Reputation

Reputation

Our expert knowledge of our chosen industries means we're the best people to help you navigate its challenges, today and tomorrow.

We are a fresh-thinking firm, and are not afraid to bring new ideas to the table beyond the traditional realm of legal services. We combine talent, innovation, specialist technology and commercial perspectives to create the best outcomes for every one of our clients.

We are proud to be consistently recognised by leading industry commentators and directories, and to be commended by our clients around the world.

Market recognition

2020

  • Best New Solutions for Clients: Winner (Managing Partners' Forum Awards)
  • Best in Client Theme: Winner (Managing Partners' Forum Awards)
  • FT Innovative Lawyers: Winner of Innovation in strategy and digital transformation award for Kennedys IQ (The Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Europe Awards 2020)


2019

  • Managing Partner of the Year: Winner - Nick Thomas (The Legal Business Awards)
  • FT Innovative Lawyers: Winner of Innovation in the business of law - new products and services (Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards)
  • FT Innovative Lawyers: 'Highly Commended' for Innovation in the business of law - data, knowledge and intelligence (Financial Times Innovative Lawyer Awards)
  • FT Innovative Lawyers: 'Highly Commended' for Innovation in the business of law - new business and service delivery models (Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards)
  • FT Innovative Lawyers: 'Standout' finalist for Innovation in the business of law - managing and developing talent (Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards)
  • FT Innovative Lawyers: 'Standout' finalist for Innovation in the business of law - strategy and changing behaviours (Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards)


2018

  • Best Client Service Innovation: Winner (The Lawyer Awards)
  • FT Innovative Lawyers: Shortlisted (Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards)
  • Business Services Team of the Year: Highly Commended (The Lawyer Awards)
  • Future of Legal Services Innovation: Highly Commended (Legal Week Innovation Awards)
  • Top Employer - Law: Winner (The School Leaver Awards)
  • Top Employer: Finalist (The All About Law Awards)
  • AM Best: Client Recommended Insurance Attorneys


2017

  • UK Law Firm of the Year (The British Legal Awards)
  • Technology Initiative of the Year (The London Market Awards)
  • The Legal 500 UK Firm of the Year: Insurance (The Legal 500 Awards)
  • Top Employer - Law: Winner (The School Leaver Awards)
  • Best Strategic Leadership (Managing Partners' Forum Awards)


2016

  • Legal Technology Team of the Year (Legal Business Awards)
  • Best Value for Money Firm (Gracechurch London Market Insurance Law Report)
  • Future of Legal Services Innovation: Highly Commended (Legal Week Innovation Awards)
  • Best Latin America Insurance and Reinsurance Law Firm (Reactions Magazine)

Chambers

Leading individuals

  • 19 lawyer rankings (1 'Emiinent Practitioner' and 1 in 'Band 1') in Chambers Asia-Pacific 2021
  • 3 lawyer rankings in Chambers Europe 2021
  • 13 lawyer rankings in Chambers Global 2021
  • 5 lawyer rankings (2 in 'Band 1') in Chambers Latin America 2021
  • 58 lawyer rankings (3 'Star Individuals', 10 'Band 1' lawyer rankings) in Chambers UK 2021
  • 4 lawyer rankings in Chambers USA 2020


'Band 1' practice rankings

  • Clinical Negligence: Mainly Defendant - United Kingdom (UK-wide)
  • Health & Safety - United Kingdom (UK-wide)
  • Insurance - New Jersey (USA)
  • Insurance - Peru
  • Insurance - Singapore
  • Insurance: Contentious Claims - United Kingdom (UK-wide)
  • Insurance: Contentious (International Firms) - China (Hong Kong)
  • Life Sciences: Product Liability - United Kingdom (UK-wide)
  • Personal Injury: Mainly Defendant - United Kingdom (UK-wide)
  • Product Liability: Mainly Defendant - United Kingdom (UK-wide)
  • Professional Negligence - United Kingdom (North West)
  • Transport: Logistics - United Kingdom (UK-wide)
  • Travel: International Personal Injury (Defendant) - United Kingdom (UK-wide)


Other 'Band' practice rankings

  • 8 other practice rankings in Chambers Asia-Pacific 2021
  • 3 practice rankings in Chambers Europe 2021
  • 8 practice rankings in Chambers Global 2021
  • 3 practice rankings in Chambers Latin America 2021
  • 15 other practice rankings in Chambers UK 2021

Kennedys is a first-class legal firm with impeccable standards and lawyers at the very top of their game.

Chambers UK 2019

The Legal 500

Leading individuals

  • 41 recommended lawyer rankings (7 in the elite ‘Leading Individuals’ list) in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021
  • 5 recommended lawyer rankings (1 in the elite 'Leading Individuals' list) in The Legal 500 Caribbean 2021
  • 29 recommended lawyer rankings (9 in the elite ‘Leading Individuals’ list) in The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2021
  • 15 recommended lawyer ranking (2 in the elite 'Leading Individuals' list) in The Legal 500 Latin America 2021
  • 120 recommended lawyer rankings (7 in The Legal 500's 'Hall of Fame', 19 in the elite ‘Leading Individuals’ list) in The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2021


