Legal Services for Professional Services firms

Corporate and commercial

As you establish and operate your firm you’ll need the right advice to complex commercial contracts, draft the key agreements and protect your intellectual property. We can provide all of the support your need as you build the right foundations for ongoing success.

Criminal investigations

We are at the cutting edge of white-collar, serious and complex crime, having been involved in many of the most significant cases over the past 50 years. Our experience in this field is second to none. 

We regularly advise firms on cases covering the full spectrum of the criminal law. This includes advising firms who receive requests from law enforcement agencies wishing to obtain client information or documentation in connection with a criminal investigation, whether by way of an informal request or by exercising powers of compulsion. 

Costs and litigation management

We have vast experience working with professional services firms, and are not just experts in costs disputes arising from personal injury like many of our competitors. We advise clients on litigation management, costs and billing practices, costs auditing and cost in Arbitration proceedings, while alongside our lawyers we also have qualified Legal Project Practitioners who can scope, estimate and monitor the progress and spend of a piece of litigation for our clients. 

Data protection, rivany and privilege

As the volume and complexity of data rapidly increases, firms need to both comply with the UK data protection laws and ensure their clients’ confidential, sensitive and privileged information are handled with safety and confidence. We can help you investigate and manage data breaches, cyber attacks, DSARs, GDPR regulations and ICO investigations.

Employment and partnerships

Our team of expert employment and LLP/partnership lawyers has extensive experience working with GCs and HR teams to advise and support professional firms on the full range of people related issues, including partnership agreements and terminations, disciplinary and grievances, workplace investigations, restrictive covenants and confidentiality agreements  and restructurings.

Immigration and visas

We understand how challenging it can be to keep up to date with all the changes in immigration law which impact existing and future workers. We provide a full range of services, including submitting sponsor licence applications, reviewing HR policies and systems, and staying compliant under the points-based system.

M&A regulatory compliance

We can help you with all regulatory and other legal aspects of mergers, acquisitions and restructuring, no matter how complex, on a swift and confidential basis. Whether you are bringing in private equity or another source of funding, acquiring or merging with another firm, disposing of a practice area or restructuring your business we can help at all stages of the matter.

Partnership disputes

When individuals fall out in business it can have devastating consequences for the company, partnership or LLP. We know that disputes can be particularly fraught and stressful and have the expertise to resolve them quickly and effectively.

Regulatory and civil investigations

Professional services firms, regardless of size, are increasingly subject to complex regulatory oversight. We have significant experience of defending professional services firms before all of the UK regulatory bodies and can advise and support you if you are the subject of a complaint to, or an intervention from, your regulator. We are also able to advise in a range of fraud, bribery and AML investigations.

Reputation management

Professional services firms can be plagued with press speculation, misleading reviews and derogatory articles, both contemporary and from many years ago. Attacks on your firm, your leaders or your employees can negatively impact your financial and business reputation, whilst increased regulatory obligations and scrutiny also creates pitfalls that professional services firms have to navigate. Our Reputation and Media team is uniquely equipped to assist your with the extensive reputational and media challenges that you may face.