No. of offices Two Major practice areas General practice Founded 1937 Number of offices 2 | No. of lawyers Over 300 Headquarters London | |
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Inside mishcon de reya
Mishcon de Reya LLP is a British law firm with offices in London and New York.
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History
Mishcon de Reya was founded by Victor Mishcon in Brixton in 1937.
In 2008, the firm launched the specialist 'Pink Law' Legal Advice Centre in conjunction with Queen Mary, University of London and two other city law firms. The project offers free and impartial legal advice on issues affecting the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community, such as employment discrimination, civil partnerships and cohabitation.
In January 2010 Mishcon de Reya opened an associated office in New York, Mishcon de Reya New York LLP.
The firm became a limited liability partnership on 9 October 2015.
Notable clients
The firm gained attention when Anthony Julius represented Diana, Princess of Wales in her divorce.
In 2016 the company co-ordinated a challenge in the High Court by Gina Miller, an investment manager and philanthropist, against the process of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union. The law firm was subjected to abuse as a result of its involvement in the case, and Brexit supporters mounted a protest outside the firm's offices.
The Government in January 2017, appealed the High Court ruling to the Supreme Court, but were unsuccessful with the Supreme Court ruling, in a majority decision, that Parliament must vote on whether the Government can start the process of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union.