Further Strong Results for Clarke Willmott’s Manchester Office

Manchester law firm Clarke Willmott LLP has received top rankings in the recently released 2022 Chambers and Partners legal directory.

The Manchester office achieved a Band 1 ranking for its intellectual property work, an improvement on last year’s Band 2 ranking.  It is now rated as Band 1 in both major international legal directories. The North West social housing team achieved a Band 3 ranking, maintaining last year’s position.

Additionally, 11 of its lawyers were individually recognised including head of the Manchester office Roy Crozier, who achieved Band 1 status for his work in intellectual property. Other lawyers achieved Band 2, 3 and 4 rankings as well as ‘associate to watch’ and ‘up and coming’ rankings.

Nationally, the firm ranked in 32 practice areas across its regional offices, six of which are top Band 1 rankings.

Clarke Willmott also received an impressive 71 recommendations for individual lawyers with 11 achieving a Band 1 rating.

Chief executive Stephen Rosser, who was named ‘Eminent Practitioner’, said: “Once again we are delighted with this year’s Chambers and Partners rankings.

“To rank in 32 specialist practise areas with an incredible 71 of our people receiving recommendations is a great achievement and coming hot on the heels of our equally impressive Legal 500 results indicates the strength of our firm as a whole.

“Most encouraging, was the excellent testimonials from our clients who are quoted in the guide and can attest, first hand, to the service we provide. Top tier ratings are a great recognition of quality.

“In Manchester, the intellectual property team ranked highly, improving on previous results and several lawyers were named individually.

“The results reflect the time we invest in developing relationships with our clients, our high level of service and our straightforward approach.”

Chambers and Partners ranks law firms and lawyers based on the research of 170 full-time editors and researchers who talk to lawyers and clients by conducting in-depth telephone interviews.

Clarke Willmott LLP is a national law firm with offices in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton and Taunton.

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