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Evelyn Adfield achieves Band 1 Ranking from Chambers and Partners

Posted: April 21, 2026

Author: Porter Dodson

Category: Employment

Evelyn Adfield, Partner and Head of Department for Corporate Commercial at Porter Dodson has been ranked as a Band 1 Lawyer for Corporate Commercial in the South West by Chambers and Partners for 2024.

Evelyn’s increasingly high profile and complex work for commercial clients across the South West and beyond, including Cooper Associates, Toolstream Limited, Barton Law, Coombe Farm Retail, Ashridge Capital, Complete Aircraft Holdings and Unison Triumph Investments (UK) Limited, has seen her reputation for delivering top quality results continue to grow over the last 12 months. As such, the firm is delighted that this hard work and commitment to clients has been recognised with such an excellent result in the rankings.

Evelyn has received some exceptional feedback from clients as part of the research process, including:

"Evelyn was fantastic and will remain a key adviser to us on anything in the future. I would recommend her to anyone."

"Evelyn is an exceptional lawyer. She has amazing drafting and review skills."

As a Partner, board member and line manager within the firm, she is an extremely valued part of the team. Her team and fellow partners say:

It is great to see Evelyn has been ranked in the top tier and it is recognition well deserved.  Evelyn is great to work with, and as head of the Corporate Commercial team has built a level culture where all members of the team are able to contribute to the team and to develop." David Culshaw, Partner.

“Evelyn has always been hugely supportive and fair during my time in the Corporate Commercial team, encouraging and enabling me to progress my career and therefore to enjoy the work which I do within the team." Sara Townsend, Paralegal.

Evelyn’s wealth of experience and expertise, along with that of her colleagues working in Corporate Commercial, has given rise to some rapid growth within the department over the last few years, both in terms of the calibre and volume of the workload, as well as the headcount in the team.

It is a busy and exciting time for the Corporate Commercial team at Porter Dodson as they continue to expand their offering and our client base, and as a firm we look forward to supporting the continued success of Evelyn and her team.

To find out about bringing your skills and excellence to the team, click here to see our current vacancies.

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