Addleshaw Goddard is a UK-based law firm (established as an LLP) with almost 600 lawyers[1], based in Leeds, London and Manchester. It was formed on 1 May 2003 by the merger of Addleshaw Booth & Co with Theodore Goddard.[2]
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Ranking and recent awards
According to The Lawyer, a UK legal newspaper, Addleshaw Goddard was ranked 15th largest law firm in the UK by turnover in 2006.[3] It was ranked 91st in the world by the same periodical. The firm was also placed 100th in The Times newspaper's 'Top 100 Graduate Employers' for 2006/2007.[4] In March 2007 it was placed 83rd in the Sunday Times newspaper's '100 Best Companies to Work For'.[5]
Media coverage
In July 2007, the firm gained some unlooked-for publicity when its discussions with Mr Justice Peter Smith concerning the possibility that the judge might take up employment with Addleshaws became the subject of an appeal to the Court of Appeal. The judge was discontented at the breakdown of the employment negotiations but nonetheless refused to recuse himself from hearing a case in which an individual partner of the firm was engaged in the capacity of trustee. The Court of Appeal ruled that the judge could not hear the case.[6]
References
- ^ Chambers and Partners Legal Directory firm profile page
- ^ Legal Business profile of Addleshaw Goddard
- ^ The Lawyer UK survey article
- ^ The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers website
- ^ The Sunday Times article on The 100 Best Companies to Work For 2007
- ^ The High Court judge who may be in for much more than a severe wigging The Times, Frances Gibb, July 18, 2007
