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Welcome to international law firm Addleshaw Goddard. Each year, over 3000 major businesses, including 48 FTSE 100 companies, trust us to deliver. They appoint us time and again, in over 90 countries. And while the challenges they bring us vary, we solve them with the same, single-minded focus: finding the smartest way to achieve the biggest impact.



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48

98

FTSE 100 Clients

countries

We've acted for many of the world's most recognised and respected companies in the last 2 years, including 48 FTSE 100 companies.

We've helped clients in 98 countries in the last few years, via our 16 offices across 3 continents.

24

40

Years valued service

tier 1 rankings

The average length of our FTSE 100 client relationships is 24 years. Clients that appoint us return to us.

40 AG practice areas ranked in Tier 1 across the UK in legal directories 2021.

4th

1600

most innovative

lawyers globally

The FT ranked us as the 4th most innovative law firm in Europe.

Over 1600 lawyers around the world, including 357 partners.

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Is there perfect harmony?

Access our independent research findings on alignment between Senior Lawyers and Executives at large FTSE listed or equivalent companies.

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INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS

The GDPR rules relating to international data transfers are evolving at pace requiring UK, EU and global businesses to revisit their compliance matrix and keep track of the latest regulatory, legislative and judicial developments. Plan ahead and let our solution do the hard work for you!

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Exclusive research: Collaboration with the FT Focus

Every transformation project is different and we wanted to understand current executive perspectives. So in partnership with Financial Times Focus we interviewed 250 European business executives.

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Ports partnership unlocks growth potential for Africa's economy

The new partnership that we helped forge for DP World will unlock Africa’s trade potential, creating 138,000 jobs and giving 35 million people better access to vital goods and food supplies.

 

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Integrated legal technology tackles LIBOR challenge for Virgin Money

Like other major banks, Virgin Money had to amend thousands of commercial loans in record time to tackle the LIBOR transition compliance deadlines. The most efficient solution? A ground-breaking integration of five legal technology platforms. 

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Funding the £98m unfundable deal

Confidence is often the first step in the journey to achieve a successful deal. So when debt advisers told UPP that its ambition to acquire 2,000 student rooms were unfundable, we disagreed – and went on to prove them wrong.

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70% faster property reviews in the bag for Primark

189 stores. 40,000+ pages of leasehold contracts. 28,000,000 words. When Primark needed to determine the repair responsibilities for its property portfolio, we faced a herculean challenge. With just two weeks to deliver, we put technology to work.

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How some high voltage thinking saved our client over £100M

When one of the world's leading automotive companies purchased a large plot for a major new factory, there wasn't enough power to support their ambitious growth plans. With an eyewatering energy bill looming, one simple question led to a surprisingly straightforward solution – and over £100m saving.

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News and Insights

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21 September 2023

BT Group re-appoints AG to panel

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20 September 2023

Reasonable adjustments: are you making 'reasonable enquiries'?

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28 September 2023

FS Breakfast Series 2023 - DORA

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22 September 2023

Irish Merger Control Rules Strengthened under New Legislation

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5 September 2023

WirtschaftsWoche recognises AG as Top Law Firm

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5 September 2023

Does your business use ChatGPT? Should you care?

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6 September 2023

AG advises Crestline Investors on sale of German energy company NeXtWind

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7 September 2023

The future of FCA enforcement

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17 October 2023

AG Retail and Consumer Network - Learn webinar

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