Ashurst (law firm)

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Ashurst
Ashurst
Headquarters International
No. of Offices 14
No. of Attorneys 800+
Major Practice Areas General practice
Revenue NA
Date Founded 1822
Company Type LLP
Website www.ashurst.com

Ashurst is a full-service international law firm. Its principal business focus is mergers and acquisitions, corporate and structured finance. The firm also has practices in other areas including investment funds, antitrust, energy, transport and infrastructure, intellectual property, IT, litigation, financial services, tax, real estate, regulatory, telecommunication and employment.

Ashurst has over 800 lawyers, including over 199 partners, in twelve countries. Founded in 1822, the firm was known as Ashurst Morris Crisp until it rebranded in late 2003. Ashurst has offices in Brussels, Dubai, Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Milan, Munich, New York, Paris, Singapore, Stockholm and Tokyo, and a liaison office in New Delhi.

In 2007, Legal Business magazine awarded Ashurst Law Firm of the Year, Private Equity Team of the Year and Competition Team of the Year. The Lawyer magazine also named it as Real Estate Team of the Year. It also received an award for Innovation in HR at The FT Innovative Lawyer Awards in recognition of its new associate career path structure, as introduced in 2007.

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