'Top-Tier' practice rankings

  • Aviation - Belgium
  • Human Resources: Health and Safety - United Kingdom (London)
  • Insurance - Australia
  • Insurance - Denmark
  • Insurance - Hong Kong
  • Insurance - Israel
  • Insurance - Peru
  • Insurance - Spain
  • Insurance: Clinical Negligence: Defendant - United Kingdom (East Anglia)
  • Insurance: Clinical Negligence: Defendant - United Kingdom (London)
  • Insurance: Insurance and Reinsurance Litigation - United Kingdom (London)
  • Insurance: Personal Injury: Defendant - United Kingdom (London)
  • Insurance: Personal Injury: Defendant - United Kingdom (North West)
  • Insurance: Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence: Defendant - United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
  • Insurance: Personal Injury: Defendant - United Kingdom (Yorkshire and The Humber)
  • Insurance: Professional Negligence - United Kingdom (North West)


Other 'Tier' practice rankings

  • 13 other practice rankings in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021
  • 2 practice rankings in The Legal 500 Caribbean 2021
  • 12 other practice rankings in The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2021
  • 3 practice rankings in The Legal 500 Latin America 2021
  • 27 other practice rankings in The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2021

Kennedys 'stands out nationally as simply the best' with 'unrivalled strength in depth and expertise' combining 'exceptional legal knowledge with outstanding practical trial experience'.

The Legal 500 UK 2018/19

Other directories

2018

  • Décideurs Juridiques: Insurance (Litigation & Regulatory) and Reinsurance - Paris, Band 1
  • Décideurs Juridiques: Product Liability, Life and Sciences, Construction, Aviation and Marine - Paris, Band 2
  • US News: Best Lawyers Insurance Law - New Jersey, Tier 1
  • US News: Best Lawyers Admiralty & Marine Law - New Jersey, Tier 1

Gracechurch Consulting

In the latest independent surveys of the views of insurance company claims teams by Gracechurch Consulting, across the London Insurance Market and Asia Pacific, questions were asked on the reputation, usage and performance of the law firms they instructed and, unsurprisingly, the comments received about our lawyers, in both markets, reinforce our market leading reputation.

  • Kennedys leads for overall service quality (Gracechurch London Market Insurance Law Report 2019)
  • Highest number of lawyers nominated for ‘delivering outstanding service’ (49) (Gracechurch London Market Insurance Law Report 2019)
  • Most used law firm for property, casualty, energy, and marine claims (Gracechurch London Market Insurance Law Report 2019)
  • Most used law firm for UK domestic claims, and claims in Latin America (Gracechurch London Market Insurance Law Report 2019)
  • 76% of clients surveyed used Kennedys in over four jurisdictions (Gracechurch London Market Insurance Law Report 2019)
  • Most lawyers individually named as “delivering outstanding service”, with 20 lawyers noted (Gracechurch Report Asia Pacific 2017)
Awards

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    Winner - Innovation in strategy & digital transformation

    Financial Times Innovative Lawyer Awards 2020

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    Winner - Innovative Firms 2020

    Australasian Lawyer

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    Winner - Best new solutions for clients

    Managing Partners' Forum Awards 2020

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    Winner - Best in client theme

    Managing Partners' Forum Awards 2020

  • All about law_FINALIST

    Finalist

    All About Law Awards 2018

  • Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards Shortlisted logo

    Shortlisted

    Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards 2018

  • The Lawyer Awards 2018 - Best Client Service Innovation - Winner

    Winner - Best Client Service Innovation

    The Lawyer Awards 2018

  • The Lawyer Awards 2018 - Business Services Team of the Year - Highly Commended

    Highly Commended - Business Services Team of the Year

    The Lawyer Awards 2018

  • Legal Week Innovation Award logo - Highly Commended

    Highly commended

    Legal Week Innovation Awards 2018

  • Chambers UK 2018 - Firm-Practice top ranked (personalised) badge.png

    Top Ranked Kennedys

    Chambers UK 2018

  • A.M. Best 2018_Attorneys_HighResolution.png

    Client Recommended Insurance Attorneys

    Best's 2018

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    Client Recommended Over 10 Years

    Best's Insurance Attorneys

  • Top Employer - Law 2018

    Winner - Top Employer - Law 2018

    The School Leaver Awards 2018

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    Leading Firm

    The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2018

  • 2017 - The Legal 500 - EMEA_leading_firm

    Leading Firm

    The Legal 500 EMEA 2017

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    Chambers Global 2017

  • London Market Awards 2017 - Technology Initiative Of The Year - Winner.png

    Technology Initiative of the Year Award - KLAiM

    Insurance Day, London Market Awards 2017

  • 2017 Legal 500 - UK Awards 2017- Winner - Insurance and travel.png

    Winner - Insurance: Firm (Regional) of the year 'South East'

    The Legal 500 UK 2017 Awards

  • 2017 Legal 500 - UK Awards 2017- Winner - Insurance and travel.png

    Winner - Transport: Firm (Specialism) of the year - 'Travel'

    The Legal 500 UK 2017 Awards

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    Winner - Best Strategic Leadership

    Managing Partners' Forum Awards 2017

  • 2017 AllAboutSchoolLeavers award - Winner 2017.png

    Winner - Top Employer - Law 2017

    The School Leaver Awards 2017

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    Legal Technology Team of the Year

    Legal Business Awards 2016

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    Finalist - Highly Commended

    Legal Week Innovation Awards 2016

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    Training and Recruitment awards finalist

    Law.Careers.net