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Arnold & Porter (UK) LLP

TOWER 42, 25 OLD BROAD STREET, LONDON, EC2N 1HQ, ENGLAND
Tel:
Work 020 7786 6100
Fax:
Fax 020 7786 6299
DX:
42622 CHEAPSIDE
Web:
www.arnoldporter.com

Arnold & Porter LLP is a leading international law firm with offices in London, Brussels, Denver, Los Angeles, New York, Northern Virginia, San Francisco, Silicon Valley and Washington, DC.

The firm: Arnold & Porter was founded in 1946 in Washington, DC and is home to over 700 lawyers, organised into over 25 practice areas. The firm maintains an international practice spanning a broad spectrum of law, with its core practice focused on litigation, transactional matters and regulatory issues.

The London office was established to provide clients in the European market with the same quality of service and approach to legal representation that the firm has traditionally provided in the US.

The firm prides itself on its ability to maintain an unmatched responsiveness to clients’ ever-evolving needs for business and legal advice in a competitive global economy.

Types of work undertaken: Central to the historic practice of the firm has been a focus upon the intersection of law, business and regulatory, and an understanding of the industries in which its clients operate. The firm’s lawyers are frequently retained by clients confronted with the most complex legal and business problems requiring innovative and practical solutions. The practice has evolved to include the representation of multinational corporations and financial institutions, governments, international organisations and others in a broad range of regulatory, litigation and transactional matters in a wide array of legal practice areas. These areas include: pharmaceuticals, biologics, food and medical devices; cross-border M&A; competition and trade regulation; employment law; corporate and securities; environmental; financial institutions; government contracts; intellectual property and technology; litigation; product liability; sovereign debt; real estate; telecommunications; and white-collar crime.

The firm has established relationships with firms worldwide with whom its attorneys regularly collaborate on multijurisdictional projects.

Arnold & Porter (UK) LLP is a limited liability partnership organised under the laws of the State of New York, is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, and is an affiliate of Arnold & Porter LLP, a limited liability partnership organised under the laws of the District of Columbia. A list of the firm’s partners and their professional qualifications is open to inspection at the above address. All partners are either registered foreign lawyers or solicitors.

Other offices: Brussels, Denver, Los Angeles, New York, Northern Virginia, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Washington DC

Number of UK partners 16
Number of other UK fee-earners 23

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