Quality of clients and work

Reputation is a precious asset. It is because of our reputation for excellence that we are appointed as legal advisers to the world’s leading companies on high profile and often landmark transactions.

We are the only law firm to have been involved in almost every aspect of the UK financial crisis. Working closely with treasury legal advisers, we have been at the centre of the measures taken by the Government to support the banking sector. This work has included the transfer of Northern Rock and Bradford & Bingley into public ownership and a recapitalisation facility to make capital available for banks and building societies.

We have clients throughout the world. They range from governments to entrepreneurs, from funds to leading banks, from retailers to entertainment companies and from diversified industrial conglomerates to Premier League football clubs. We have an extensive practice providing a full range of legal services so it follows that our work is tremendously varied.

Our reputation is not built on results alone: we offer our clients an exceptional service. The absence of billing or time recorded targets benefits both our clients and our fee-earners. While our clients appreciate the value we add, our lawyers are able to focus exclusively on the work in hand and are not burdened by an hours-driven culture.

For our trainees the benefits are clear. The calibre of our clients and the transactions they bring us have a direct bearing on the range and quality of the work trainees do every day. Complex and challenging work requires intense focus and commitment, underpinned by a capacity for innovative thought and attention to detail.