Clyde & Co

The firm: Clyde & Co is a leading, sector-focused global law firm with 440 partners, 1,800 lawyers, 2,500 legal professionals, and 4,000 staff in over 50 offices and associated offices worldwide. The firm specialises in the sectors that move, build and power our connected world and the insurance that underpins it, including: transport, infrastructure, energy, trade and commodities and insurance. With a strong focus on developed and emerging markets, the firm has achieved compound average annual revenue growth of 15% over the last ten years, making it one of the fastest-growing law firms in the world with ambitious plans for further growth.

Sectors: The firm hires the best people in its chosen core sectors – genuine specialists. This combination of sector expertise and legal excellence allows the firm to provide the most innovative and commercial solutions to clients. The firm’s long history of working with the world’s insurance markets has led Clyde & Co into advising on the many facets of its core sectors. These include trade and commodities, insurance, transport, infrastructure and energy. Its strategic aim is to be the best and most complete provider of legal services to businesses engaged in these core sectors. As patterns of global trade have shifted, the firm has actively invested in its international network to meet the evolving needs of clients and has always been an early mover into key hubs of international commerce, as demonstrated by its offices and associate offices. Mirroring clients across the spread of their operations, the firm views the world from the clients’ perspective, fully aware of their ambitions and mindful of the commercial realities of their markets. Clyde & Co’s reputation in disputes, and particularly international cross border disputes, is outstanding.

International work: The firm has the largest dispute resolution practice of any UK law firm and with its international spread it has become a specialist in international arbitration in both developed forum and emerging market centres. Clyde & Co has a significant US and Canadian trial capability; a specialisation in financial institutions, shareholder and other commercial disputes; as well as deep experience of bilateral treaty disputes. The firm specialises in assisting businesses when they enter, operate and grow in emerging markets, helping them access funding and transact in the world’s capital markets. The firm has one of the largest dedicated global corporate practices based in London, Dubai, Hong Kong and Shanghai. The commercial team has a particular focus on IP, franchising, technology and outsourcing. Clyde & Co also has one of the largest employment practices of any City law firm, and has dedicated employment expertise across its entire international network.

Key facts

• One of the top ten largest firms in the City of London and 60 globally
• Over 4,000 staff in over 50 offices worldwide
• Senior partner: Simon Konsta
• Number of partners: 440
• Number of fee-earners : 1,800 lawyers, 2,500 legal professionals
• Market Leader in MENA and other emerging markets
• Doubled in size twice over the last ten years
• The largest dispute resolution practice of any UK law firm
• Unrivalled in-depth sector focus and expertise across both contentious and transactional disciplines in its core and related sectors
• The highest concentration of leading practitioners of any insurance law firm
• One of the largest employment and pensions practices of any City law firm

International offices:  Over 50 offices and associated offices on six continents

Americas
Atlanta, Caracas, Chicago, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Miami, Montreal, New Jersey, New York, Orange County, San Francisco, São Paulo, Toronto, Washington DC

Asia Pacific
Auckland*, Beijing, Brisbane, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur*, Melbourne, New Delhi*, Perth, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Ulaanbaatar*

Europe
Aberdeen, Bristol, Dublin, Dusseldorf, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Guildford, Hamburg, Leeds, London, Madrid, Manchester, Nantes, Newcastle, Oxford, Paris

Dublin
28-32 Upper Pembroke Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
T +353 (1) 234 2515

Middle East and Africa
Abu Dhabi, Cape Town, Dar es Salaam, Doha, Dubai, Johannesburg, Muscat*, Riyadh

*Associated offices

UK Office details
Aberdeen
Silver Fin Building, Orega, Office 106, 455 Union Street, Aberdeen, AB11 6DB
T +44 (0)1224 624 924F +44 (0) 1224 626 590

Bristol
10 Victoria Street, Bristol, BS1 6BN
T +44 (0) 117 313 5600

Edinburgh
58 Albany Street, Edinburgh, EH1 3QR
T +44 (0) 131 557 1545F +44 (0) 131 525 8651

Glasgow
144 West George Street, Glasgow, G2 2HG
T +44 (0) 141 248 2666F +44 (0) 141 248 9590

Guildford
1 Stoke Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4HW
T +44 (0) 20 7876 5000F +44 (0) 20 7876 5120

Leeds
5th Floor, 2 Wellington Place, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 4AP
T +44 (0) 113 234 1775F +44 (0) 113 318 8718

London
St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7AR
T +44 (0) 20 7876 5000F +44 (0) 20 7876 5111

Manchester
Royal Exchange Building, St Ann’s Square, Manchester, M2 7EF
T +44 (0) 161 829 6400 F +44 (0) 161 829 6401

Newcastle
Central Square South, Orchard Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3AZ
T +44 (0) 191 249 5400

Oxford
3140 Rowan Place, Oxford Business Park South, Oxford, OX4 2WB
T +44 (0) 1865 336 600F +44 (0) 1865 336 611