"Best Lawyers" is a long-established US-based guide that has made its first foray into the UK.

The first-ever UK listings were based on a peer feedback survey which comprised more than 90,000 confidential evaluations by 1420 top UK lawyers.

The BLG partners who have been listed in the inaugural UK guide include:

Kevin Bitmead - Clinical Negligence

Richard Black - Commodities

Stephen Browning - Insurance

Simon Chumas - Shipping

Sarah Clover - Professional Negligence

Simon Cooper - Insurance

Nick Dent - Employment

Patrick W. Foss - Shipping

Richard Gimblett - Aviation; Travel

John Hanson - Insurance

Richard Harrison - Professional Negligence

Nicholas Hughes - Aviation

Giles Kavanagh - Aviation

Tony Nurse-Marsh - Construction

Clive O'Connell - Insurance

Verner Southey - Insurance

Tim Taylor - Insurance; Shipping

Aidan Thomson - Environmental

Christopher Zavos - Shipping

BLG was ranked first in the 'Professional Negligence' and 'Insurance' categories as the firm had the most lawyers listed in each category.