Overview
(October 19, 2023, London) — Steptoe's London office received one practice mention and eight individual mentions for lawyers in the 2024 edition of Chambers UK. The legal guide identifies the leading lawyers and law firm practices based on interviews conducted by Chambers' researchers with lawyers and their clients.
The following Steptoe practice and lawyers are ranked:
Practice Areas
- Real Estate: £10-50 million, Band 3 (London)
Individual Lawyers
- Matthew Coleman – International Arbitration, Band 5 (UK-wide); Public International Law, Band 3 (UK-wide)
- Simon Collis – Real Estate: £50-150 million, Band 4 (London)
- Neil Dooley – Fraud: Civil, Band 3 (UK-wide)
- Matthew Farmer – Real Estate: £10-50 million, Band 2 (London)
- Thomas Innes – International Arbitration, Up and Coming (UK-wide)
- Alex Melia – Sanctions, Band 3 (UK-wide)
- Zoe Osborne – Financial Crime: Corporates, Band 5 (London)
Read more on the rankings in Chambers UK.
About Steptoe
In more than 100 years of practice, Steptoe has earned an international reputation for vigorous representation of clients before governmental agencies, successful advocacy in litigation and arbitration, and creative and practical advice in structuring business transactions. Steptoe has more than 500 lawyers and other professional staff across offices in Beijing, Brussels, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington. For more information, visit www.steptoe.com.
The diversity of the firm is a critical factor in its success. The firm’s Chair is a woman; the majority of the firm’s elected executive committee is female; the majority of Steptoe's nine offices are managed by women; and the majority of Steptoe’s practice groups have women as leaders. The firm's six-person professional business services leadership is equally diverse, with two women of color, and other leaders who openly identify as LGBTQ+.