Lawyers 817
Turnover Not disclosed
Offices 13
Classed as a traditional “white shoe” law firm — that is, one of the old guard in Wall Street — the firm is ranked by The Lawyer website as being 21st in its list of the top US practices in London by revenue.
It recently advised Amazon in its $13.7 billion purchase of Whole Foods; Kite Pharma in its $11.9 billion acquisition by Gilead Sciences; and Panera Bread in its $7.2 billion acquisition by JAB.
Goldman Sachs, the Wall Street investment bank, is one of the firm’s longest-standing clients, and two of its former partners now have senior positions there.
The firm also has a disputes practice and has represented Volkswagen, the German motor car manufacturer, in its diesel emissions cases.
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In the biggest London listing in a decade at the time, the firm advised Haleon Group, the former consumer healthcare joint venture between GSK and Pfizer, in connection with the demerger and listing. It also advised Barclays bank in its role as administrative agent to Cineworld, a British cinema operator, in its restructuring.
★ Commended for mergers & acquisitions
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