About us

In times of such far-reaching and profound change we want to be the law firm that enables our clients - and our own people - to shape the world’s possibilities.

We are here to help our clients benefit from new economies, new geographic centres of wealth, the new global movement of people and capital, and the impact of new technologies and new knowledge.

Our purpose remains rooted in our founding values. We have always been driven by an entrepreneurial, tenacious and socially conscious spirit: one that has always embraced change in order to stay relevant and shape the future.

From our offices in London, Cambridge, Oxford and Singapore, and through our association with Karas So LLP in Hong Kong, we still counsel clients around the world with the same vision, dedication and passion that we set out with. We continue to fight for freedoms, settle disputes, protect assets and grow businesses. We fiercely guard our clients’ interests and appreciate the privilege of sitting alongside them as a trusted advisor.

However, we believe that lawyers must move from the age of instruction to the age of anticipation: to be pro-active, harness the law’s potential and unlock possibilities others do not see, and to champion diversity, innovation and sustainability.

We appreciate that business has never been so personal.

Business

We are in the business of providing our clients with the best possible legal advice.

Work

Our work is about providing bespoke, top-level legal advice in specific areas of the law.

Thinking

Ultimately it is the intellectual capital inside our office that ensures clients receive the highest quality legal services.

Vision

We may seem unrecognisable from the Firm that opened its doors in 1937.

People

From the day it began we have shaped our Firm around culture, atmosphere and character.

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We foster a culture that embraces diversity, respect for the individual and the expression of talent.

Excellence

To provide our clients with best-in-class legal and professional services, driven by an entrepreneurial, tenacious, and socially conscious spirit to enable our clients - and our people to shape the world's possibilities.

Empowerment

To foster a culture which thrives on diversity, respect for the individual, mutual responsibility, and the expression of talent; one that inspires and empowers individuals to fulfil their aspirations, both in and outside of their careers.

Innovative thinking

To be open to and drive the development of new ideas, to think creatively and challenge the status quo, to seek out innovative solutions, neither bound by formality nor constrained by convention.

Generosity of spirit

To act with authenticity, clarity, and integrity in all our dealings, placing the highest value on generosity of spirit, collaboration, mutual support and collective success.

Legacy

To build a profitable and sustainable business that makes a positive impact on the world around us, which the Partners hold as trustees for every single member of the firm.