Macfarlanes
| Macfarlanes LLP | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
| No. of offices | One |
| No. of lawyers | Approximately 305[1] |
| No. of employees | Approximately 505[1] |
| Major practice areas | General practice |
| Key people |
Julian Howard[2] (Managing Partner) Charles Martin[2] (Senior Partner) |
| Revenue |
 £114.2 million (2012/13)[3] |
| Profit per equity partner | £989,000 (2012/13)[3] |
| Date founded | 1875 (London) |
| Company type | Limited liability partnership |
| Website | |
| www.macfarlanes.com | |
Macfarlanes LLP is a corporate law firm based in London, United Kingdom, and a member of the "Silver Circle" of leading UK law firms.[4][5][6][7] In 2012/13 it achieved total revenues of £114.2 million and profits per equity partner of £989,000.[3] It advises national and multinational companies, business leaders and high-net-worth individuals and was founded in 1875.
History
Macfarlanes was founded in the City of London in 1875 by George Watson Neish.[2] In 1894 Neish was joined in partnership by John Embleton Macfarlane and the firm moved to premises in Watling Street.[2] The firm's offices suffered bomb damage during the Second World War. In 1958 the firm moved to a new office, Dowgate Hill House. In 1962 the firm adopted its current name Macfarlanes, named after then-senior partner Craig Macfarlane.[2] The firm has grown organically over the years to its current size and has never merged.[2]
Vanni Treves was the firm's senior partner from 1987 to 1999.[7][8] Macfarlanes converted to a limited liability partnership in May 2008.[9]
In 2009 Macfarlanes represented Trafigura on the controversial dumping of toxic waste.[10]
In September 2010 Macfarlanes advised Four Seasons Health Care, the largest UK-based care home group, on the restructuring of its £1.6 billion debt facilities.[11] In October 2010 the firm announced that it would be introducing a new senior solicitor level from early 2011.[12] In July 2012 Macfarlanes advised Stanhope, backed by Mitsui Fudosan UK and the Alberta Investment Management Corporation, on its purchase of the BBC Television Centre.[13]
In January 2012 Macfarlanes was joined by a nine-strong team from the boutique specialist hedge fund law firm, D Harris & Co International Limited, to complement the firm’s existing hedge funds practice.[14]
In September 2013 it was announced that Macfarlanes is advising Verizon Communications on its acquisition of Vodafone's 45 per cent interest in Verizon Wireless for $130 billion,[15] one of biggest deals in corporate history.[16]
Main practice areas
Macfarlanes' main practice areas include:[17]
- banking and finance;
- commercial;
- competition;
- corporate;
- corporate and regulatory investigations;
- employment;
- financial services regulation;
- hedge funds;
- investment funds;
- intellectual property;
- litigation and dispute resolution;
- pensions;
- private client;
- real estate;
- restructuring and insolvency; and
- tax.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Macfarlanes". The Lawyer. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Key Facts". Macfarlanes. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Macfarlanes confounds market doom with double digit rises in turnover and net profit". The Lawyer. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ↑ "Silver Circle". The Lawyer. 3 September 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ↑ "'Silver circle' firms upset the legal order". The Times. 28 August 2005. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ↑ "Focus: Macfarlanes: Mac to the future". The Lawyer. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Macfarlanes". Legal Week. 14 December 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
- ↑ "Corporate charmer coaxing cash for children's charity". The Guardian. 9 May 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
- ↑ "New chief spearheads Macfarlanes' LLP switch". The Lawyer. 6 May 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ↑ http://www.legalweek.com/legal-week/news/1556155/macfarlanes-cleared-trafigura-class-action-reaches-gbp30m-settlement
- ↑ "Macfarlanes instructed on Four Seasons Debt Restructure". The Lawyer. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ↑ "Macfarlanes introduces senior associate tier". The Lawyer. 25 October 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
- ↑ "Macfarlanes, Hogan Lovells switched on for £200m BBC TV Centre sale". Legal Week. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
- ↑ "Macfarlanes bolts on boutique in funds boost". The Lawyer. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ↑ Beioley, Kate. "Macfarlanes and Slaughters lead as Verizon buys Vodafone stake". The Lawyer. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ↑ Peston, Robert. "BBC News - Vodafone sells Verizon stake for $130bn". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ↑ "Practice areas". Macfarlanes LLP. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
