Blake Dawson
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| Headquarters |
London, EC2 United Kingdom |
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| No. of offices | 27 |
| No. of lawyers | 1,700+ |
| No. of employees | 3,500+ |
| Major practice areas | General practice |
| Key people | Ben Tidswell (Chairman) Mary Padbury (Vice Chairman) Paul Jenkins (Managing Partner) Brian Dunlop (Chief Financial Officer) Simmon Beddow (Managing Partner - London Office) |
| Revenue |
 £550 million |
| Date founded | 1822 (London) |
| Company type | Limited liability partnership |
| Website | www.ashurst.com |
Ashurst LLP is a multinational law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom and a member of the 'Silver Circle' of leading UK law firms. Ashurst is the UK's 11th largest law firm by revenue, according to the latest Legal 100 table by Legal Business. It has 28 offices in 16 countries across Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and North America and employs around 1,700 legal advisers.
Its principal business focus is mergers and acquisitions, corporate and structured finance. The firm also has practices in other areas including investment funds, antitrust, energy, transport and infrastructure, intellectual property, IT, dispute resolution, financial services, tax, real estate, regulatory, telecommunication and employment.
The firm was founded in 1822, at 6 Old Jewry in the City of London. The first 100 years of Ashurst Morris Crisp, as it was then known, were dominated by three men: progressive political activist William H. Ashurst, liquidation mastermind John Morris and corporate specialist Sir Frank Crisp.
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