Addleshaw Goddard LLP is a corporate
law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is structured as a LLP and
has almost 750 lawyers,
with offices in Leeds, London and Manchester. It was formed on 1 May 2003 by
the merger of Addleshaw Booth & Co with Theodore Goddard.
The Firm
Addleshaw Goddard creates and delivers outstanding value. The firm has
exceptional lawyers and is a market leader in client investment and
understanding. It is known for its constant enquiry and innovation and combines
insight with business knowledge to deliver the best results for clients,
whenever and wherever required. Addleshaw Goddard is also recognized for its
differentiated approach to attracting, retaining and developing great people.
The firm offers a full range of commercial legal services from its offices in
London, Leeds, Manchester, Dubai, Hong Kong, Oman, Qatar and Singapore and
through a world-wide network of strong relationships with chosen firms in North
America, Europe and other key and emerging jurisdictions.
As
part of an increasing focus on the Asia Pacific region, the firm also has a
formal alliance with Tokyo-based Hashidate Law Office. The firm’s client
portfolio is testament to its strength and range of expertise, including
financial institutions, public sector bodies, successful businesses and private
individuals. It is a leading advisor to FTSE 100 companies, and a market leader
across the firm’s operating divisions – commercial services, corporate, finance
and projects, litigation and real estate – as well as in its chosen sectors:
financial services, government, energy and infrastructure, healthcare, retail
and consumer and real estate.
According
to The Lawyer, a British legal newspaper,
Addleshaw Goddard was ranked 15th largest law firm in the UK by turnover in
2006. It was ranked 91st in the world by the same periodical. Two years later
the firm remained ranked 15th nationally (by turnover) in The Lawyer's UK 200 Annual Report. More recently
Addleshaw Goddard ranked 21st in The Lawyer's top 200 firms in 2011.
The
firm was also placed 91st in The Times
newspaper's 'Top 100 Graduate Employers' for 2008. In March 2008 it was placed
40th in the Sunday Times '100
Best Companies to Work For' in the UK. The firm is the only law firm to also be
included in the newspaper's Top 50 Places Where Women Want to Work, and the Top
100 Graduate Employers rankings as well as the 100 Best Companies. The ranking
rose 43 places since the 2007 survey – one of the biggest improvements by any
organisation reviewed and the best in the legal sector.
In
July 2007, the firm gained some unlooked-for publicity when its discussions
with Mr Justice Peter Smith concerning the possibility that the judge might
take up employment with Addleshaws became the subject of an appeal to the Court
of Appeal. The judge was discontented at the breakdown of the employment
negotiations but nonetheless refused to recuse himself from hearing a case in
which an individual partner of the firm was engaged in the capacity of trustee.
The Court of Appeal ruled that the judge could not hear the case.
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