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Law Firm of the Year

Our innovative approach to law, commitment to client service excellence, and the growth trajectory of the firm over the past year has seen us be named 'Law Firm of the Year' at The Lawyer Awards 2024. Thank you to all of our wonderful clients for making it possible.

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Welcome

Welcome to Addleshaw Goddard – an international law firm, almost 250 years in the making. We’re trusted by over 5000 organisations, including 50 FTSE 100 companies, to solve problems, deliver deals, defend rights, comply with regulations and mitigate risk. Our work spans more than 50 areas of business law for clients across multiple industries in over 100 countries worldwide. And while the challenges our clients bring us may vary, we approach and solve them with the same, single-minded focus: finding the smartest way to achieve the biggest impact.

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WE ADVISED APPLIED NUTRITION ON ITS IPO ON THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

It's the second largest IPO of 2024 in the UK and the largest consumer IPO since 2021, showing that London is still the place for ambitious companies looking for support for their growth plans.

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Navigating the Cloud

Technology Report: How business leaders are navigating and negotiating risks with major Cloud Service Providers (CSPs)

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Responsible Business

Addleshaw Goddard is committed to the ongoing journey of having as positive an impact as possible on the world around us – just as we are committed to helping our clients with their journeys. Find out more about that commitment in action, covering diversity, inclusion, community activity, sustainability, and more.

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Harness Generative AI

If you are harnessing GenAI in your business (or are interested in doing so), download two, free legal guides that shine a light on some myths, risks and mitigation when it comes to using GenAI within in-house legal functions and business.

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Client impact

Ports partnership unlocks growth potential for Africa's economy

The new partnership that we helped forge for DP World will unlock Africa’s trade potential, creating 138,000 jobs and giving 35 million people better access to vital goods and food supplies.

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Integrated legal technology tackles LIBOR challenge for Virgin Money

Like other major banks, Virgin Money had to amend thousands of commercial loans in record time to tackle the LIBOR transition compliance deadlines. The most efficient solution? A ground-breaking integration of five legal technology platforms.

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Funding the £98m unfundable deal

Confidence is often the first step in the journey to achieve a successful deal. So when debt advisers told UPP that its ambition to acquire 2,000 student rooms were unfundable, we disagreed – and went on to prove them wrong.

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70% faster property reviews in the bag for Primark

189 stores. 40,000+ pages of leasehold contracts. 28,000,000 words. When Primark needed to determine the repair responsibilities for its property portfolio, we faced a herculean challenge. With just two weeks to deliver, we put technology to work.

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How some high voltage thinking saved our client over £100M

When one of the world's leading automotive companies purchased a large plot for a major new factory, there wasn't enough power to support their ambitious growth plans. With an eyewatering energy bill looming, one simple question led to a surprisingly straightforward solution – and over £100m saving.

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AG advises Nationwide Building Society on its acquisition of Virgin Money UK PLC

Addleshaw Goddard has advised Nationwide Building Society (Nationwide or the Society) on certain key aspects of its recommended all-cash acquisition of Virgin Money UK PLC. The transaction completed on 1 October, 2024, creating a combined Group that will be the second-largest provider of mortgages and savings in the UK.

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