Gibson Dunn Achieves Record Results in Chambers UK 2027

Accolades  |  October 15, 2026

Chambers UK

Gibson Dunn’s London office has achieved its strongest-ever performance in Chambers UK, with 18 practice rankings and 44 individual rankings, including 13 Band 1 individuals.

The results reflect the depth of talent across the London practice and the continued confidence of the firm’s clients.

Notable individual achievements include first-time rankings for partners Patrick Doris, Sean Tierney, Wim De Vlieger, Graham Haselgrove, and James Chandler, and the elevation of Patrick Doris, Doug Watson, Rob Carr, and Christopher Harris KC to Band 1.

Ranked practices include:

  • UK-wide – Asset Finance: Aviation Finance
  • UK-wide – Capital Markets: Equity
  • London – Commercial and Corporate Litigation
  • London – Competition Law
  • London – Corporate/M&A: £800 million and above
  • London – Information Technology & Outsourcing
  • London – Real Estate: £150 million and above
  • London – Restructuring & Insolvency
  • UK-wide – Data Protection & Information Law
  • UK-wide – Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas
  • UK-wide – Energy & Natural Resources: Power
  • UK-wide – International Arbitration: Commercial Arbitration
  • UK-wide – International Arbitration: Investor-State Arbitration
  • UK-wide – Infrastructure
  • UK-wide – Investment Funds: Investor Representation
  • UK-wide – Private Equity: Buyouts: £500 million and above
  • UK-wide – Real Estate Finance
  • UK-wide – Tax

Ranked Individuals include:

  • Ali Nikpay – Competition Law
  • Alice Brogi – Infrastructure; Private Equity: Buyouts: £500 million and above
  • Alison Beal – Information Technology & Outsourcing
  • Ben Shorten – Energy & Natural Resources: Power, Renewables & Alternative Energy; Projects: Mainly International
  • Benjamin Fryer – Tax
  • Chris Haynes – Capital Markets: Equity
  • Christopher Harris – International Arbitration; International Arbitration: Arbitrators; Public International Law
  • Christopher Howard – Restructuring/Insolvency
  • David Irvine – Leveraged Finance: Big Ticket
  • Deirdre Taylor – Competition Law
  • Doug Watson – Group Litigation: Respondent
  • Federico Fruhbeck – Private Equity: Buyouts: £500 million and above; Infrastructure
  • Graham Haselgrove – Real Estate Finance
  • Hannah Watson Fanin – Investment Funds: Investor Representation
  • James Cameron – Asset Finance: Aviation Finance
  • James Chandler – Tax
  • James Cox – Employment: Employer
  • James O’Donnell – Investment Funds: Investor Representation
  • Joel Harrison – Data Protection & Information Law; Information Technology & Outsourcing
  • Lisa Stevens – Restructuring/Insolvency
  • Mark Leverkus – Asset Finance: Aviation Finance
  • Mark Manson-Bahr – Real Estate Finance
  • Michelle Kirschner – Financial Services: Non-contentious Regulatory
  • Patrick Doris – Corporate Crime & Investigations; Group Litigation: Respondent
  • Penny Madden – International Arbitration
  • Piers Plumptre – International Arbitration
  • Rebecca West – Asset Finance: Aviation Finance
  • Richard Walton – Asset Finance: Aviation Finance
  • Robbie Sinclair – Employment: Employer; Employment: Employer: High Court Litigation
  • Robert Carr – Real Estate Finance
  • Sandy Bhogal – Tax
  • Sean Tierney – Hotels & Leisure
  • Simon Tysoe – Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas
  • Tom Jackson – Asset Finance: Aviation Finance
  • Will Summers – Private Equity: Buyouts: £500 million and above
  • Wim de Vlieger – Life Sciences: Transactional