RPC achieves 11 Band 1 rankings and 71 lawyer recommendations in Chambers UK 2026

International law firm RPC has once again been recognised as a leading law firm in the Chambers UK guide, achieving 29 practice area rankings and 71 individual lawyer recommendations in 2026.

This year, the firm is ranked in Band 1 for 11 practice areas, including a new top-tier ranking for Retail.

RPC is recognised as a top firm in:
• Banking Litigation: Mainly Claimant
• Commercial Contracts
• Construction: Professional Negligence
• Corporate/MA: £10-£100m
• Defamation/Reputation Management
• Media Entertainment: Advertising and Marketing
• Media Entertainment: Publishing
• Professional Negligence (London)
• Professional Negligence (South West)
• Retail 
• Tax: Contentious: Fraud
 
The firm was newly ranked for: 
• Competition Law: Litigation
• Corporate Finance: Borrowers: Mid-Market
• Real Estate: £10-50 million
 
And went up in three categories:
• Retail
• Commercial and Corporate Litigation
• Sport
 
The firm is proud to announce 14 new individual lawyer rankings this year, recognising outstanding talent and expertise across the firm. Nine RPC lawyers have also moved up in the tables for 2026, highlighting their continued excellence and client recognition.

Client testimonials in Chambers praised RPC as "tenacious, innovative and fearless", and having the "best lawyers who work together as a team". One client shared: "RPC are very thorough, knowledgeable, efficient and very easy to deal with. Absolutely nothing is too difficult for them and nothing fazes them."

The full Chambers UK 2026 rankings are available to view here.