Hickman & Rose is proud to be recognised again as one of the country’s leading law firms in the 2025 edition of the Legal 500 directory.
The firm’s ‘outstanding’ Serious and General Crime department maintains its top Tier 1 ranking and is recommended particularly for high profile individuals caught up in complex matters concerning sexual assault and rape.
Department head Jenny Wiltshire maintains her ‘hall of fame’ status – as does co-founder Ben Rose – while Peter Csemiczky is elevated to ‘leading partner’ and described by the guide as ‘approachable, extremely diligent and able to get to the heart of the case in seconds’. Rose Commander and Bartholomew Dalton are key lawyers.
The firm’s Business Crime department ‘punches well above its weight’ with extensive experience in SFO, HMRC and NCA cases. Ross Dixon and Ben Rose are ‘exceptional lawyers and rainmakers […] at the top of their industry’. Both maintain their ‘hall of fame’ status for financial defence work.
Emily Sheils and Christopher Houssemayne du Boulay are elevated to ‘next generation partners’. The ‘outstanding’ Andrew Katzen is a ‘leading partner’; Claire Wallace is a ‘key name’ and Steffan Baker is elevated to ‘leading associate’.
The firm’s ‘remarkable and tenacious’ civil litigation department is a ‘go to firm’ for those seeking to challenge decisions in the criminal justice system, ranked across human rights, and administrative and public law. ‘Upholding the rights of victims of serious abuses of power by the police and other detaining authorities stands at the heart Hickman & Rose’s unwavering commitment to justice’, the guide states.
Department head Daniel Machover is recognised as ‘astute and a master of strategy’ and a ‘leader in the field’, while Kate Maynard is elevated to the ‘hall of fame’ for her pioneering work in inquest law and abuses of power by the police.
‘Next generation partner’ Helen Stone is ‘tenacious, insightful, and highly intelligent’, praised for her work in cases involving deaths in prison or police custody. Stefano Ruis is ‘a brilliant man’ and a ‘an extremely skilled litigator’ at the ‘forefront of the field’, who is ‘able to achieve fantastic results in the most difficult cases’. Associates Ellie Cornish, Toby Wilton and Laura Chapman are all ‘key lawyers’, with Ellie Cornish noted for her skill challenging police and CPS decisions.
The firm’s professional disciplinary and contentious financial regulatory teams also receive strong praise. Led by Andrew Katzen and supported by Claire Wallace with Tom Bushnell, the professional discipline department is described as ‘one of the very best […] for representing those caught up in criminal, regulatory and professional discipline matters’. The financial regulatory team strikes ‘a good balance of big picture and strategy with amazing attention to detail’.
More details on the Legal 500 website.
