Ranking tables
Product Liability: Mainly Defendant | UK
UK-wide
Rankings overview for Departments
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- Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
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Senior Statespeople
- Trevor J E DaviesKennedys
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Katie Chandler Taylor Wessing LLP2 Years Ranked- Louisa Caswell Dentons13 Years Ranked
- Matthew Felwick Hogan Lovells2 Years Ranked
- Valerie Kenyon Hogan Lovells5 Years Ranked
- Ingrid HobbsKennedys
- Sarah CroftShook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
- Simon CastleyShook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
Band 3
- Cecile Burgess Addleshaw Goddard LLP6 Years Ranked
Claire Temple Cooley LLP2 Years Ranked
David Kidman Simmons & Simmons LLP6 Years Ranked
James Roberts Freshfields4 Years Ranked
John Doherty Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP1 Years Ranked
Kate A Corby Baker McKenzie6 Years Ranked
Philip A Pfeffer Herbert Smith Freehills9 Years Ranked
Sarah-Jane Dobson Ashurst2 Years Ranked
Teresa Hitchcock DLA Piper UK LLP27 Years Ranked- Richard MatthewsEversheds Sutherland
Up and Coming
Associates to watch
All Departments profiles
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1 FreshfieldsProduct Liability: Mainly Defendant2025 | Band 1 | 20 Years RankedFreshfields is highly regarded for its proficiency in handling substantial group actions, including those with cross-border elements. The firm is well versed in handling claims for key clients from a range of sectors, including the automotive, scientific and technology industries. It is also adept at providing advice and support to clients on product safety, recall and regulation, with notable expertise in novel areas including AI and autonomous vehicles. The team offers strong complementary expertise in environmental claims.
1 Hogan LovellsProduct Liability: Mainly Defendant2025 | Band 1 | 20 Years RankedHogan Lovells has a market-leading product liability practice servicing clients in a broad array of sectors and jurisdictions. It handles large-scale contentious work and is a regular fixture in complex and high-profile automotive, telecommunications and tobacco-related cases. The firm offers additional expertise in regulatory matters. It also counts a number of household-name technology and retail companies among its clients. Its extensive global reach allows for deft handling of cross-border claims.
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2 Addleshaw Goddard LLPProduct Liability: Mainly Defendant2025 | Band 2 | 20 Years RankedAddleshaw Goddard houses an experienced team known for defending product liability claims, particularly in the pharmaceutical and food and drink sectors. The firm assists clients with product safety matters, including risk assessment, regulatory compliance, pre-launch auditing and product recalls. It is particularly adept at representing large corporations, including household-name retailers and manufacturers.
2 Baker McKenzieProduct Liability: Mainly Defendant2025 | Band 2 | 17 Years RankedBaker McKenzie is a global firm that is adept at representing multinational corporations in the full range of product liability work. The firm regularly defends large-scale claims alleging product defects and safety issues, as well as advising on associated reputation and crisis management issues. It also provides advice on regulatory challenges and enforcement actions to manufacturing clients. The team has additional expertise in advising on product safety and labelling issues, and in handling product recalls.
2 Cooley LLPProduct Liability: Mainly Defendant2025 | Band 2 | 6 Years RankedThe team at Cooley is capable of advising on the full spectrum of product liability matters. The firm acts for an enviable roster of leading technology companies, as well as clients from the automotive and consumer product spheres. It is well equipped to handle multiparty litigation, product recall and regulatory matters, and is also called upon to advise at the policy level.
2 Herbert Smith FreehillsProduct Liability: Mainly Defendant2025 | Band 2 | 20 Years RankedHerbert Smith Freehills attracts praise for its contentious product liability work, regularly handling big-ticket disputes and group actions. The firm is well versed in representing tobacco sector clients, and also offers expertise to clients in a range of other industries, including automotive, consumer goods, and food and drink. It has noted international experience and the ability to co-ordinate matters around the globe. The team is regularly called upon to handle claims and recall matters for manufacturing clients.
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4 Clyde & Co LLPProduct Liability: Mainly Defendant2025 | Band 4 | 33 Years RankedClyde & Co houses a strong team capable of advising on a wide range of product liability matters. The firm routinely handles disputes for clients from a diverse range of sectors, including agriculture, manufacturing, automotive and retail. It is known particularly for its adept representation of insurers. It advises clients during multi-jurisdictional litigation, as well as on contamination and product recall issues.
4 Simmons & Simmons LLPProduct Liability: Mainly Defendant2025 | Band 4 | 6 Years RankedSimmons & Simmons has a wide range of regulatory and litigation capability in the product liability space, with particular strengths in the insurance and life sciences sectors. The firm has considerable experience in assisting insurers and their insureds in relation to product liability claims. It also advises clients on an array of compliance matters as well as product recalls.
4 Taylor Wessing LLPProduct Liability: Mainly Defendant2025 | Band 4 | 3 Years RankedTaylor Wessing operates a successful product liability practice covering a range of matters, including multi-jurisdictional litigation and product recalls in addition to compliance and regulatory work. Its work pertains to a broad spread of sectors, including technology, life sciences and automotive, as well as claims regarding consumer goods.