The Legal 500

Rosling King LLP is a full-service law firm based in central London providing advice to business clients in a range of practice areas.

The firm: Rosling King LLP understands that every client is different. Its personal approach allows it to develop a relationship with clients that is informal, involved and immediate. The firm has links with law firms in over 100 cities around the world, enhancing its ability to handle transactions that have an international element.

Types of work undertaken: The firm has developed a number of work groups to ensure that its clients are provided with a seamless service that is tailored to their business needs:

Banking and finance: Rosling King LLP has a detailed understanding of the marketplace, advising UK and international banks, building societies and other specialist lenders, corporate clients and investors. The firm handles all forms of loan and security documentation, senior and mezzanine finance, warehouse financing, syndication and participation, leveraged finance, asset and project finance, with particular expertise in transactions involving the sale and purchase of residential and commercial mortgage assets.

Commercial: the firm advises a diverse range of clients in most industry sectors, with particular strength in hotels and leisure, insurance, real estate and financial services, providing practical advice and assistance on contractual issues and commercial agreements covering all trading activities of a business.

Construction: the firm undertakes both contentious and non-contentious work, acting for developers, employers, banks, institutions, consultants, contractors, owners/occupiers, and potential purchasers and tenants. The firm advise clients on a wide variety of projects, including inner-city, town centre and out-of-town projects involving office, retail and/or residential developments and has particular expertise in providing practical advice on the various procurement strategies.

Corporate: the firm has significant experience and expertise in mergers, acquisitions and disposals and advises on transactions of all sizes and across all sectors. The firm advises on all manner of corporate issues, including shareholder and partnership agreements, joint ventures, share schemes, MBOs, reconstructions and reorganisations, share buybacks and all general company matters. The corporate group has a particular understanding of the real estate sector and has a wealth of experience in advising on corporate real estate transactions.

Dispute resolution: the firm has a highly motivated and dynamic team of lawyers with experience in all forms of dispute management. The team has specialists in disputes involving banking and financial services, insurance/reinsurance, professional negligence, consumer credit, engineering and construction, fraud, insolvency, debt recovery, employment, sale of goods, defamation and personal injury.

Employment: the firm handles redundancies, restructuring, contracts, wrongful, unfair and constructive dismissal, TUPE, discrimination, the drafting and implementation of disciplinary and grievance procedures, the enforceability of restrictive covenants, whistleblowing and issues arising from asset and share acquisitions.

Insurance and reinsurance: the firm has advised participants in the London insurance market for in excess of 25 years. The group advises on coverage issues, claims handling, policy drafting and all other aspects of insurance and reinsurance law. The firm deals with all forms of professional indemnity claims, construction claims, financial lines claims, product recall and liability, engineering, manufacturing, property damage and business interruption claims, as well as all forms of casualty claim (such as fatalities, HSE prosecution defences and personal injury claims).

Real estate: the team assists from acquisition to development, planning to construction, leasing, financing and tax to final exit strategies. The firm advises borrowers and lenders on all forms of real estate finance and corporate structuring and handles residential and commercial property transactions comprising development projects, portfolio acquisition, investment and disposals, planning and environmental issues, insurance, social housing, insolvency, and landlord and tenant matters.

Restructuring and insolvency: the firm advises on both contentious and non-contentious insolvency matters on behalf of lenders, investors, creditors, accountants, insolvency practitioners and other corporate clients. The team advise on reorganisations and group reconstructions, asset sales of insolvent companies, administrations, LPA receiverships, voluntary arrangements, liquidations, issues surrounding directors’ disqualification proceedings, insolvency litigation, debt recovery and enforcement.

Number of UK partners 12
Number of other UK fee-earners 50