris Weightmans LLP
Richard Watson Hill Dickinson LLP
Sarah Woodwark BLM
Contentious trusts and probate
Nicola Marchant Pannone Corporate LLP
Simon Pedley Mills & Reeve LLP
Commercial litigation: Manchester
Michael Clavell-Bate Eversheds LLP
Julian Diaz-Rainey Pinsent Masons LLP
Susan Garrett Addleshaw Goddard LLP
John Gosling Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Jon Hainey DWF
Andrew Harris DWF
Joel Heap DWF
Jeff Lewis Brabners LLP
John Lord TLT
Mark Molyneux Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Steve Morris DWF
Simon Pedley Mills & Reeve LLP
Geraldine Ryan Hill Dickinson LLP
Commercial litigation: Liverpool
Mark Goodwin DLA Piper UK LLP
Paul Lunt Brabners LLP
Fiona Parry Hill Dickinson LLP
Andrew Whalley DWF
Commercial litigation: elsewhere in the North West
Mark Deverell Gorvins Solicitors
Stuart Irons Brabners LLP
Mark Manley Manleys Solicitors
Kit Sorrell Waterside Legal LLP
Commercial property: Manchester
Mark Beardwood DLA Piper UK LLP
Roy Beckett Irwin Mitchell
Nancy Brown Eversheds LLP
Mike Edge Pinsent Masons LLP
Vaqas Farooq Shoosmiths LLP
Tony Fitzmaurice Davitt Jones Bould
Mark Gaffney Squire Patton Boggs
Stephen Goodman JMW Solicitors LLP
Mark Haywood Nabarro LLP
Paul Inman DWF
Peter Kershaw Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Stephen Kinsey Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Phillip Tunney Eversheds LLP
Anita Weightman Irwin Mitchell
Commercial property: Liverpool
Mark Beardwood DLA Piper UK LLP
Jeff Gillbanks Brabners LLP
Pamela Jones Hill Dickinson LLP
Philip Rooney DLA Piper UK LLP
David Swaffield Hill Dickinson LLP
Commercial property: elsewhere in the North West
Helen Davidson Land Law LLP
Ross Shine Brabners LLP
Angus Whyte Land Law LLP
Construction
Graham Alty Pinsent Masons LLP
Michael Hopkins Pinsent Masons LLP
Sean McCay Squire Patton Boggs
Nancy McGuire Addleshaw Goddard LLP
David Moss DLA Piper UK LLP
Jonathan Tattersall Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Corporate and commercial: Manchester
Michael Birchall Addleshaw Goddard LLP
David Bowcock Brabners LLP
Tom Bridgford Eversheds LLP
Lee Brierley DLA Piper UK LLP
Robert Buckley Kuit Steinart Levy LLP
Craig Chaplin DWF
Gregg Davison Pinsent Masons LLP
Stephen Devlin TLT
Ian Gillis Hill Dickinson LLP
Charles Glaskie Gateley Plc
Rebecca Grisewood Gateley Plc
Daniel Hall Eversheds LLP
Tim Hamilton Pannone Corporate LLP
Tony Harper Brabners LLP
Roger Hart Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Jane Haxby Squire Patton Boggs
Simon Masters Eversheds LLP
Paul Medlicott Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Andrew Needham TLT
Helen Ridge Pinsent Masons LLP
Jonathan Robinson DWF
Frank Shephard DWF
James Sheridan Turner Parkinson LLP
Jonathan Watkins DLA Piper UK LLP
Corporate and commercial: Liverpool
Michael Brabner Brabners LLP
Peter Brook DLA Piper UK LLP
Jonathan Brown Hill Dickinson LLP
Rupert Gill Brabners LLP
Matt Noon Hill Dickinson LLP
Mark O’Connor, O’Connors LLP
Andrew O’Mahony Brabners LLP
Mark Rathbone Brabners LLP
Paul Rimmer DWF
Sue Russell Hill Dickinson LLP
Craig Scott Hill Dickinson LLP
Denise Walker Brabners LLP
Nik White Brabners LLP
Corporate and commercial: Elsewhere in the North West
M Akeel Latif Myerson Solicitors LLP
Andrew Curwen Gorvins Solicitors
Gareth McIntegart Napthens LLP
Keith Melling Napthens LLP
Jeremy Orrell SAS Daniels LLP
Stuart Scott-Goldstone Aaron & Partners LLP
Corporate tax
Patrick Ford Squire Patton Boggs
Michael Hunter Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Bernard McIlroy MSA Law Limited
Fiona Sutherland MSA Law Limited
David Thompson DLA Piper UK LLP
Crime: fraud
Lesley Burrows Garstangs Cartwright King LLP
Matthew Claughton Olliers
Crime: general
Matthew Claughton Olliers
John Gollaglee DLA Piper UK LLP
Brian Koffman Brian Koffman & Co
Michael Mackey Burton Copeland LLP
Paul Schofield Farleys Solicitors LLP
Debt recovery
Andrew Cox Weightmans LLP
Nick Harvey Bermans
Karl Williams Pannone Corporate LLP
EU and competition
Jonathan Branton DWF
Laurence Pritchard Weightmans LLP
Diarmuid Ryan Squire Patton Boggs
Education
Diane Gilhooley Eversheds LLP
Employment
Michael Ball Gateley Plc
Dan Bickerstaffe e3 employment law LLP
Alan Chalmers DLA Piper UK LLP
