SJ Berwin
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Headquarters | 10 Queen Street Place, London, United Kingdom |
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Major practice areas | General practice |
Revenue | £184.6 million (2012/13)[1] |
Profit per equity partner | £565,000 (2012/13)[1] |
Date founded | 1982 (London) |
Company type | Limited liability partnership |
SJ Berwin LLP was a
History
SJ Berwin was founded in 1982 in London by lawyer
SJ Berwin had abortive merger discussions with the American law firm Proskauer Rose in 2010. In 2013 the firm entered talks to join the Australian-Chinese law firm King & Wood Mallesons as its fourth constituent partnership.[5][6] The merger was completed on 1 November 2013.[7][8]
Notable deals and cases
SJ Berwin advised
The firm acted for Graphite Capital on the £215 million sale of Kurt Geiger, Europe's largest luxury shoe retailer, to US retailer Jones Group.[10]
The firm advised global packaging manufacturer
In 2010 the firm advised
The firm advised
The firm acted for OK! magazine in its dispute with Hello! over the publication of "spoiler" photographs of the wedding of Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones.[14]
References
- ^ a b "The Lawyer UK 200 Preview: Come on, united". The Lawyer. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ King & