Olswang

Olswang Company Profile

Olswang is a mid-sized London based law firm with an equity spread of between £255,000-£900,000. Average net profit for the firm is around the £24m mark with revenue per lawyer at a healthy £358,000 and revenue per partner at a considerably more healthy £1.06m. There are 276 fee-earners at the firm, 144 assisntants and 73 partners (17 of which are women). Olswang's chief executive is Jonathan Goldstein.

Olswang was stablished in 1981, as a specialist firm providing a range of advice to media, communications, technology and real estate clients. The firm has a reputation for being a bit trendy with a youthful culture (although they certainly expect you to work hard, and sometimes very hard indeed). The firm has consistantly been ranked as a top 100 UK employer in The Sunday Times "100 Best Companies to Work For 2007" list.

Olswang has also established an alliance with US law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP, as well as providing its services in over 80 countries through a network of like-minded leading law firms.

Areas of Work

The firm's principal practice areas include: advertising, banking, biosciences, commercial litigation, corporate & commercial, media litigation, e-commerce, employment, EU & competition, film finance and production, information technology, insolvency, intellectual property, music, private equity/venture capital, real estate, sponsorship, sport, tax, telecommunications, TV/broadcasting.

International Offices

The firm has offices in London, Reading, Brussels and Berlin, with plans to extend further in the near future.

Clients Include

• Avis Europe
• BBC Worldwide
• Microsoft
• Rotch Group
• Walt Disney Company

London Office

90 High Holborn<br>
London<br>
WC1V 6XX<br>

• Tel: 020 7067 3000 <br>
• Fax: 020 7067 3999 <br>
• Email: traineesolicitor@olswang.com <br>