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Top 100 Private Client Lawyers 2021

Relationships are a pivotal part of the private client relationship and the Covid time period saw media reports of domestic abuse; financial problems and mental anxiety. Were these reports accurate and how did the private client industry respond? Many said that dealing with adversity is part of a normal day for a lawyer which seems like a fair comment. Others said client demands became overwhelming, leaving them little time to do anything else other than manage the situation. Yet some, developed tech to support clients, many offered fixed fee and fee reduction to prevent further personal worry; some got involved with pro bono work for the disadvantaged during this time. Situations emerged that had not been encountered before particularly in schools with decisions made by government about how exams would be judged and awarded. This survey unfortunately reveals that there was physical domestic abuse, financial non payment but also a development with crypto clients entering the industry and some crypto normalization. Also elderly education on tech and lots of compliance to Covid regulations whilst very few bucked the trend and just went through the travel pain barrier to still see clients in person. Citywealth is proud to present the Top 100 Private Client Lawyers for 2021 who really went above and beyond for their clients during the pandemic. The Top 100 Private Client Lawyers 2021 is sponsored by Katten. Find out more by visiting National Chair of Private Wealth's Josh Rubenstein's profile: https://www.leaderslist.co.uk/leaderslist/joshua-rubenstein

4.776315
Average: 4.8 (19 votes)

Alex Chung

Withers

Partner

3
Average: 3 (2 votes)

Alison Hayes

Levison Meltzer Pigott

Partner

4.791665
Average: 4.8 (360 votes)

Dr Ariel Sergio Davidoff

LINDEMANNLAW

Partner

3
Average: 3 (1 vote)

Emma Nash

Rayden Solicitors

Partner

4.636365
Average: 4.6 (11 votes)

Henry Hood

Hunters Law

Partner

4
Average: 4 (2 votes)

Ingrid Pierce

Walkers

Global Managing Partner

3
Average: 3 (1 vote)

Jeremy Levison

Levison Meltzer Pigott

Partner

4.375
Average: 4.4 (8 votes)
Juliette Peters

Juliette Peters

Peters May

Co-founder and Partner

4.35
Average: 4.4 (5 votes)

Mark Pearce

Gateley

Partner

4.5
Average: 4.5 (4 votes)

Michael Paton

Lennox Paton

Partner

3
Average: 3 (1 vote)

Simon Pigott

Levison Meltzer Pigott

Partner

4.936045
Average: 4.9 (43 votes)

Suzanne Kingston

Mills & Reeve

Consultant - Family, lawyer/mediator/arbitrator/trainer

4.25
Average: 4.3 (3 votes)

Vanessa King

O'Neal Webster

Managing Partner

4.75
Average: 4.8 (9 votes)

Aidan Grant

Collyer Bristow

Senior Associate

3
Average: 3 (1 vote)

Alex Hunt

Legal Director

3.958335
Average: 4 (6 votes)

Alex McCready

Vardags

Head of Reputation & Privacy

4.333335
Average: 4.3 (3 votes)

Alexandra Tribe

Expatriate Law

Managing Partner

4.75
Average: 4.8 (9 votes)

Ali Granville

Newton Kearns

Associate

3
Average: 3 (2 votes)

Antonia Felix

Mishcon de Reya

Partner

3
Average: 3 (2 votes)

Ayesha Vardag

Vardags

President and Founder

4.819445
Average: 4.8 (18 votes)

Barbara Corbett

Corbett Le Quesne

Senior Partner

4.1
Average: 4.1 (5 votes)

Bryan De Verneuil-Smith

Ogier

Partner

4.613635
Average: 4.6 (11 votes)

Camilla Wallace

Wedlake Bell

Head of Private Client Group

3
Average: 3 (2 votes)

Chris Belcher

Mills & Reeve

Partner

4.5
Average: 4.5 (7 votes)

Chris Duncan

Carey Olsen

Counsel

4.727275
Average: 4.7 (11 votes)

Clare Nicolle

Preston Legal

Partner

3.75
Average: 3.8 (4 votes)

Costas J. Kallideris

PwC

Head of Private Clients

4.395835
Average: 4.4 (12 votes)

Craig Swart

Dickinson Gleeson

Partner

4
Average: 4 (6 votes)

Damian Evans

Ogier

Partner

4.61111
Average: 4.6 (9 votes)

David Whittaker

Mishcon de Reya

Partner

3
Average: 3 (1 vote)

