No. of offices 27 No. of employees Approximately 1500+ Founded 1899 | No. of lawyers Approximately 565 Headquarters London Number of offices 27 | |
Major practice areas General practice, insurance law, litigation, dispute resolution, commercial law Key people Senior Partner - Nick Thomas Revenue £129.9 million (2014/15) | ||
Kennedys Law LLP is an international commercial law firm specialising in litigation/dispute resolution and advisory services. In 2014/15 it achieved total revenues of £129.9 million, making it the 32nd largest UK-based law firm by this measurement and profits per equity partner of £410,000 (2014/15). It has offices in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Hong Kong, Ireland, Miami, New Zealand, Peru, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Spain, United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom.
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Specialities
Insurance and reinsurance, litigation, healthcare, construction and engineering, maritime and international trade, employment, transport, banking and finance, contracts, insolvency and corporate recovery, real estate, contracts and aviation.
History
In 1899, Kennedys Law LLP was founded in London. It was named after partner Charles Kennedy. Kennedys operated from its single London site until 1996, at which point a Belfast office was opened. Since 2000, 24 new offices have been opened around the globe. In 2008, Kennedys merged with Davies Lavery and acquired offices in Birmingham and Maidstone. In 2013, Kennedys merged with aviation specialist firm Gates and Partners in a move that added 70 employees and a Brussels office to the firm. In 2016 Kennedys merged with Danish firm Advokatfirmaet Erritzøe and acquired an office in Copenhagen. On November 1, 2016 Kennedys merged with boutique marine and shipping law firm Waltons & Morse.
Ranking and recent awards
Chambers UK 2016 have ranked Kennedys as Band 1 in nine practice areas, and have listed 38 lawyers as Leading Individuals.
The Legal 500 UK 2016 have ranked Kennedys as a ‘top-tier firm’ in eight practice areas and 'recommended' in a further 26 practice areas. 14 partners are listed in the “Leading individuals” list, The Legal 500 UK’s guide to outstanding lawyers nationwide.
Kennedys are the winners of the Legal Technology Team of the Year award in 2016, Legal Business. Kennedys have also won of the Best Latin America Insurance and Reinsurance Law Firm award in 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013.