Addleshaw Goddard
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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
.
, 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.
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.
Law firm
A law firm is a business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law. The primary service rendered by a law firm is to advise clients about their legal rights and responsibilities, and to represent clients in civil or criminal cases, business transactions, and other...
headquartered in London
London
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, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. It is structured as a LLP
Limited liability partnership
A limited liability partnership is a partnership in which some or all partners have limited liability. It therefore exhibits elements of partnerships and corporations. In an LLP one partner is not responsible or liable for another partner's misconduct or negligence. This is an important...
and has almost 750 lawyers, with offices in Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
. It was formed on 1 May 2003 by the merger
Mergers and acquisitions
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of Addleshaw Booth & Co
Addleshaw Booth & Co
Addleshaw Booth & Co was an English law firm which merged with Theodore Goddard in May 2003.Itself the product of a merger between Booth & Co. and Addleshaw Sons & Latham, Addleshaw Booth was a 'heavyweight' in the North of England legal sector, with offices in Leeds and Manchester...
with Theodore Goddard
Theodore Goddard
Theodore Goddard was an English law firm based in London. The firm merged with Addleshaw Booth & Co on 1 May 2003 to become Addleshaw Goddard...
.
Ranking and recent awards
According to The Lawyer, a British legal newspaperNewspaper
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, 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'
The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For
Since 2001, the Sunday Times newspaper has published annual lists of the best companies to work for in the UK. The award is highly valued by its winners.The list ranks Britain's best companies to work for based a number of criteria...
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.
Media coverage
In July 2007., the firm gained some unlooked-for publicity when its discussions with Mr Justice Peter SmithPeter Smith (judge)
Sir Peter Winston Smith , styled The Hon Mr Justice Peter Smith, is a Judge of the High Court of Justice in England and Wales, appointed to that office on 15 April 2002 and assigned to the Chancery Division...
concerning the possibility that the judge might take up employment with Addleshaws became the subject of an appeal to the Court of Appeal
Court of Appeal of England and Wales
The Court of Appeal of England and Wales is the second most senior court in the English legal system, with only the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom above it...
. 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.