Ashurst (law firm)

Infobox Law Firm
firm_name = Ashurst
firm_
headquarters = International
num_offices = 14
num_attorneys = 800+
practice_areas = General practice
revenue = NA
date_founded = 1822
company_type = LLP
homepage = [http://www.ashurst.com 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 Abu Dhabi, 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.

External links

* [http://www.ashurst.com/ Ashurst website]
* [http://www.camlawsoc.org/profile_ashursts.php Profile] (Cambridge University Law Society).
* [http://www.rollonfriday.com/load.asp?page=3.htm Profile] (RollOnFriday)