United Kingdom

FIRM:

Founded in 1937, Mishcon de Reya is a London law firm with an enviable reputation, offering a wide range of legal services to companies and individuals.   Progressive and open-minded, intelligent and thoughtful, they work hard for their clients and fight for their success.  Their strong client relationships and diverse client base - ranging from large corporates, to high profile individuals - is testament to this.

Specifically Mishcon de Reya offers the following services; dispute resolution, real estate, corporate, employment and private client.  An entrepreneurial spirit - where candour and involvement are key - characterises Mishcon’s ability to develop and execute the strategies required to achieve their clients’ goals in all these areas.

In every area of the law that they operate, Mishcon de Reya prides itself in providing a best in class service to its clients.   Mishcon de Reya’s clients are dynamic and sophisticated and this is reflected in their belief in challenging the conventional or accepted ways of working.

Mishcon de Reya's Core Values define the Firm’s character and underpin everything they do:

• To provide  clients  with  the  highest  quality  legal  services,  delivering  cost effective solutions in an efficient, professional and business-like manner;
• To foster a culture which embraces diversity, respect for the individual and the expression  of  talent,  and  which  empowers  individuals  to  fulfil  both  their potential and the potential of the Firm;
• To be open to new ideas, striving to be creative and innovative, neither bound by formality nor constrained by convention;
• To  act  with  integrity  and  frankness  in  all  our  dealings  both  internally  and externally, placing high value on teamwork and mutual support; and in doing so:
• To build a sustainable, well-managed and profitable business, which the partners hold as trustees for all members of the Firm.

Mishcon de Reya combines considerable legal expertise and objectivity with hard-nosed business pragmatism in order to deal with the issues that individuals and companies face in the real world.  Committed to achieving clients’ objectives in the most practical and cost effective way, they like to solve problems quickly and always provide clients with a clear return on their investment. 
 
To achieve this consistently, Mishcon de Reya employs a diverse collection of talented people, from varied backgrounds with differing perspectives, who are capable of addressing issues in a collaborative, non-hierarchical environment. By looking at a problem from every angle, they can then apply their expertise confidently and decisively.
 
Mishcon de Reya has extensive international links and has established practices advising businesses and high net worth individuals based in several jurisdictions, including India, Russia, South Africa and Israel. The Firm is also a member of Legalink, a unique international association of leading independent law firms located in the world’s financial centres.
 
Mishcon de Reya is proactive in the area of corporate responsibility. The Firm was one of the first in the UK to become carbon neutral and has been dedicated to pro bono work for many years.
 
Mishcon de Reya was first awarded the ‘Lexcel’ accreditation and the ‘Investors in People’ standard in January 2006. It is accredited from 2009-2011, subject to annual assessments.
 
In 2008 and 2009, the Firm was awarded the Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For Accreditation and was also ranked as a top 100 UK employer.
 
 

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

• Analysing risk
• Protection of assets
• Managing wealth
• Resolving disputes
• Building businesses