Rahman Ravelli is once more ranked as an elite Tier One firm by The Legal 500

Rahman Ravelli’s international legal expertise and experience has again led to it being named among the elite by The Legal 500. 

The just-published 2026 edition of The Legal 500’s guide ranks Rahman Ravelli as a Tier One firm. It highlights the firm’s achievements in managing the most challenging national and multinational white-collar crime cases; as well as its high-stakes, cross-border commercial litigation, asset recovery and arbitration work.

The Legal 500 cites the firm’s strong reputation for representing senior executives, institutional figures, entrepreneurs, major investors and high net worth individuals in complex, high-profile matters. It also praises its deep expertise in compliance, internal investigations, self-reporting and Bribery Act matters, international sanctions issues, Cum-ex investigations, DPA negotiations, arbitration disputes, market manipulation and cryptocurrency-related litigation.

The guide says: “Rahman Ravelli are one of the most experienced teams in the country. The go-to solicitors. They have operated at the upper level of their profession for years.’’

It adds: “What makes this practice unique is that the team is diverse. They speak various languages and understand issues and clients' needs. They are innovative and can think out of the box when it comes to the issues of asset recovery.’’

The Legal 500 also highlights a number of the firm’s lawyers for being among the very best in their field.

Rahman Ravelli’s founder Aziz Rahman is again named as one of the best leading partners of a UK law firm and described as “an outstanding and well-known lawyer’’ who “has won seemingly impossible cases’’. 

Nicola Sharp, Niall Hearty and Syed Rahman, who are partners at Rahman Ravelli, and legal director Angelika Hellweger are also commended by the guide.

Rahman Ravelli won Crime Firm of the Year and Aziz Rahman was named Crime Lawyer of the Year at The Legal 500 Northern Powerhouse Awards 2025.

Featured at: Legal 500