Crowell Earns Top Rankings from Legal 500 United Kingdom 2026
Firm News | 4 min read | 10.14.25
London – October 14, 2025: Crowell & Moring U.K. LLP has been recommended in five practice areas in the Legal 500 United Kingdom 2026.
Rafi Azim-Khan has been ranked in the Hall of Fame, while Emma Wright has been named a leading partner for technology, media, and telecommunications. Additionally, Andrew Knight has been named as a leading partner, and Tom Dell’Avvocato has been named a leading associate for asset-based lending. Emma Wright has also been named as a leading partner in IT and telecoms, and Justin Hill has been named as a leading partner for patent and trade mark attorneys.
Legal 500 recognized Crowell practices and lawyers in the following categories:
Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Recommended Lawyer - Simon Evers
- Recommended Lawyer - Stephen Bowman
- Recommended Lawyer - Amanda Kwagala
Corporate and Commercial: Venture Capital
- Recommended Lawyer - Simon Evers
- Recommended Lawyer - Stephen Bowman
- Recommended Lawyer - Amanda Kwagala
Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration
- Recommended Lawyer - Laurence Winston
- Recommended Lawyer - Gordon McAllister
- Recommended Lawyer - Edward Norman
- Recommended Lawyer - Edmund Northcott
- Recommended Lawyer - John Laird
- Recommended Lawyer - Lauren Blanchard
Finance: Asset-Based Lending
- Leading Partner - Andrew Knight
- Leading Associate - Tom Dell’Avvocato
- Recommended Lawyer – Beth Warner
Finance: Derivatives and Structured Products
- Recommended Lawyer - Jennifer Kafcas
- Recommended Lawyer - Charles Wakiwaka
TMT: IT and Telecoms
- Leading Partner - Emma Wright
TMT: PATMA: Patent Attorneys
- Leading Partner - Justin Hill
Industry Focus: TMT
- Hall of Fame - Rafi Azim-Khan
- Leading Partner - Emma Wright
The firm’s full rankings can be viewed here. Established in 1991, Crowell’s London office advises on a range of matters, including international arbitration and litigation, competition matters, corporate, finance, data privacy and cybersecurity, restructuring and insolvency, regulatory issues, and international trade.
About Crowell & Moring
Crowell & Moring is an international law firm with operations in the United States, Europe, MENA, and Asia. Drawing on significant government, business, industry, and legal experience, the firm helps clients capitalize on opportunities and provides creative solutions to complex regulatory and policy, litigation, transactional, and intellectual property issues. The firm is consistently recognized for its commitment to pro bono service, as well as its comprehensive programs and initiatives to advance the professional and personal development of all members of the Crowell community.
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