Travers Smith
| Travers Smith LLP | |
|---|---|
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| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
| No. of offices | Two (London and Paris) |
| No. of lawyers | Approximately 220[1] |
| Major practice areas | General practice |
| Key people |
Andrew Lilley (Managing Partner) Chris Hale (Senior Partner) |
| Revenue | £83.8 million (2011/12)[2] |
| Profit per equity partner | £804,000 (2011/12)[2] |
| Date founded | 1810 (London) |
| Company type | Limited liability partnership |
| Website | |
| www.traverssmith.com | |
Travers Smith LLP is a corporate law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom, and a member of the "Silver Circle" of leading UK law firms.[3] It has around 220 lawyers and operates in 14 specialist practice areas. It was voted UK Law Firm of the Year in 2007 and 2012.[4]
History
The firm was originally founded by Samuel Amory, who qualified in 1810. Samuel's daughter, Ann, married John Travers, a member of a well-known produce family in the City of London which was a long-standing client of the practice. Their grandson, Joseph Travers Smith, joined the firm in 1851 and became its senior partner.[5] One of the firm’s partners drafted the constitution for the London Stock Exchange in 1801.[5]
Historian Charles Sharman described Joseph Travers Smith as the solicitor to “the Westminster Bank and to numerous old families from Royalty downwards”. The firm was joined by Stephen Braithwaite in 1873, when the practice became known as Travers Smith Braithwaite, a name it retained until 2004 when it was shortened to Travers Smith.[6]
Following the Second World War, the firm grew steadily through organic expansion. Since the 1990s the firm has not followed the strategy of mergers and overseas expansion adopted by most of its UK-based peers, and has remained London-centric (aside from opening a small Paris office). Travers Smith was courted by Latham & Watkins for merger however, the famously independent[7][8] firm declined being absorbed by another firm.[9]
Travers Smith opened an office in Berlin, Germany in 2001;[10] the office was closed in January 2007, with all of its lawyers moving to Salans.[11]
Travers Smith converted to a limited liability partnership in July 2008.[12]
Main practice areas
Travers Smith's main practice areas include:[13]
- Banking
- Commercial
- Competition
- Corporate
- Corporate recovery
- Employment
- Environmental
- Financial services and markets
- Investment funds
- Litigation
- Pensions
- Real estate
- Tax
References
- ↑ "Firm Directory: Travers Smith". The Lawyer. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Travers Smith sees PEP soar by 24 per cent at end of strong 2011-12". The Lawyer. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ↑ "Focus: The silver circle: The silver service". The Lawyer. 19 July 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ↑ Man, Pui-Guan (23 November 2012). "Travers takes top law firm prize at British Legal Awards 2012". Legal Week. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Travers Smith12". Legal Week. 8 January 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ↑ "Travers Smith Drops Braithwaite In Rebrand". Legal Week. 18 November 2004. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ↑ Chambers Student Guide 2012
- ↑ 'Law firm mergers: a developing trend'
- ↑ Legal Week
- ↑ "Travers Smith launches in Germany". The Lawyer. 15 October 2001. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ↑ "Travers quits Germany; Salans inherits team". The Lawyer. 10 January 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ↑ Chellel, Kit (1 July 2008). "Travers latest to make LLP switch". The Lawyer. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- ↑ "Expertise". Travers Smith LLP. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- "Travers reaps rewards of 3i links with deal windfall". Legal Week. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
