How we help you globally
We are an international law firm with over 1,500 lawyers worldwide, advising national and international clients on all aspects of business law. From our headquarters in London and 20 other offices in key economic centres in Europe, Asia and the Middle East, we've advised clients in over 100 countries.
Our cross-cultural teams have helped the world's most respected brands navigate opportunities and challenges to complete major deals, resolve disputes and mitigate risks. Plus, our dynamic local firm network Global Connect gives us access to over 16,000 additional specialist lawyers around the world, giving your business an extra edge wherever you need it. We've spent decades building relationships with 195 market-leading law firms all over the world – they're an extension of us, which means we'll manage the whole process of your matter seamlessly.
Our highlights
Our recent work
Europe's ambitious space programme
We advised Hispasat (the operating company for a number of Spanish communication satellites covering the Americas, Europe, and North Africa) on their incorporation into the SpaceRise Consortium (alongside Eutelstat and SES), responsible for the development, deployment, and operation of the European Union's secure connectivity satellite system.
Volkswagen and Ford
We played a leading advisory role for one of the world's largest global alliances, between Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Company, to supply electric and commercial vehicles globally.
Energy, the Middle East
Assisting BP on its successful participation in the first auction of its kind for a green hydrogen plant in Oman, setting the precedent for renewables auctions as part of Oman's 2050 drive to net zero.
Real estate, UK
Completing the first ever sale of London's iconic BT Tower to a US hotel group who plan to transform it into an ultra-luxury hotel.
Retail, ASEAN
Advising a leading international lifestyle retailer with outlets across North America and Europe on the Asian aspects of an internal group restructuring, to facilitate a more efficient deployment of the group's intellectual property rights.
Asterion Industrial Partners, Spain
We advised on structuring of the Asterion Industrial Infra Fund III FCR, with a target size of 3.6 billion euros. This is the largest private equity fund in Spain's history.
Finance, Central Asia
Advising a cryptocurrency mining company operating in Central Asia on the terms of an agreement for the supply of crypto-mining equipment with a leading Singapore based provider of hardware and blockchain solutions.
Veeda Group, India
We advised Veeda Clinical Research, a world leading Indian headquartered CRO, on its acquisition of the Irish headquartered Heads Research group which operates throughout Europe.
DP World and British International Investment
Africa has a sixth of the world’s population but it accounts for just 4% of global containerised shipping volumes because of insufficient port capacity. The new partnership that we helped forge between ports giant DP World and BII will help address this, investing in ports and logistics around the continent.
Key contacts
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