Firm is top rated by new Legal 500 in 18 of its Bristol-based practices – with 20 partners named as “leading individuals” 

International legal practice Osborne Clarke has retained its place in the front rank of the South West’s law firms with the release of this year’s Legal 500 rankings.  

The firm, which has more than 500 staff at its Temple Quay office, is ranked in the top tier in 18 of its Bristol-based practices in this year's Legal 500, ranging from corporate and commercial and employment, to commercial property, banking and finance and IT and telecoms.

Six Bristol-based lawyers at Osborne Clarke – which has its headquarters in London, an office in Reading plus multiple international offices – have been named in this year's Legal 500 "hall of fame", which highlights those who have "received constant praise from their clients for continued excellence", and who are deemed to be "at the pinnacle of their profession." 

They are Peter Clough, who is head of Osborne Clarke's Bristol office, in commercial litigation, Alisdair Livingstone (corporate and commercial), Philip Moss (corporate tax), Omar Al-Nuaimi (banking and finance), Alan John (energy) and Clare Robinson (Intellectual Property).

Meanwhile 21 partners at the Bristol office of Osborne Clarke are recognised as being leading individuals in their field:

Energy - David Ferris and Carl Thompson

Project finance - Catherine Wolfenden

Health - Catherine Wolfenden

Commercial property - Michelle McGurl, David North and Ian Wilkinson

Employment - Julian Hemming and Paul Killen

Commercial litigation - Clare Robinson

Health and safety - Mary Lawrence

Pensions - Jonathan Hazlett 

Banking and finance - Tom Bussy

Insolvency and corporate recovery - Nigel Boobier 

Construction - Philip Davies 

Planning - Neil Bromwich 

Property litigation - Leona Briggs 

IT and telecoms - Will Robertson 

Media and entertainment - Tom Harding

Rail - Lara Burch

Tax - Tracey Wright

Environment - Matt Germain

“Clients recognise that we are the only legal adviser in the South West which can combine a truly international service, a strong City offering and the ability to deal with large, complex transactions,” says Peter Clough. 

“That puts us in a unique position to help businesses in the region with their legal and transactional needs - and this is reflected in another set of stellar rankings in the Legal 500." 

At the beginning of the year the firm re-confirmed its commitment to Bristol by agreeing a lease on Halo, a landmark green office building that will form the next phase of Finzels Reach.