Addleshaw Goddard (2003-)
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An Addleshaw Goddard (2003-) is an international law firm formed through the merger of Addleshaw Booth & Co and Theodore Goddard in 2003.
- Context:
- It can (typically) be headquartered in London, UK.
- It can (typically) operate from its offices in key business centers across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, including London, Manchester, Frankfurt, and Singapore.
- It can (often) specialize in high-profile sectors such as financial services, technology, real estate, and healthcare, providing strategic legal support for complex transactions, disputes, and regulatory compliance.
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- It can handle a range of legal services, including Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Litigation & Dispute Resolution, and Corporate Law for large enterprises and high-net-worth individuals.
- It can be structured as a fully integrated Limited Liability Partnership (LLP).
- It can serve FTSE 100 and other major companies in energy, financial services, health, and construction sectors, leveraging deep industry expertise.
- It can act as a strategic legal partner for high-value projects such as cross-border infrastructure developments, regulatory compliance programs, and business restructuring.
- It can leverage legal technology solutions and networks with partner firms to support clients in over 100 countries worldwide.
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- Example(s):
- In 2003, the firm was formed by merging Addleshaw Booth & Co and Theodore Goddard, consolidating their legal expertise and client bases.
- In 2017, Addleshaw Goddard merged with the Scottish firm HBJ to expand its reach in the UK market.
- In 2020, it won the "Real Estate Team of the Year" award from Legal Business, showcasing its leadership in property law.
- In 2022, the firm merged with the Irish law firm Eugene F. Collins, solidifying its presence in Ireland.
- In 2023, it was named the “Most Digital Law Firm in Europe” by the Financial Times for its innovative use of technology to optimize client services.
- In 2024, it advised Virgin Money in transitioning thousands of commercial loans to meet LIBOR compliance deadlines, integrating multiple legal technology platforms. with 19 offices worldwide.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- Clifford Chance, which is another global law firm but focuses more heavily on banking and finance law.
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, which competes closely with Addleshaw Goddard but has a stronger presence in competition law and cross-border M&A.
- Linklaters, a major competitor with a deeper specialization in capital markets and large-scale international transactions.
- Hogan Lovells, which, unlike Addleshaw Goddard, is more focused on the technology and healthcare sectors.
- See: International Law Firm, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Corporate Law Advisor, Legal Technology Solutions, Theodore Goddard.
References
2024
- (Wikipedia, 2024) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addleshaw_Goddard Retrieved:2024-10-8.
- Addleshaw Goddard LLP (informally AG) is an international law firm headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. It is structured as a fully integrated LLP and has more than 1,700 lawyers including 429 partners in 19 offices located in Aberdeen, Berlin, Doha, Dubai, Dublin, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Glasgow, Hamburg, Leeds, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Manchester, Munich, Muscat, Paris, Riyadh and Singapore and an affiliated office in Tokyo. The firm advises FTSE 100 and other major companies across corporate, commercial, finance, and project, real estate, and litigation business divisions with specialist fields such as private capital; energy, financial services, health and life sciences, real estate, retail and consumer, construction and transport sectors; and has a strong interest in tech.
Addleshaw Goddard was formed on 1 May 2003 by the merger of Addleshaw Booth & Co with Theodore Goddard.[1] In 2017, the firm merged with the Scottish law firm HBJ. In 2022, the firm merged with the Irish law Firm Eugene F. Collins. With £443 m ($550m – €506m) (+18%) gross revenue in 2023, the firm is the 19th largest law firm in the United Kingdom and placed 136th on the 2020 Global 200 worldwide law firms ranking.
- Addleshaw Goddard LLP (informally AG) is an international law firm headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. It is structured as a fully integrated LLP and has more than 1,700 lawyers including 429 partners in 19 offices located in Aberdeen, Berlin, Doha, Dubai, Dublin, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Glasgow, Hamburg, Leeds, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Manchester, Munich, Muscat, Paris, Riyadh and Singapore and an affiliated office in Tokyo. The firm advises FTSE 100 and other major companies across corporate, commercial, finance, and project, real estate, and litigation business divisions with specialist fields such as private capital; energy, financial services, health and life sciences, real estate, retail and consumer, construction and transport sectors; and has a strong interest in tech.
- ↑ Legal Business profile of Addleshaw Goddard
2024
- https://www.addleshawgoddard.com/en/insights/insights-briefings/2024/technology/harnessing-power-large-language-models-legal-document-review/
- NOTE: Addleshaw Goddard’s report on optimizing LLMs for M&A legal due diligence outlines a highly detailed methodology for boosting model performance through specific configurations and techniques. The strategies applied include the following:
- Chunking Strategy: The document was segmented into 3,500-character chunks with a 700-character overlap, ensuring critical content is not missed during the review.
- Hybrid Retrieval Method: This approach combined advanced keyword and vector search to enhance the precision of information retrieval.
- Provision-Specific Queries: Each provision in the document was addressed using customized Advanced Keywords and Vector Search Queries.
- Top 10 Chunk Retrieval: The model was fed with the top 10 document chunks, maintaining the order of appearance.
- Use of GPT-4 32K: The 32K context size allowed for broader context assimilation.
- Model Parameters: The model used a temperature setting of 0, a maximum token limit of 2,000, and a consistent seed value to ensure repeatability.
- System Prompts: Specific system prompts were crafted to minimize unnecessary context length while ensuring clarity of instructions.
- Targeted Prompts for Provisions: Provision-specific prompts directed the LLM to focus on key aspects of the legal text.
- Follow-Up Prompts: Designed to hold the LLM accountable by asking it to reevaluate missed information, enhancing overall recall and response quality.
- Citations:
- NOTE: Addleshaw Goddard’s report on optimizing LLMs for M&A legal due diligence outlines a highly detailed methodology for boosting model performance through specific configurations and techniques. The strategies applied include the following:
1. https://www.artificiallawyer.com/2024/10/08/ag-proves-llms-can-do-well-on-due-diligence/ 2. https://www.addleshawgoddard.com/en/insights/insights-briefings/2024/technology/harnessing-power-large-language-models-legal-document-review/ 3. https://www.legaltech-talk.com/harnessing-the-power-of-large-language-models-forlegal-document-review/
2024
- https://www.linkedin.com/company/addleshaw-goddard/about/
- Welcome to Addleshaw Goddard - an international law firm, almost 250 years in the making. We're trusted by over 5000 organisations, including 51 FTSE 100 companies, to solve problems, deliver deals, defend rights, comply with regulations, and mitigate risk. Our work spans more than 50 areas of business law, paving the way to deliver the best possible outcomes for clients across multiple industries. We help them do business, operate, and grow effectively and safely in over 100 countries worldwide.
Website: https://www.addleshawgoddard.com/en/ Phone: +44 (0)20 7606 8855 Industry: Law Practice Company size: 2,976 associated members Headquarters: London, England Founded: 1775 Specialties: Banking and Finance law, Commercial Litigation, Competition law, Construction Law, Corporate law, Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency, Employment law, IP, IT and Technology law, Pensions, PFI/PPP, Private Client, Real Estate, and Tax.