The Legal 500

This central London firm has niche expertise in corporate immigration, employment and entertainment law, as well as providing dispute resolution, property and company commercial services.

The firm: Established in 1990 Magrath LLP has grown to become one of the UK’s pre-eminent niche practices with over 50 staff and eight partners. Personal relationships, expert skills and a very commercial approach to business has helped distinguish this ambitious independent to become a legal brand of choice across a range of services.

Clients include major investment banks, as well as global corporates and a range of hedge funds, finance houses, industry executives and wealthy individuals.

Partners are recognised as experts in their respective fields, and are regular contributors to press articles, as well as speakers at business events throughout the UK and internationally.

Types of work undertaken: Magrath LLP is recognised as a major force in corporate immigration and was the first practice in the UK to offer both a US immigration law department and a global immigration law service to help businesses locate their personnel worldwide. A network of global immigration specialists provide international reach and competency which is underpinned by one of the largest teams of expert corporate immigration lawyers operating in the UK today.

Magrath LLP is seen as pivotal in helping businesses manage the implications of the constant immigration changes.

The firm’s employment department acts for a number of institutions, major corporates and high-ranking executives dealing with a host of compliance and strategic employment matters. The employment team has particular knowledge of international employment and benefits issues and is regularly trusted by other law firms to deal with conflicted cases or those where the team has specific technical expertise.

The entertainment department has extensive experience in advising individuals and companies in the UK, North America and the rest of the world on every aspect of media and entertainment law and on all associated contractual and royalty matters, with a particular emphasis on the music business. The firm’s dispute resolution expertise deals with breaches of contract and other financial disputes, insolvency, professional negligence, defamation, privacy and media-related contentious matters.

Magrath LLP’s property team acts for major developers, commercial property companies, surveyors, commercial enterprises and private individuals, dealing with a range of investment, leasing and general conveyancing issues.

The corporate/commercial team deals with a range of issues from acquisitions and disposals, public and private fund raising, investment, joint ventures and all types of commercial agreements.

Magrath LLP has created a substantial practice and continues to grow across core areas. Clients are attracted by a personal partner-led relationship and an integrated focus on their issues, be they business or personal.

Breakdown of work %
Immigration  56
Employment  18
Dispute resolution  12
Entertainment  6
Property  6
Company/commercial  2

Number of UK partners 8
Number of other UK fee-earners 24