LB100: The rise of Freeths
Freeths has seen revenue almost double over the past five years (see Legal Business 100 table), and are often mentioned to our researchers by partners and general counsel alike as a firm that has significantly impressed. We take a look at the firm’s The Legal 500 rankings and some of the FTSE clients that it represents.
Freeths’ Legal 500 rankings
East Midlands:
Corporate and commercial
1 Corporate and commercial: Nottingham and Derby
Finance
1 Banking and finance
Human resources
1 Employment
Insurance
1 Personal injury and clinical negligence: claimant
Private client
1 Charities and not-for-profit
1 Contentious trusts and probate
1 Family
1 Personal tax trusts and probate
Public sector
1 Local government
Real estate
1 Commercial property: Nottingham and Derby
1 Construction
1 Planning
1 Property litigation
1 Social housing
London:
Corporate and commercial
1 M&A: smaller deals up to £50m
Private client
1 Court of Protection
Public sector
1 Local government
Real estate
1 Commercial property: retail
South East:
Corporate and commercial
1 Corporate and commercial: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middlesex
Insurance
1 Clinical negligence: claimant
Private client
1 Agriculture and estates
1 Charities and not-for-profit
1 Contentious trusts and probate
1 Family: Thames Valley: Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
1 Personal tax trusts and probate: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
Real estate
1 Commercial property: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
Corporate and commercial
Birmingham
Lloyds Development Capital (West Midlands)
Nottingham and Derby
Experian (East Midlands)
Travis Perkins (East Midlands)
Dispute resolution
Commercial litigation
Capita (London)
Commercial litigation: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
Whitbread (South East)
Commercial litigation: Birmingham
Travis Perkins (West Midlands)
Finance
Insolvency and corporate recovery
Whitbread (South East)
Human resources
Employment
National Express (West Midlands)
West Midlands Travel (West Midlands)
Insurance
Professional negligence
Capita (South East)
Public sector
Health
Lloyds Healthcare team (East Midlands)
Santander Healthcare team (East Midlands)
Yorkshire Bank Healthcare team (East Midlands)
Real estate
Commercial property: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
Whitbread Group (South East)
Commercial property: Birmingham
Lloyds Bank (West Midlands)
Commercial property: development
The Royal Bank of Scotland (London)
Commercial property: Elsewhere in the West Midlands
The Royal Bank of Scotland (West Midlands)
Commercial property: investment
The Royal Bank of Scotland (London)
Commercial property: Manchester
Barratt Developments (North West)
Commercial property: Nottingham and Derby
Bellway Homes (East Midlands)
Travis Perkins Group (East Midlands)
Commercial property: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
Lloyds Bank (South East)
Construction
Travis Perkins (East Midlands)
Environment
Travis Perkins Group (Yorkshire and the Humber)
Planning
Barratt Homes (East Midlands and London)
Redrow Homes (London)
Tesco Stores (East Midlands)
Travis Perkins (London)
Planning and environment
Persimmon Homes (North West)
Property finance
Clydesdale Bank (London)
Lloyds Banking Group (London)
The Royal Bank of Scotland (London)
Property litigation
Barratt David Wilson (East Midlands)
Experian (East Midlands)
Greene King (South East)
Sky UK (Yorkshire and the Humber)
Whitbread Group (South East)
Social housing
Bellway Homes (East Midlands)
TMT
Intellectual property
Travis Perkins (West Midlands)