Ropes & Gray has been recognized as one of the UK’s leading law firms in the 2026 edition of the Legal 500 UK guide. The firm earned 17 practice rankings across numerous areas, including:
- Corporate and Commercial: Corporate Tax
- Corporate and Commercial: EU and Competition
- Corporate and Commercial: Financial Services Non-Contentious/Regulatory
- Finance: Acquisition Finance
- Finance: Bank Lending: Investment Grade Debt & Syndicated Loans
- Finance: Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency
- Finance: Derivatives and Structured Products
- Finance: High Yield
- Industry Focus: Life Sciences and Healthcare
- Investment Fund Formation and Management: Private Funds
- Investment Fund Formation and Management: Real Estate Funds
- Real Estate: Commercial Property: Investment
- Real Estate: Property Finance
- Risk Advisory: Regulatory Investigations and Corporate Crime (Advice to Corporates)
- Infrastructure: M&A and Acquisition Financing
- Private Equity: Transactions – High-Value Deals (£500m+)
- Risk Advisory: Data Protection, Privacy and Cybersecurity
Ropes & Gray’s lawyers also received 10 individual rankings, including seven “Leading Partner” recognitions, two “Next Generation Partner” recognitions, and one “Leading Associate” recognition.
To see Ropes & Gray’s full Legal 500 UK 2026 rankings, click here.
