Slaughter and May

Slaughter and May
Headquarters London, United Kingdom
No. of offices Four[1]
No. of lawyers Approximately 560[2]
Major practice areas General practice
Revenue £439.5 million[3]
Date founded 1889 (London)[4]
Company type General partnership
Website
slaughterandmay.com

Slaughter and May is an international law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom and a member of the 'Magic Circle' of leading UK law firms.[5][6] It also has offices in Beijing, Brussels and Hong Kong.[1]

In 2009/10 it achieved total revenues of £439.5 million and profits per equity partner of £1.84 million.[3] It employs approximately 560 legal advisers and 740 other staff in four offices across Asia and Europe.[2]. Although Slaughter and May has a smaller head count than other firms in the Magic Circle, it is the most profitable firm in the City.

Chris Saul is the firm's current Senior Partner.[7]

History

Slaughter and May was founded on 1 January 1889 by William Capel Slaughter and William May.[4][8] The firm's first office was located at 18 Austin Friars in the City of London.[4] In 1974 the firm opened an office in Hong Kong.[4] During the 1980s and 1990s the firm acted on a number of privatisations in the United Kingdom, including those of British Airways, British Gas and British Steel.[4] In 2002 the firm moved to its current London office at One Bunhill Row. In 2009 the firm opened an office in Beijing, China.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Offices". Slaughter and May. http://www.slaughterandmay.com/where-we-work/offices.aspx. Retrieved 26 October 2010. 
  2. ^ a b "Slaughter and May - UK results 2010". The Lawyer. http://www.thelawyer.com/directory/s/Slaughter-and-May/. Retrieved 24 October 2010. 
  3. ^ a b "UK 200 Revenue table 2010: Firms 1-100". The Lawyer. http://www.thelawyer.com/directory/uk-200-table-top-100/. Retrieved 23 October 2010. 
  4. ^ a b c d e f "History". Slaughter and May. http://www.slaughterandmay.com/who-we-are/history.aspx. Retrieved 26 October 2010. 
  5. ^ "It's a kind of magic". The Law Gazette. 21 May 2004. http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/itamp146s-a-kind-magic. Retrieved 26 October 2010. 
  6. ^ "Inside Slaughters". London Evening Standard. 11 September 2007. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23411792-inside-slaughters.do. Retrieved 26 October 2010. 
  7. ^ "Chris Saul". Slaughter and May. http://www.slaughterandmay.com/who-we-are/partners/chris-saul.aspx. Retrieved 26 October 2010. 
  8. ^ "Slaughter and May". Legal Week. 21 Aug 2009. http://www.legalweek.com/legal-week/wiki/1174461/slaughter-may. Retrieved 26 October 2010. 

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