The Legal 500

Rochman Landau LLP has a multinational client base and is one of the West End’s most promising legal practices.

The firm: Established in 1979, the firm offers high quality legal advice across a wide range of business, property and private client services.

The firm enjoys a reputation for delivering practical solutions to problems and providing sound commercial advice in response to clients’ needs. This is achieved by a partner-led, personal involvement with high-calibre support staff.

Rochman Landau LLP has developed an enviable cross-border network and has close connections with lawyers, accountants and bankers in many jurisdictions around the world. This international theme pervades all departmental activity. It is strengthened by the nationality and dual qualification status of several of the firm’s professional staff. In 2006, the firm became a multinational legal practice and has an in-house Japanese desk. Clients include: Honda Motor Europe, Fujitsu, Bank of Japan, Central Japan Railway and JVC.

In 2009 the partnership became an LLP.

In the 30 years since its establishment, Rochman Landau LLP has grown in size while maintaining its ethos of providing a tailored service with a pragmatic approach.

Types of work undertaken: Rochman Landau LLP offers considerable expertise across the following areas: corporate and commercial; property; litigation; wills and probate; UK and overseas trusts; family and matrimonial; tax; employment; property litigation; insolvency; immigration; licensing; and IT-new media. Rochman Landau LLP is also able to assist with all forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).

The company and commercial department advises on: purchases and sales of companies; joint ventures (local and international); company formations; terms and conditions of business; asset acquisitions and disposals; service and consultancy agreements; liquidation and receivership; partnerships; franchising agreements; agency, distribution and licensing agreements; building contracts; patents, trade marks and copyright law; public company work; European law; banking; and commercial agreements.

The dispute resolution department offers a full contentious advisory service across the following types of dispute: commercial litigation; contract; landlord and tenant; mortgage actions; debt recovery; personal injury; matrimonial; employment; corporate and shareholder actions; partnership disagreements; intellectual property rights infringement; and defamation and building matters. The department also offers Alternative Dispute Resolution and mediation, both in civil cases and family work.

The corporate restructuring and insolvency department is one of the most significant in the West End and plays an active role in advising liquidators and receivers, directors and private clients.

Rochman Landau LLP boasts a longstanding excellent reputation for its real estate work, servicing a large range of clients including institutions, high-street retailers, developers, investors, lenders and individuals on commercial and domestic property matters. The department advises on all types of property acquisition or disposal, leases, licensing, developments, financing and planning.

The firm’s matrimonial department specialises in ‘big money’ cases and has a strong reputation in the international field. It applies a holistic approach to family work.

The personal tax, trusts and probate department deals with all aspects of UK and overseas trusts, international tax planning, wills, probate, pensions, tax and insurance.

The human resources and employment team offers both employers and employees legal advice on all matters of employment contracts, including: service contracts, dismissal and redundancies; benefits; pensions; discrimination; equal opportunities; and employment tribunals.

Franchising, intellectual property, IT and new media are also playing an increasingly significant role at the firm.

Breakdown of work %
Property (commercial/residential) 25
Company commercial 20
Litigation (including matrimonial and employment) 40
Probate, trusts, licensing and other 15

Number of UK partners 13
Number of other UK fee-earners 18