Edward Allan

Boodle Hatfield

Partner Residential Property

3
Average: 3 (2 votes)

Emily Brand

Boodle Hatfield

Partner

4
Average: 4 (2 votes)

Emma Geale

Mills & Reeve

Senior Associate

4.4375
Average: 4.4 (4 votes)

Emma Gill

Vardags

Director, Divorce and Family Law

3
Average: 3 (1 vote)

Fiona Lewsey

Mishcon de Reya

Senior Counsel

3
Average: 3 (1 vote)

Georgina Hamblin

Vardags

Director, Divorce and Family Law

4.392855
Average: 4.4 (7 votes)

Guillaume Staal

Dickinson Gleeson

Partner

4.25
Average: 4.3 (3 votes)

Helen McGhee

Joseph Hage Aaronson

Partner

4.285715
Average: 4.3 (7 votes)

Helen Stewart

Thomson Snell & Passmore

Partner, Head of Probate

3.666665
Average: 3.7 (3 votes)

James Brockhurst

Forsters

Partner

4.40625
Average: 4.4 (8 votes)

James Dickinson

Dickinson Gleeson

Partner

4.43182
Average: 4.4 (11 votes)

James Gleeson

Dickinson Gleeson

Partner

4.375
Average: 4.4 (4 votes)

Jennifer J. Wioncek

Partner

3.9375
Average: 3.9 (4 votes)

John Rimmer

Advocate John Rimmer

Founding Partner

4.816665
Average: 4.8 (15 votes)

Jonathan Shankland

Weightmans

Partner, Head of International Private Wealth

3.892855
Average: 3.9 (7 votes)

Josephine Howe

Ogier

Partner

4.73
Average: 4.7 (25 votes)

Julia Cox

Charles Russell Speechlys

Partner

4.25
Average: 4.3 (3 votes)

Kate Clark

Mishcon de Reya

Legal Director

4.458335
Average: 4.5 (6 votes)

Kate Johnson

Wedlake Bell

Partner

3
Average: 3 (1 vote)

Katie O'Callaghan

Boodle Hatfield

Partner

4.708335
Average: 4.7 (12 votes)

Katya Vagner

Fladgate

Senior Associate

3.9375
Average: 3.9 (4 votes)

Keith Robinson

Carey Olsen

Partner

4.142855
Average: 4.1 (7 votes)

Kevin Lee

Stephenson Harwood

Partner

4.75
Average: 4.8 (47 votes)

Kyra Motley

Boodle Hatfield

Partner

4.34375
Average: 4.3 (8 votes)

Linzi Bull

Penningtons Manches Cooper

Partner

4.3125
Average: 4.3 (4 votes)

Luned Rees Williams

Camilla Baldwin Solicitors

Partner

3.666665
Average: 3.7 (3 votes)

Marcia Longdon

Kingsley Napley

Partner

3.95
Average: 4 (5 votes)

Mathew Newman

Ogier

Partner

3
Average: 3 (1 vote)

Michael Nueber

Gasser Partner

Partner

3
Average: 3 (1 vote)

Michael O. Hartz

Katten Muchin Rosenman

Partner

3
Average: 3 (1 vote)

Moustapha Hammoud

Mishcon de Reya

Associate

4.153845
Average: 4.2 (13 votes)

Myles McIntosh

Cripps

Partner

3
Average: 3 (1 vote)

Natalie Lester

Debenhams Ottaway

Senior Lawyer

5
Average: 5 (1 vote)

Nicholas Robison

Babbe

Partner

4.5
Average: 4.5 (6 votes)

Dr Niklas Schmidt

Wolf Theiss

Partner

4.15
Average: 4.2 (5 votes)

Peter Steen

Mishcon de Reya

Partner

4.375
Average: 4.4 (6 votes)

Rachael Reynolds

Ogier

Global Senior Partner

5
Average: 5 (4 votes)

Rachel Buckley

The Family Law Company

Director

4.166665
Average: 4.2 (6 votes)

Ravi Francis

Gateley

Partner

3.875
Average: 3.9 (2 votes)

Robert C. Lawrence

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft

Senior Counsel

4.825
Average: 4.8 (10 votes)

Ronni Davidowitz

Katten Muchin Rosenman

Partner

4.925925
Average: 4.9 (27 votes)

Sam Hall

Hall Brown Family Law

Partner

3
Average: 3 (1 vote)

Sebastian Auer

Gasser Partner

Partner

4.607145
Average: 4.6 (7 votes)

Shivi Rajput

Charles Russell Speechlys

Associate

4.333335
Average: 4.3 (3 votes)

Stéphane Lagonico

Bonnard Lawson

Partner

4.778845
Average: 4.8 (26 votes)

Stuart Adams

Mishcon de Reya

Partner

3
Average: 3 (1 vote)

Stuart Downey

TWM Solicitors

Partner

5
Average: 5 (2 votes)

Sue Laing

Boodle Hatfield

Partner

3.916665
Average: 3.9 (3 votes)

Teresa Cullen

Fladgate

Partner

4
Average: 4 (1 vote)

Tony Littner

Harbottle & Lewis

Partner

3.5
Average: 3.5 (2 votes)

Vicki McLynn

Vardags

Director

4.607145
Average: 4.6 (7 votes)

Victoria Mahon de Palacios

Wedlake Bell

Senior Associate

4.333335
Average: 4.3 (3 votes)

Suzi Sendama

Level Law

Partner