Bristol lawyers once again make up the lion’s share of the regional table of leading individuals named by the Legal 500, the respected annual guide to the UK’s legal firms and individuals.
These individuals are regarded as the ‘go-to’ lawyers in their field and many appear on the list every year. 
Agriculture and estates
Peter Williams Michelmores
Banking and finance
Omar Al-Nuaimi Osborne Clarke
Tom Bussy Osborne Clarke
Julian Kinsey Bond Dickinson
Richard Leeming Burges Salmon
Charities and not-for-profit
Con Alexander Veale Wasbrough Vizards
Clinical negligence: claimant
Andrew Hannam Foot Anstey
Richard Harries Barcan+Kirby
Julie Lewis Irwin Mitchell
Clinical negligence: defendant
Nigel Montgomery DAC Beachcroft
Commercial litigation
Peter Clough Osborne Clarke
David Hall Burges Salmon
Robert Humphreys Humphreys & Co
Alex Jakubowski Clarke Willmott
Commercial property
Graham Brothwood DAC Beachcroft
Euan Bremner Burges Salmon
Julia Lucas TLT
Ross Polkinghorne Burges Salmon
Ian Wilkinson Osborne Clarke
Construction
Philip Davies Osborne Clarke
Marcus Harling Burges Salmon
Contentious trusts and probate
Kevin Kennedy Burges Salmon
Michelle Rose Veale Wasbrough Vizards
Corporate and commercial
Chris Godfrey Burges Salmon
Simon Hewes Bond Dickinson
Alisdair Livingstone Osborne Clarke
Richard Spink Burges Salmon
John Wood TLT
Corporate tax
Philip Moss Osborne Clarke
Nigel Popplewell Burges Salmon
Debt recovery
Jane Dunlop Clarke Willmott
EU and competition
Laura Claydon Burges Salmon
Bill Hull TLT
Employment
Roger Bull Burges Salmon
Julian Hoskins Bevan Brittan
Stuart McBride TLT
Energy
Alan John Osborne Clarke
Ross Fairley Burges Salmon
Rob Laddle Renew Legal
Maria Connolly TLT
Environment
Ross Fairley Burges Salmon
Ian Salter Burges Salmon
Family
Catherine Hallam Burges Salmon
Alison Hawes Irwin Mitchell
Health and safety
Jon Cooper Bond Dickinson
IT & telecoms
Andrew Dunlop Burges Salmon
James Touzel TLT
Insolvency and corporate recovery
Peter Carney TLT
Giles Hindle DAC Beachcroft
David Pomeroy Ashfords
Joanne Rumley Bond Dickinson
Intellectual property
Clare Robinson Osborne Clarke
Andrew Braithwaite Thrings
Licensing
Matthew Phipps TLT
Local government
Bethan Evans Bevan Brittan
Gary Soloman Burges Salmon
Media and entertainment
Jeremy Dickerson Burges Salmon
Tony Jaffa Foot Anstey
Pensions
Sasha Butterworth TLT
Personal injury (claimant)
Virginia Chalmers Irwin Mitchell
Planning
Neil Baker Clarke Willmott
Jonathan Bower Bond Dickinson
Patrick Robinson Burges Salmon
Property litigation
Richard Bedford Burges Salmon
Michelle Bendall Veale Wasbrough Vizards
Leona Briggs Osborne Clarke
Bonnie Martin Clarke Willmott
