2020 Chambers Global Guide - (Corporate & Finance including Investment Funds) - "He understands the brief, gets to the point of the issues, knows we're trying to get to a conclusion and is very good at getting it."
2020 Chambers and Partners UK Guide - Notable Practitioner
2020 IFLR 1000 - Highly Regarded
2019 Chambers Global Guide - Notable Practitioner (Corporate & Finance) - "He is an excellent listener with a quietly authoritative style."
2019 IFLR 1000 - Highly Regarded
2018 Legal 500 - (Banking and Finance) – Recommended Lawyer - Guernsey
2018 Legal 500 - (Corporate and M&A) – Recommended Lawyer - Guernsey
2018 Legal 500 - (Investment Funds) Recommended Lawyer - Guernsey
2018 Who's Who Legal - Private Funds (Recommended Lawyer)
2018 IFLR 1000 - Highly Regarded
2018 Chambers UK Guide - (Corporate & Finance) A Notable Practitioner:
"Sources say: 'Sam is a very good listener and has a deep understanding of the law'."
2017 Legal 500 - (Banking and Finance) – Recommended Lawyer - Guernsey
2017 Legal 500 - (Investment Funds) – Recommended Lawyer - Guernsey
2017 Chambers Global Guide - (Corporate & Finance A Notable Practitioner. "Sam Shires is praised for his 'level-headed and commercial' approach to corporate work."
2017 International Who's Who of Private Funds Formation Lawyers
2016 Legal 500 - (Banking and Finance) – Recommended Lawyer - Guernsey
2016 Legal 500 - (Corporate and M&A) – Recommended Lawyer - Guernsey
2016 Chambers Global – Sam Shires draws praise for his ‘deep knowledge of Guernsey law’ as well as his ‘knowledge of the Guernsey funds industry’
2016 Legal 500 – Team Leader Sam Shires is a ‘strong individual’
2015 Chambers Global - 'His particular strength is that he is a great listener, unusually so for a lawyer. I think he is creative and precise in the solutions he provides. He goes beyond the call of duty, he suggests further contacts for us. I also think he is a very good and accurate lawyer.'
2015 Legal 500 - Sam Shires is 'a very competent and experienced lawyer.'
