Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) is an international, fully integrated, 1181-lawyer AmLaw100 law firm with offices in 31 locations across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. BCLP’s client facing culture brings innovation and high connectivity globally and the firm is known for its relationship-driven and collaborative spirit. Since its merger in 2018, the firm has capitalised both legacy firms’ reputation for industry-shaping innovation. Structured around a series of enhanced and global capabilities, the firm offers clients one of the most active M&A, real estate, financial services, litigation, and corporate risk practices in the world.

BCLP’s expertise covers all aspects of commercial law; antitrust and competition; construction, engineering, and procurement; corporate finance; dispute resolution; employment; pensions and incentives; finance; intellectual property; private client; real estate and infrastructure; regulatory and compliance; restructuring and insolvency; and tax. With a client base that includes publicly held multinational corporations, large and mid-sized privately held companies, emerging companies, not-for-profit organisations, government entities and individuals. BCLP are well positioned within the market, with 29% of Fortune 500 companies relying on the firm to protect their interests and support their critical business needs and 37 of the world’s top 50 banks have relied on BCLP. The cumulative deal value of real estate projects the firm has advised on in the last two years exceeds $75bn.

BCLP has consistently been recognised as a leader in legal innovation, earning the title of “World’s Most Innovative Law Firm” multiple times by prominent legal publications globally. The firm’s multidisciplinary teams—including technologists, process engineers, legal operations specialists, data analysts, and lawyers—work together to embed innovative technology, process improvement, and optimized resource allocation into every facet of legal service delivery.

Our clients are at the heart of everything we do, and we invest in our client relationships to deliver long-term value. We pride ourselves on being “Client Intelligent,” meaning that we are:

• Great listeners: Friendly, capable people who inspire confidence and build relationships that last decades. We care about client success and are invested in the long term.
• Solution builders: We are solutions-focused; providing integrated, specialist advice across the world. We collaborate without ego to achieve the best outcome for clients.
• Lateral thinkers: We go beyond the ordinary, connecting the dots between the law, sector and market dynamics and client goals to deliver quality, commercial advice.

In 2023, BCLP won Law.com’s International Legal Innovation Award for Knowledge Management Innovation, notably for our BCLP Discover platform. This award-winning smart search platform integrates over 10 years of matter documents, knowledge resources, and court filings across multiple jurisdictions, allowing lawyers to access and connect information seamlessly, improving legal research, precedent use, and knowledge sharing firm-wide. In 2024 our work on Generative AI powered lease review was shortlisted for various legal technology awards, reflecting the continuous investment in innovative technology and innovation. BCLP are committed to leveraging AI to enhance legal service delivery, while maintaining the highest standards of compliance and quality assurance for our clients.

BCLP remains committed to equipping our lawyers with the tools and skills necessary for delivering unparalleled client service. Our comprehensive innovation training programs include a dedicated trainee position and training at all levels in prompt engineering, process improvement, and innovation strategy. Additionally, BCLP continues to invest in pioneering LegalTech solutions such as Orbital Witness, StructureFlow, Legatics, and Bryter, ensuring our service delivery remains at the forefront of the legal sector and our clients can rely on us to deliver innovative solutions.

Diversity and inclusivity  

BCLP brings diversity and inclusivity into every aspect of its work and culture, fostering an environment where everybody feels valued, motivated, and able to be themselves. In 2021 the firm appointed Daisy Reeves as its inaugural Global I&D Client Relationship Partner across its 31 international offices. This role is a first-of-its-kind in the legal industry – BCLP is the only firm that has a dedicated partner working pro-bono with clients to develop and collaborate around diversity efforts. Recent recognitions include:

1. Daisy Reeves was selected by Walgreens' Legal Department as the 2024 recipient of the Global Law Firm Diversity Champion Awar
2. BCLP is Mansfield Plus Certified in the UK since inception, highly commended for I&D by BT (2023), named Top Global Employer by Stonewall (2023) and supported the launch of the Stonewall Visitor Centre (2024).
3. BCLP has achieved a 100% on the HRC's Corporate Equality Index for 15 years, with a 95% on the 2023-2024 index.

Website  

www.bclplaw.com

LinkedIn  

https://www.linkedin.com/company/bryan-cave-leighton-paisner-llp/

Principal areas of work  

Corporate  

1. Employee benefits and executive compensation
2. Funds and investment management
3. International trade
4. M&A and corporate finance
5. Finance
6. Outsourcing and business services
7. Private equity
8. Public policy and government affairs
9. Securities and corporate governance
10. Tax advice and controversy
11. Technology and commercial

Finance  

1. Banking
2. Financial regulation
3. Fintech
4. Restructuring and insolvency
5. Structured finance
6. Transport and asset finance

Litigation and Corporate Risk  

1. Antitrust and competition
2. Class actions
3. Commercial disputes
4. Construction disputes
5. Cyber security and data protection
6. Employment and labour
7. Financial regulation
8. Intellectual property
9. International arbitration
10. Investigations and white-collar
11. Product liability

Real Estate  

1. Commercial construction and engineering
2. Commercial real estate
3. Leasing and corporate services
4. Planning and environment
5. Real estate private equity and investments
6. Real estate finance
7. Real estate tax
8. Real estate development
9. Real estate and construction disputes
10. Real estate structuring and insolvency
11. Real estate funds

Key Sector Areas  

1.Energy Transition 

2.Financial Institutions 

3.Food and Agribusiness 

4.Real Estate 

5.Sports and Entertainment 

UK offices: London, Manchester, Southampton  

US offices: Atlanta, Boulder, Charlotte, Chicago, Colorado Springs, Dallas, Denver, Irvine, Jefferson City, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Phoenix, San Francisco, St. Louis, Seattle, and Washington.

Europe offices: Berlin, Brussels, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Paris  

Asia offices: Hong Kong, Singapore  

Middle East offices: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Tel Aviv