Whether you are a UK based organisation operating abroad or an organisation investing in the UK, having trusted legal advisers makes all the difference. Our international team has extensive experience in working with clients who are either head quartered in the UK but have global business interests, or who have a significant operational base in the UK but are head quartered overseas. Our contacts extend to countries across Europe, Scandinavia, America, Asia, Africa and the United Arab Emirates. Whether you need to complete major transactions, seek advice on commercial disputes or recover property assets we have a global reach.
We meet our client’s needs through a mix of our own specialist skills, and collaborations with independent law firms worldwide. Client experience sits at the heart of our business. And it is for this reason that we have chosen not to join those networks that bring firms together based simply on their expertise or locations. All of our international contacts have an outstanding reputation and are hand-picked for their approach and attitude to clients as much as for their technical expertise and legal standards. The result, so our clients tell us, is seamless, timely, commercial advice.
Our relationships with international firms are non-exclusive. This means we have the flexibility to get the best possible local advice in any given field for our clients in a particular jurisdiction. This affords our clients the potential to achieve commercial advantage over their competitors who engage cross-jurisdictional firms tied to particular individuals overseas.
Our specialist sector knowledge expertise has been developed over many years and through the recruitment of industry specialists with years of in-house experience. Our sector specialists routinely operate in global markets, providing clients with operational, transactional and commercial advice and valuable contacts on the ground.
For example, having the UK's largest private practice Oil and Gas team, acting on behalf of major energy producers such as Afren, Centrica, Eon, Marathon Oil, Premier Oil, RWE npower, Scottish Power, Total E&P UK, Tullow Oil, Vettenfall/Nuon and Veolia means we are well connected in challenging economies where knowing the right people is essential.
Our dedicated Competition and EU law team works alongside our international team, advising clients on behavioural and State Aid issues while our specialist Intellectual Property Team advises on cross-border technology transfer transactions, international infringement and protection work generally. Our Dispute Resolution Team advises frequently on international disputes, both in the High Court and through International Arbitration.
The growth of global business and our FTSE client base means that we have significant experience of cross border transactions and complex disputes. We are a trusted referral partner for many non-UK based law firms who call us to work on behalf of their clients where they need to cover the UK aspects of a transaction or dispute.
In 2010 we were Highly Commended in the prestigious Law Society Awards for Excellence, in the category of International Legal Services.