Key facts and figures

We have offices in London, Brussels, Hong Kong and Beijing and very close working relationships with the leading independent law firms in the world.

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We have 129 partners, almost 1,200 employees and over 760 lawyers worldwide.

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We have had no lateral hires into our partnership and all our London partners are equity partners. We have the shortest partnership track of any major City firm.

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We advise more FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 companies than any other law firm.

There are 26 nationalities represented amongst our lawyers and they have studied over 120 different courses at almost 70 different universities.

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We have expertise in 19 broad practice areas and 17 industry sectors.

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We were the leading M&A adviser for UK announced deals by value in 2009.

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We have been awarded 'Law Firm of the Year, 2009' by Acquisitions Monthly.

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We are ranked top law firm in London and the UK for Mergers and Acquisitions, Tax and Competition (The UK Legal 500, 2009, Chambers UK, 2010 and Chambers Global, 2009).

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We take our environmental responsibilities very seriously - for example we recycle over 96% of our rubbish.

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