Andrew Chamberlain DWF
Mary Clarke DLA Piper UK LLP
Paula Cole Squire Patton Boggs
Karen Fletcher Analysis Legal LLP
Jamie Hamnett Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Nick Jones e3 employment law LLP
Anna Lees Analysis Legal LLP
Sue Morrison Law by Design LTD
Simon Ost e3 employment law LLP
Malcolm Pike Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Kirsty Rogers DWF
Michael Thompson Eversheds LLP
Employment: employee/union firms
Carla Bennett Thompsons Solicitors LLP
Martin Price Slater and Gordon
Energy
Graham Alty Pinsent Masons LLP
Catherine Haslam DWF
Michael O’Connor Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Darren Walsh DLA Piper UK LLP
Family
Carole Atkinson Weightmans LLP
Christine Barker Laytons
Ros Bever Irwin Mitchell
Liz Cowell Slater and Gordon
Elizabeth Hassall Elizabeth Hassall Family Law
Catherine Jones JMW Solicitors LLP
James Maguire James Maguire & Co
Helen Marriott Brabners LLP
Andrew Newbury Slater and Gordon
David Pickering DWF
Nigel Shepherd Mills & Reeve LLP
Beth Wilkins JMW Solicitors LLP
Health
Michael O’Connor Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Michael Pocock Pinsent Masons LLP
Health and safety
Madeleine Abas Osborn Abas Hunt
Kevin Bridges Pinsent Masons LLP
Rob Elvin Squire Patton Boggs
Steffan Groch DWF
Chris Morrison Clyde & Co LLP
Erin Shoesmith Addleshaw Goddard LLP
IT and telecoms
Paul Bentham Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Lee Brierley DLA Piper UK LLP
Peter Budd Gateley Plc
Samantha Livesey Pinsent Masons LLP
James Lonsdale DWF
Andrew Whalley DWF
Insolvency and corporate recovery
Ged Barnes Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Andrew Buchanan Gateley Plc
David Gray Eversheds LLP
Gavin Jones DWF
John Joyce Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Martin Keates DLA Piper UK LLP
Susan Kelly Squire Patton Boggs
Mark Lund Turner Parkinson LLP
Intellectual property
Colin Bell Brabners LLP
Paul Bentham Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Amy Chandler Pannone Corporate LLP
Craig Chaplin DWF
Roy Crozier Clarke Willmott LLP
Patricia Jones Jones Legal Limited
Bill Lister Fieldfisher
Melanie McGuirk Pannone Corporate LLP
Graeme Orchison TLT
Nik White Brabners LLP
Licensing
Anthony Lyons Kuit Steinart Levy LLP
Local government
Michael Mousdale DWF
Michael O’Connor Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Media and entertainment
Laura Harper Shoosmiths LLP
James Whittaker Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Pensions
Charmian Johnson Eversheds LLP
Ele Lovering Eversheds LLP
Stephen Scholefield Pinsent Masons LLP
David Wright DLA Piper UK LLP
Personal injury: claimant
Jonathan Betts Irwin Mitchell
Pauline Chandler Slater and Gordon
Carol Jackson Slater and Gordon
Catherine Leech Irwin Mitchell
Richard Scorer Slater and Gordon
Personal injury: defendant
Paul Berry DWF
Jonathan Clay BLM
James Dadge Clyde & Co LLP
Iain Moore DAC Beachcroft LLP
Personal tax, trusts and probate
Mark Feeny Brabners LLP
Hugh Jones Hugh Jones Solicitors
Planning and environment
Kate Creer DLA Piper UK LLP
Keith Davidson ELM Law
Rod Hunt Clyde & Co LLP
Kathryn Jump Shoosmiths LLP
Richard Lloyd Eversheds LLP
Mike Pocock Pinsent Masons LLP
Elizabeth Shepherd Eversheds LLP
Professional negligence
Ruth Lawrence Hill Dickinson LLP
Frank Maher Legal Risk LLP
Ian McConkey DAC Beachcroft LLP
James Preece Clyde & Co LLP
Project finance and PFI
Liam Cowell DLA Piper UK LLP
Jackie Heeds Eversheds LLP
Scot Morrison Pinsent Masons LLP
Michael O’Connor Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Property litigation
James Batham Eversheds LLP
Ralph Bullivant Hill Dickinson LLP
Martin Griffiths DLA Piper UK LLP
Charles Jagger Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Steven Jennings DLA Piper UK LLP
Kevin Lee Hill Dickinson LLP
Alan Walker DWF
Social housing
Ian Alderson Brabners LLP
Alistair Fletcher Brabners LLP
Arthur Chapman Croftons Solicitors LLP
Mike Gaskell Trowers & Hamlins LLP
Lucy Worrall Forbes Solicitors
Sport
John Burns Gateley Plc
Mark Hovell Mills & Reeve LLP
Maurice Watkins Brabners LLP
Transport
James Backhouse Backhouse Jones
Mike Burns Weightmans LLP
Phil James Weightmans LLP
Adrian Marsh Hill Dickinson LLP
