Ranking tables

Partnership: Large International Structures | UK

UK-wide

The lawyers and law firms ranked below advise primarily professional services clients - such as architects, surveyors, accountants and lawyers - on both contentious and non-contentious work related to partnership law and structuring. Representative non-contentious matters include M&A transactions, LLP conversions and the creation of partnership vehicles for corporate or investment purposes. It also includes advice on establishing overseas offices, the drafting of partnership agreements and regulatory matters. Contentious work includes disputes regarding partner exits and team moves, remuneration and retirement issues and investigations into discrimination and harassment. There is a separate table for those specialising in the representation of medical partnerships, including GP, dental and veterinary surgeries.

All Departments profiles

Spotlight

  1. Addleshaw Goddard LLP
    Addleshaw Goddard LLP
    Partnership: Large International Structures
    2025 | Spotlight | 12 Years Ranked
    Addleshaw Goddard's specialised practice acts on the full range of contentious and non-contentious matters for law firms, financial services and other professional services partnerships. The team is especially recommended for expertise in the establishment and structuring of LLPs, as well as the handling of large and complex cross-jurisdictional matters. Lawyers at the firm also assist with partnership disputes arising from partner exits and misconduct allegations.
  2. CM Murray LLP
    CM Murray LLP
    Partnership: Large International Structures
    2025 | Spotlight | 1 Years Ranked
    CM Murray offers extensive expert coverage of partnership matters, with the ability to handle both contentious and non-contentious work. The firm's key strengths are in the legal and financial services sectors, with long experience advising UK and US firms on individual and team moves, restrictive covenants and whistle-blowing cases. The team is active on cross-jurisdictional work and especially praised for its handling of partner discrimination issues. It also has notable expertise in representing individual partners during exit negotiations and investigations into allegations of misconduct.
  3. Fox Williams LLP
    Fox Williams LLP
    Partnership: Large International Structures
    2025 | Spotlight | 12 Years Ranked
    Fox Williams has a highly experienced, comprehensive partnership department, particularly well known for its broad non-contentious offering that encompasses cross-border restructuring, LLP conversions and joint ventures. The team is also noted for its mastery of contentious individual and team moves and of partnership dissolution management. It has further expertise in disputes concerning alleged partner discrimination and harassment. The firm is active in the financial services sphere as well as advising well-known domestic and international law firms.
  4. Herbert Smith Freehills
    Herbert Smith Freehills
    Partnership: Large International Structures
    2025 | Spotlight | 12 Years Ranked
    Herbert Smith Freehills is well equipped to act on large cross-border matters, particularly for clients in the legal and financial services sectors. The team is noted for its ability to harness interdisciplinary expertise to address complex regulatory and structural issues on behalf of clients including leading accountancy firms and funds. Additionally, the lawyers advise on highly sensitive contentious matters relating to alleged discrimination, professional negligence and exits, with experience in arbitration proceedings and other forms of ADR.