"Eleanor was extremely knowledgeable and clearly an impressively powerful lawyer in her field." (Chambers UK 2026)
"Eleanor was technically excellent, provided clear advice and was very strategic." (Chambers UK 2026)
"She is extremely responsive, offers very practical advice and is completely client-centric." (Chambers UK 2026)
"Eleanor is technically excellent, but is also quick to grasp the commercial reality of the situation and leads a highly strategic response." (Chambers UK 2026)
"Eleanor Rowswell is phenomenally bright and hard working. She has a gift for handling challenging clients. I found her extremely impressive. I would unhesitatingly advise any senior executive to instruct her." (Legal 500 2026)
"Eleanor Rowswell has provided me with absolutely exceptional service. She is a top tier strategic thinker on complex issues, a very clear communicator, and she always makes herself available to clients no matter how tight the deadline. Even though she consistently demonstrates herself as a broad and deep subject matter expert, she consistently looks to collaborate with other in-house experts to make sure coverage is always as complete with expertise as possible. She is a pleasure to interact with, and I always feel like she is genuinely looking out for my best interests. She deserves to be recognized as a leading practitioner in her field, and I cannot recommend her services more highly." (Legal 500 2026)
Eleanor Rowswell is recognised for her work representing senior-level City of London employees. She regularly works with individuals at financial services organisations and law firms, advising them on contract negotiations, exits and disputes. (Chambers UK 2025)
"Eleanor is a very clear thinker whose advice is concisely presented. She is very responsive and works very effectively to a tight timeline." (Chambers UK 2025)
"She’s excellent in terms of knowledge, responsiveness and her ability to give clear, actionable advice." (Chambers UK 2025)
"Eleanor demonstrated an exceptional level of efficiency, ensuring that no time was wasted and that we were always a step ahead." (Chambers UK 2025)
"I would recommend Eleanor wholeheartedly to anyone. She is highly competent, fights for her clients, and has a sense of humour." (Legal 500 2025)
"I worked extensively with Eleanor on the exit of the partnership where I was working. Eleanor's guidance was superb in a very tricky situation. The drafting of our settlement agreement was watertight and she shows very strong attention to detail. I would recommend her wholeheartedly to anyone in a similar situation to me. She is highly competent, fights for her clients and has a sense of humour." (Legal 500 2025)
"She is efficient, has good judgement and is very pragmatic." (Chambers UK 2024)
"Eleanor is a go-to person for senior executives with employment issues." (Chambers UK 2024)
"She is excellent at breaking problems down and providing prompt advice and support." (Chambers UK 2024)
"Eleanor is terrific and has great judgement. She is very solution-focused and deals with complexities of cases very well." (Chambers UK 2024)
"She is someone who is very calm and is a constant source of clarity as she allows you to see a rational way through. As well as this, she brought her humanity with her and was thoughtful about the best strategy to take." (Chambers UK 2024)
"Eleanor Rowswell is an extremely capable and effective lawyer." (Legal 500 2023)
"Eleanor Rowswell demonstrates a rare balance of professional expertise and personal understanding." (Legal 500 2023)
Eleanor Rowswell: "keen eye for detail, high commercial acumen and consistent focus on the endgame" (Legal 500 2023)
"Eleanor ... displays a clear ability to grasp the fine nuances of corporate dynamics and tailor her advice accordingly." (Chambers UK 2023)
"Eleanor ... has an excellent manner with clients and struck the perfect balance between listening to our input on one hand and guiding us on the other." (Chambers UK 2023)
Eleanor is ranked in both leading legal directories Chambers UK and Legal 500.
"Eleanor Rowswell brings great skill to her work. A highly effective adviser." (Legal 500 2022)
"Eleanor Rowswell is just brilliant. Fast, pragmatic, tough in defending your interests and she has a great team around her to deal with matters quickly and efficiently. You really feel that they are best in class and have all the right capabilities. Very nice style. Down to earth, approachable, easy to deal with and no big egos." (Legal 500 2022)
"Eleanor Rowswell provides excellent client-focused advice, based on her deep experience and knowledge. She is adept at gaming out the scenarios and devising strategies for successful conclusion of the various projects on which she works. She has a great bed-side manner." (Legal 500 2022)
"Eleanor is determined to get the best deal for her clients. She is very proactive, extremely clear in her explanations and pragmatic." "She is very approachable, calm, knowledgeable and highly commercial." "She is always supportive and she allows me to benefit from her experience and sound judgement." (Chambers UK 2022)
"She is very experienced and insightful." "She's really great and very knowledgeable." "She's probably my lawyer of choice for listed company departures or sensitive investigations; she is extremely able." (Chambers UK 2021)
"Very sensible and good with individuals." (Chambers UK 2020)
"She is sensible, pragmatic and tenacious." (Chambers UK 2020)
"Very capable, and knows the field very well." (Legal 500 2020)
