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Chambers UK 2027 Ranks Arnold & Porter Practices, Lawyers

October 15, 2026

Chambers UK continues to highlight Arnold & Porter as a leading firm in the UK, with the publication’s 2027 guide recognizing six of the firm’s practice areas and 15 lawyers. The annual legal guide assesses firms and individuals based on interviews, submissions, and work highlights.

The 2027 guide once again ranked the firm’s UK Life Sciences: Product Liability and Life Sciences: Regulatory practices in Band 1. The guide highlighted the practices for navigating the complex regulatory framework of the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries and for defending pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers in sensitive, closely watched product liability disputes. Client and peer feedback noted that the firm’s “deep level of industry understanding is unsurpassed.”

Chambers UK also lauded the firm’s Corporate Crime & Investigations practice for its “high standard of preparation, insight into the issues and client care.” The guide also recognized the Financial Crime: Individuals practice, stating that the firm’s “service levels are outstanding, and the work is done to an exceptionally high standard.” The firm’s International Arbitration: Investor-State Arbitration practice was described as “a team of very strong lawyers” with a “solid track record representing sovereign states in investment arbitrations,” while feedback on the Public International Law practice highlighted its “sharpness in their analysis” and noted that the team was “on top of every scenario in the case.”

In addition to the six practice area rankings, the following lawyers were recognized by Chambers UK 2027:

  • Libby Amos-Stone—Life Sciences: Product Liability; Life Sciences: Regulatory
  • Nicola Chesaites—Competition Law: Private Enforcement: Claimant
  • Henry Clinton-Davis—Employment: Employer
  • Sean Curran—Corporate Crime & Investigations; Financial Crime: Individuals
  • Patricio Grané Labat—International Arbitration; International Arbitration: Investor-State Arbitration; Public International Law
  • Kathleen Harris—Corporate Crime & Investigations; Financial Crime: Individuals
  • Charlotte Mallorie—Commercial and Corporate Litigation
  • Álvaro Nistal—International Arbitration: Investor-State Arbitration; Public International Law
  • Maya Paunrana—Corporate Crime & Investigations
  • David Reed—International Arbitration
  • Beatriz San-Martín—Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation; Life Sciences: Regulatory
  • John Schmidt—Competition Law
  • Ewan Townsend—Life Sciences: Transactional
  • Bart Wasiak—International Arbitration
  • Adela Williams—Life Sciences: Product Liability; Life Sciences: Regulatory