Mishcon de Reya
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Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
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No. of offices | Two |
No. of lawyers | Over 500 |
No. of employees | Over 900 |
Major practice areas | Corporate, Dispute Resolution, Employment, Intellectual Property, Mishcon Private, Real Estate |
Key people | Kevin Gold Executive Chairperson James Libson Managing Partner |
Revenue | £149.4 million |
Profit per equity partner | £1.2 million |
Date founded | 1937 (London) |
Company type | Limited liability partnership |
Website | mishcon.com |
Mishcon de Reya LLP is a British law firm with offices in London and Singapore[1]. Founded in 1937, it currently employs more than 900 people with over 500 lawyers.[2] It is regarded as forming part of the "Silver Circle" of leading UK law firms.[3][4]
In March 2017, the firm was announced Law Firm of the Year at the Legal Business Awards.[5] Mishcon de Reya achieved revenue of £177.8m in 2018/19- an increase of 10% from 2017/18. PEP (Profit per Senior Equity Partner) hit £1m in 2018.[6]
Main practice areas
Mishcon de Reya's main practice areas are:
- Corporate
- Dispute Resolution
- Employment
- Intellectual Property
- Mishcon Private
- Real Estate
History
Mishcon de Reya was formed by the merger of Victor Mishcon & Co, a one-man office founded by Victor Mishcon, and Bartletts de Reya.
In 2008, the firm launched the specialist 'Pink Law' Legal Advice Centre in conjunction with Queen Mary, University of London and two other city law firms. The project offers free and impartial legal advice on issues affecting the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community, such as employment discrimination, civil partnerships and cohabitation.[7]
The firm became a limited liability partnership on 9 October 2015.
Mishcon de Reya was named Law Firm of the Year at The Legal Business Awards 2017.[8]
Notable clients
In 1995, the firm gained attention when Anthony Julius represented Diana, Princess of Wales in her divorce.
In 2000, the firm represented Deborah Lipstadt in the case David Irving v Penguin Books and Deborah Lipstadt. The 2016 film Denial was based on this case.
Mishcon de Reya's Employment team won a ground-breaking victory in the UK Supreme Court on behalf of its client, Krista Bates van Winkelhof, in which it was determined that members of LLPs do have the protection of whistleblowing legislation.[9]
In 2016 the Supreme Court ruled financial claims can be brought over 20 years after divorce for client Kathleen Wyatt.[10]
In 2016 the company co-ordinated a challenge in the High Court by Gina Miller, an investment manager and philanthropist, against the process of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union.[11] The Government in January 2017, appealed the High Court ruling to the Supreme Court, but were unsuccessful. In a majority decision, it ruled that Parliament must vote on whether the Government can start the process of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union.[12]
In 2019 the Court of Appeal overturned the Judgment of Mr Justice Warby dated 8 October 2018 which had refused Mishcon de Reya's client, Richard Lloyd, permission to serve a representative action on Google LLC. The claim relates to what is known as the "Safari Workaround" - Google's alleged unlawful and clandestine tracking of iPhone users in 2011 and 2012 without their consent through the use of third party cookies.[13]
See also
In 2016, Mishcon de Reya and children's charity Place2Be produced a book written for adults by children on the topic of parental separation 'Splitting Up: A Child's Guide to a Grown Up Problem'.[14]
References
- ^ https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/upbeat-mishcon-picks-singapore-for-first-asia-office-/5104156.article
- ^ "The Legal 500 > Mishcon de Reya LLP > London, ENGLAND > What the firm says". www.legal500.com. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ "Who are the silver circle law firms and how it has changed". 19 September 2017.
- ^ viola.zoldy. "The long read: How the silver circle shattered - Lawyers4law".
- ^ McAteer, Mark. "Mishcon, A&O and Freshfields major winners at 2017 Legal Business Awards | www.legalbusiness.co.uk". www.legalbusiness.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ "Firm revenue grows 10% in 2018/19 financial year". Mishcon de Reya.
- ^ "Mishcon joins 'Pink Law' advice initiative". The Lawyer. 17 November 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Mishcon, A&O and Freshfields are major winners at 2017 Legal Business awards". Legal Business. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "Clydes settles whistleblowing claim with former partner Bates van Winkelhof". The Lawyer. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ "Woman could win cash payout 20 years after divorce". BBC News. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ Bowcott, Owen (19 July 2016). "Theresa May does not intend to trigger article 50 this year, court told". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ Corporation, British Broadcasting (24 January 2017). "Brexit: Supreme Court says Parliament must give Article 50 go-ahead". BBC. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "Google 'tracking iPhone users' case goes ahead". BBC.
- ^ "How does it feel when your parents divorce? Children speak out". The Times. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2016.