Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co

Wragge Lawrence
Graham & Co LLP

Headquarters	London, United Kingdom
No. of offices	10
No. of lawyers	approx. 640
No. of employees	approx. 1,240
Key people	David Fennell (Chief Executive)[1] Andrew Witts (Chairman)[2] Quentin Poole (Senior Partner)[3]
Revenue	£172 million (2013/14)
Date founded	2014 (by merger)
Company type	Limited liability partnership
Website
www.wragge-law.com

Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co LLP is a multinational law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The firm has offices in 10 locations — Birmingham, Brussels, Dubai, Guangzhou, London, Monaco, Moscow, Munich, Paris and Singapore.

On July 8, 2015, Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co announced that it will be joining forces with Gowlings,^[4] a leading Canadian law firm, to create a new international law firm called Gowling WLG. The new firm will launch in January 2016.

History

Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co was launched on 1 May 2014 out of the merger of Wragge & Co and Lawrence Graham.^[5][6]

The firm’s core practice areas are: banking and finance; construction; commercial; competition and EU; corporate; dispute resolution; employment; intellectual property; IT; outsourcing; pensions; private capital; projects; public law and regulation; real estate; and tax.

Key sectors served

Core practice areas

Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co has the following key practice areas:

Awards

• One of the Best Workplaces in the UK for 14 consecutive years, Great Place to Work Institute^[36]
• Named 'Patent contentious' firm of the year at the Managing Intellectual Property Awards 2014^[37]
• Contentious Trusts team awarded Legal 500 Private Client Specialism of the Year Award 2014^[38]
• Alastair Robertson and Katie Coles feature in eprivate client's Top 35 under 35 2014 ^[39]
• IP Team of the Year, Legal Business Awards 2014^[40]
• Anthony Thompson named 'private capital lawyer of the year' at the Citywealth Magic Circle Awards^[41]

References

1. ↑ "David Fennell | Lawyer | Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co". wragge-law.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07. 
2. ↑ "Andrew Witts | Lawyer | Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co". wragge-law.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07. 
3. ↑ "Quentin Poole | Lawyer | Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co". wragge-law.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07. 
4. ↑ "Gowlings Law Firm to Combine With U.K.’s Wragge Lawrence Graham" http://www.wsj.com/articles/gowlings-law-firm-to-combine-with-u-k-s-wragge-lawrence-graham-1436335201
5. ↑ "Champagne at dawn as LG pops cork on Wragges merger". The Lawyer. 1 May 2014. 
6. ↑ "Wragge & Co merges with Lawrence Graham | Firm News | The Lawyer". thelawyer.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07. 
7. ↑ "Construction & engineering | Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co". wragge-law.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07. 
8. ↑ "Education | Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co". wragge-law.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07. 
9. ↑ "Energy | Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co". wragge-law.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07. 
10. ↑ "Food & drink | Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co". wragge-law.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07. 
11. ↑ "Healthcare | Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co". wragge-law.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07. 
12. ↑ "Life sciences | Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co". wragge-law.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07. 
13. ↑ "Manufacturing | Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co". wragge-law.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07. 
14. ↑ "Private capital | Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co". wragge-law.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07. 
15. ↑ "Professional and business support services | Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co". wragge-law.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07. 
16. ↑ "Public sector | Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co". wragge-law.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07. 
17. ↑ "Real estate | Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co". wragge-law.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07. 
18. ↑ "Tech | Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co". wragge-law.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07. 
19. ↑ "Commercial | Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co". wragge-law.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07. 
20. ↑ "Competition & EU | Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co". wragge-law.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07. 
21. ↑ "Corporate | Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co". wragge-law.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07. 
22. ↑ "Dispute resolution | Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co". wragge-law.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07. 
23. ↑ "Employment | Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co". wragge-law.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07. 
24. ↑ "Finance | Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co". wragge-law.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07. 
25. ↑ "Information technology | Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co". wragge-law.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07. 
26. ↑ "Insurance | Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co". wragge-law.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07. 
27. ↑ "Intellectual property | Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co". wragge-law.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07. 
28. ↑ "Investment funds | Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co". wragge-law.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07. 
29. ↑ "Outsourcing | Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co". wragge-law.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07. 
30. ↑ "Pensions | Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co". wragge-law.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07. 
31. ↑ "Private capital | Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co". wragge-law.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07. 
32. ↑ "Projects | Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co". wragge-law.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07. 
33. ↑ "Public law & regulation | Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co". wragge-law.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07. 
34. ↑ "Real estate | Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co". wragge-law.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07. 
35. ↑ "Tax | Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co". wragge-law.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07. 
36. ↑ "Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co is one of the UK's Best Workplaces | Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co". wragge-law.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07. 
37. ↑ "Managing IP Global Awards 2014: the winners | Managing Intellectual Property". managingip.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07. 
38. ↑ "The UK Legal 500 2014 > London > Private client > Contentious trusts and probate recommended Law firms, Lawyers". legal500.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07. 
39. ↑ "Eprivateclient’s ‘Top 35 Under 35’ list recognises Wragge’s Robertson and Coles | Firm News | The Lawyer". thelawyer.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07. 
40. ↑ "Wragge and Co’s IP team wins TMT Team of the Year award for Virgin v Zodiac | Firm News | The Lawyer". thelawyer.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07. 
41. ↑ "Anthony Thompson named as lawyer of the year at the Citywealth Magic Circle Awards 2014 | Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co". wragge-law.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07. 

External links

• Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co

See also

• List of largest United Kingdom-based law firms

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