USA

Our US group comprises a dedicated, multi-disciplinary team of experienced lawyers who operate across all our UK offices, and locally in San Francisco. The team frequently acts for a diverse range of individuals and globally-ambitious businesses looking to expand their activity outside the USA.

US companies are increasingly targeting international expansion as a means for strategic growth. Our San Francisco office offers immediate access to specialist UK lawyers who can advise on the best ways to approach the European market and further afield. Through our dedicated foreign direct investment (FDI) team, we are regarded as a leading firm for inward investment into Europe from the USA.

Our thriving technology and life sciences teams are well connected in the San Francisco and Bay Area, as well as across key tech hubs in the UK, including the ‘golden triangle’ of London, Oxford and Cambridge. Work goes beyond just the transactional - our partners have close ties with the US investment community, and strive to act as connectors between the USA and the UK. We also have strong links to the US adviser community, both through the Multilaw network and our local networks across the country. In addition to technology and life sciences, we act for clients in a number of other key sectors including real estate, retail and sport.

We have UK capital markets capability based locally in the Bay Area and have extensive experience of helping US companies raise capital on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange. The firm’s international and UK litigation and arbitration team has a particular speciality in handling and successfully resolving transatlantic disputes, and is often the first port of call for disputes with an international dimension.

Our top ranked family and international private wealth teams work closely with leading family and private client lawyers throughout the USA and have a recognised expertise in US work. They also have a long tradition of helping and supporting US citizens in the UK.