The Legal 500 rankings have been released, with Pannone Corporate once again performing exceptionally well in the annual listings. In total, 26 lawyers feature in Legal 500 UK commentary for their standout contribution to their respective practices. This includes:
- Three ‘Hall of Fame’ lawyers
- Five ‘leading individuals’
- Two ‘next generation’ partners, and
- Three‘rising stars’.
The firm’s practice areas also continue to rank highly amongst those within the profession. Pannone has top tier practice areas in TMT/ media and entertainment and private client litigation. A further 12 practices areas are ranked and recommended in the listings. These cover:
- Corporate and commercial
- Dispute resolutions: commercial litigation
- Dispute resolutions: debt recovery
- Employment
- Employment: health & safety
- Finance: insolvency and corporate recovery
- Insurance: professional negligence
- Real estate: commercial property
- Real estate: construction
- Real estate: property litigation
- TMT: IT and telecoms
- TMT: intellectual property.
Paul Jonson, senior partner at Pannone Corporate, commented: “Once again, the firm has demonstrated both strength and depth in key practice areas, by delivering high quality, commercial and practical legal advice to clients across a broad range of sectors and specialisms.
“We’re delighted to be ranked so highly across a large number of core practice areas with 10 practice areas featuring in tiers three and above.
“The team continues to deliver exceptional work for our clients and this is shown in the number of individuals who are recognised by the Legal 500 – whether that’s seasoned professionals, or future talent coming through the ranks. What’s always particularly pleasing is the number of positive comments that are made by clients, which feature so prominently in this year’s research.”
Standout comments include:
‘This company really does work together to get the best advice and knowledge to give the client the best service and outcome.’
‘Pannone are highly professional, committed and thorough. Very personable and highly experienced, they cleverly see around corners and help protect concepts, IP and business projects for the future. Good to have alongside any venture.’
‘This practice exceeds all expectations and always meets our needs in full. There are a range of specialists available who always deliver exactly what we need.’
‘They know what we do, how we operate and have made themselves indispensable. They see risks, opportunities and weaknesses that we don’t; they go over and above the brief.’
‘The team’s strength lies in efficiently making complex matters understandable and providing practical tools to achieve the desired goal.’
‘Pannone Corporate strikes nicely the fine balance between the big law firm capacity to handle a complex case without losing the small law firm responsiveness and personal touch. They work and communicate well as a team. High-profile commercial litigators.’
‘Pannone Corporate is a firm with an extremely strong presence in property litigation. They have an excellent client base in the North West of England and are strong enough to take on a wide range of clients from around the country. The firm has achieved prominence through building in-depth expertise in its chosen fields.’
The Legal 500 analyses the capabilities of law firms across the world, with a comprehensive research programme revised and updated every year to bring the most up-to-date vision of the global legal market. The Legal 500 assesses the strengths of law firms in over 150 jurisdictions.