Overview
(London, October 17, 2025) – Steptoe has received two practice rankings and 10 individual awards for lawyers in the 2026 edition of Chambers and Partners 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 practices and lawyers are ranked:
Practice Areas
- Real Estate: £10-50 million (London)
- International Arbitration: Investor-State Arbitration (UK-wide)
Individual Lawyers
- Christophe Bondy – International Arbitration (UK-wide); Public International Law (UK-wide)
- Matthew Coleman – International Arbitration (UK-wide); Public International Law (UK-wide)
- Simon Collis – Real Estate: £50-150 million (London)
- Neil Dooley – Fraud: Civil (UK-wide)
- Matthew Farmer – Real Estate: £10-50 million (London)
- Thomas Innes – International Arbitration (UK-wide)
- Alex Melia – Sanctions (UK-wide)
- Zoe Osborne – Corporate Crime & Investigations (London)
What our clients are saying:
"Steptoe are the most service-oriented and responsive law firm I have dealt with. They fully understand our business and are commercially aware."
"They have a strong team with excellent knowledge and hands-on experience in multi-jurisdictional cases."
View the list of recommendations at Chambers UK.
About Steptoe
In more than 110 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, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington. For more information, visit www.steptoe.com.
