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Our London office provides our clients with solutions to complex and often cross-border situations through a network of lawyers and offices that are locally embedded and globally integrated. We advise on some of the most significant and largest cross-border transactions, complex disputes and investigations, and international advisory matters in the UK and global markets. We work with our colleagues across more than 70 global offices to serve clients and meet their evolving needs, providing tailored advice underpinned by deep practice and sector expertise and enhanced by first-rate market knowledge.

With more than 500 lawyers, our London office is the largest in our Firm and a major city practice in its own right, providing domestic and cross-border legal advice in Banking & Finance, M&A, Tax, Competition, Dispute Resolution, Employment, Technology and Intellectual Property to a number of leading multinational corporations and financial institutions on complex matters.

Through connected thinking and integrated legal solutions, our London team works with colleagues across the globe to help clients achieve their objectives, while mitigating risk.

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As one of the world’s most active transactional firms, our Corporate Practice advises on complex domestic and multinational transactions across borders, guiding clients through the whole deal cycle, from deal shaping, and negotiation to closing, including post-transaction reorganisation and integration. We advise on all aspects of Banking & Finance, providing clients with integrated financing solutions on domestic and international transactions, and collaborate with many of the 1,000 Dispute Resolution lawyers across our global Firm to help clients resolve complex matters, including litigation, international arbitration and investigations, compliance and ethics.

Our Tax team works with colleagues in other regions to find tax efficient structures for large cross-border transactions and investments, as well as advising clients on the UK tax aspects of international projects. The team understands the intricacies of tax laws and dispute resolution techniques, and can design and implement tax structures that consider all rules and variables in all jurisdictions.

We also offer global and local advice in the following areas:

• Capital Markets
• Employment
• Energy, Mining & Infrastructure
• IT & Communications
• Intellectual Property
• Healthcare
• Private Equity
• Real Estate
• Technology, Media & Telecommunications

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Our unique combination of local insight and global reach is at the heart of our strategy, which helps us understand our clients’ businesses, their cultures and goals.

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The London office of Baker McKenzie offers exceptional career opportunities for both qualified lawyers and business services professionals. A career here can provide a range of diverse and fascinating paths, supported by our world-class learning programmes that will help you develop as far and as fast as your talents and drive will take you. This is made possible by our coordinated approach to talent management and the integrated way we link the recruitment, professional career development and performance management of our people.

Much of the work that happens in London spans borders and involves advising and co-ordinating complicated transactions. To do this effectively, we need to work closely with colleagues in our offices across the world. It is what makes us a truly global firm. Our unique combination of local insight and global reach is at the heart of our strategy, which helps us understand our clients’ businesses, their cultures and goals.

Baker McKenzie London has been accredited by Disability Confident, joining over 18,000 organisations that have signed up to help change behaviours and cultures in businesses, networks and communities and reap the benefits of inclusive recruitment practices.

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The Firm is committed to giving back to the community through charitable giving and volunteering opportunities. There are plenty of opportunities to take part and everyone across the office is encouraged to get involved - we offer two volunteering days per year. In London, the Firm's office charity is the London's Air Ambulance. This partnerships runs until 2026.

Pro bono work Pro bono work is a fundamental part of life at Baker McKenzie. From providing commercial support to charities, through to human rights research and advocacy, it gives our lawyers a chance to help those who may not otherwise have access to justice. Our key pro bono clients include Amnesty International, Save the Children and the UNHCR.

Sustainability

At Baker McKenzie, we believe that the best way for an organisation to engage meaningfully on sustainability-related issues begins by exemplifying best practice in its own operations. That's why we apply the same rigor to advancing our own sustainability strategy as we do to advising our clients, holding ourselves to the same high standards as we recommend to them. Find out more in our latest annual sustainability report.

Inclusion, diversity and equity (ID&E) are part of our DNA at Baker McKenzie and we are proud of our inclusive culture which encourages innovation, and where diverse talent thrives. We have developed a reputation as a market leader for attracting, developing and promoting diverse talent and our approach to ID&E has strengthened our relationships with clients through shared values. ID&E support the success of the Firm and our people, our aim being to better reflect society and our clients.

Baker McKenzie London has been accredited by Disability Confident, joining over 18,000 organisations that have signed up to change behaviours and cultures in businesses, networks and communities and reap the benefits of inclusive recruitment practices.

We also run a number of Affinity Groups across the office: BakerWomen, BakerEthnicity, BakerPride+Allies, BakerOpportunity (focused on social mobility), BakerDisability and BakerWellbeing. These groups play an active role in consulting on workplace and Firm issues, as well as making suggestions for programmes and improvements to policy so that we can better service all our employees. They also organise events and networking opportunities throughout the year, to ensure inclusion for all and to promote each of their causes.

For more information, read our Annual ID&E Report 2024, and Gender Pay Gap Report 2024.

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280 BishopsgateLondon EC2M 4AGUnited Kingdom Tel: +44 20 7919 1000 Fax: +44 20 7919 1999 View on Google Maps

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  Edward Poulton

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Baker & McKenzie LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales with registered number OC311297. Baker & McKenzie LLP is a member of Baker & McKenzie International, a Swiss Verein. A list of members’ names is open to inspection at its registered office and principal place of business, 280 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4AG.

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