Bates Wells Braithwaite
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| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
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| No. of offices | 1 |
| No. of lawyers | 85 |
| Major practice areas | Commercial, charity |
| Date founded | 1970 |
| Founder | Andrew Phillips (Lord of Sudbury) |
| Company type | Limited liability partnership |
| Website | www |
Bates Wells Braithwaite (BWB) is a professional services consultancy, combining a top legal practice with impact, advisory and compliance advisory services. Andrew Phillips (Lord of Sudbury), co-founder of "trans-Europe" lawyers network, the Parlex Group and UK's Legal Action Group, founded Bates Wells Braithwaite in 1970. The London-based firm employs more than 200 people with specialists covering all areas of law. Bates Wells Braithwaite is one of the ’s 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain.
Bates Wells Braithwaite helped in the development of Big Society Capital, the social investment bank founded by Sir Ronald Cohen in 2012. The firm also had a major role in establishing Charity Bank, a financial institution that lends to charities and social enterprises, as well as in helping to develop the definition of a Community Interest Company.
Bates Wells Braithwaite is acknowledged by the United Kingdom’s two independent directories, Legal 500 and Chambers UK in 21 areas.
According to Charity Financials, Bates Wells Braithwaite is listed as an adviser in the accounts of 368 of the United Kingdom’s 5,000 largest charities. High profile charities that the firm represents total £7.6bn and include Cancer Research UK,, Arts Council England and Oxfam GB. In 2013, the firm won the business of United Learning Trust and Home Farm Trust. Additional clients include Action Aid, the British Red Cross, Friends of the Earth and Shelter, the firm's first charity client.
Bates Wells Braithwaite also represents clients in the entertainment sector such as Sean Combs (P Diddy), 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes and Snoop Dogg.
In June 2014, Bates Wells Braithwaite became the first City of London-based law firm to be granted an alternative business structure (ABS) license specifically to provide a unified service to its clients.
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