Corporate & Banking
Our corporate/commercial department has two parts: a corporate team which does merger and acquisition, private equity and stock exchange work; and a general commercial team which mainly does intellectual property, trading agreements, competition, outsourcing and technology work. In total we have 70 partners and assistants in seven locations. 2006 was an excellent year for us with the largest ever growth in turnover. This success is reflected in our continued expansion: nineteen new recruits joined us in 2006 and several more are coming on board in early 2007.
What's attracted these people from other national, City and regional law firms? We think it's our reputation for delivering outstanding service to clients, and because we're a forward-thinking and dynamic team.
Shoosmiths is particularly good at internal collaboration and team-work. To this end, we have a dedicated team of professional support lawyers who co-ordinate our knowledge management system and help us do our job as effectively as possible. We often work with and are supported by other departments in Shoosmiths, who help us with the more specialist aspects of our transactions including property, tax, competition, pensions and employment law.
Our client list features some of the largest businesses in the UK along with small, local companies. All of them benefit from our practical and commercial approach to the law and the best possible client service.