London
Our rapidly expanding team of more than 40 lawyers in our London* office provides legal services to a diverse group of financial institutions, leading private equity houses, sovereign funds, and corporates, on assignments defining their future strategic success. We work closely with our colleagues through the firm’s global network to provide a seamless global legal service including cutting-edge advice on private equity, funds formation, corporate finance, M&A, banking, acquisition finance, international arbitration, dispute resolution, tax, antitrust, competition, and real estate. We are also at the forefront of recent market trends such as the growth of emerging markets, the emergence of sovereign funds and investment in climate change technology.
We have made a significant market impact in a relatively short time with our formidable team: all ten partners have come from leading law firms, we recruit the brightest talent, and we are committed to enhancing the true diversity of our people as a key business objective. We are staunch supporters of the firm’s international pro-bono drive with many of our lawyers actively engaged in community pro-bono projects.
Key Facts
Our most valued accolades are those we receive directly from our clients and our peers at other leading advisory firms who see us at work. Also:
- According to The Lawyer (April 2007) our entry into the top 30 list of international firms operating in the London market is "like the proverbial rocket".
- We were recently awarded "Private Equity Deal of the Year" by the International Financial Law Review for our participation in the consortium bid of US$18.5 billion for BAA Plc, the world's largest airport operator.
- The Legal 500 recognises our London office as one of the leading London private equity firms and Chambers UK has given us a strong ranking for our high-profile transactions.
- We were named "Best US Law Firm in London" at the 2005 Legal Business Awards, were short listed for the best "Fund Formation Team of the Year" and best "Private Equity Deal and M&A Team of the Year" in Europe at the 2006 Private Equity News awards.
- The 2007 International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers recognized two of our partners in the areas of corporate governance, M&A, and private funds. This publication recognizes the foremost legal practitioners in 27 distinct areas of the international legal marketplace, from 110 countries.
- O’Melveny London has a dedicated to assist European companies investing in China, and to support Chinese companies investing in Europe.
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*The London office of O'Melveny & Myers is a limited liability partnership registered in England (registered number OC307988) and is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. A list of members' names and their professional qualifications may be inspected at our registered office, Warwick Court, 5 Paternoster Square, London EC4M 7DX. Please refer to
www.omm.com/uknotice for important information on our regulatory position. We operate in combination with our associated California, USA, limited liability partnership, O'Melveny & Myers LLP in the following offices: Beijing, Brussels, Century City, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Newport Beach, New York, San Francisco, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Tokyo, Washington, D.C.