Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP)

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Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP (BLP) is a major City of London law firm. They act for a wide range of UK and international institutional and high growth companies, across a wide range of industry sectors including retail, IT, government, manufacturing, financial services, health, leisure and transport. BLP focus on the four core areas of corporate, real estate, finance and litigation & dispute resolution.

Employees

There are over 600 lawyers and over 180 Partners at BLP. The firm hire approximately 50 graduates for their training scheme each year.

BLP's Clients

Berwin Leighton Paisner act for a wide range of FTSE 100 companies and financial institutions, major multinationals, government and entrepreneurial private businesses and individuals.

The firm's clients include: Aviva, Barclays, Bear Stearn & Co. Inc., British Land, Canary Wharf, Deutsche Bank, Rolls Royce, Schroder, Tesco, and RBS.

Key Work Areas

BLP's key work areas are in: Real Estate, Corporate, Finance, Litigation and Dispute Resolution and Tax.

Real Estate

BLP has a full real estate offering including investment, development, planning, construction, property finance, litigation and funds.

Corporate

Berwin Leighton Paisner's work includes M&A, IPOs, investment funds, private equity, restructuring and insolvency and employment, secondary fundraisings, pensions and incentives. BLP's corporate team also includes the largest dedicated team of commercial contracts lawyers in London.

Finance

BLP advises lenders, issuers and borrowers on the full range of financing techniques in both domestic and international markets. BLP offers significant expertise in real estate finance, projects, PPP/PFI, securitisation and asset finance.

Litigation and Dispute Resolution

BLP has significant experience in corporate/commercial disputes, crisis management, intellectual property, real estate disputes, banking and finance litigation and FSA regulatory issues.

Tax

The corporate tax team at BLP is one of the largest in the City. The firm's tax specialists are highly regarded in the City with particular expertise in complex tax issues surrounding M&A, asset and structured finance, property and other funds, REITs and private equity.

BLP is also one of the few firms in the City offering a comprehensive personal tax and trusts advisory service for domestic and international high net worth individuals.

Offices

International Offices

Berwin Leighton Paisner have associated offices in Brussels, Paris and Singapore. They have recently made an alliance with Kramer Levin in New York which has an association with the Studio Santa Maria in Italy.

UK Offices

Berwin Leigton Paisner have two London based offices: London Bridge and Fleet Street.

UK Head Office

• Address: Adelaide House, London Bridge, London, EC4R 9HA
• Tel: 020 7760 1000
• Fax: 020 7760 1111

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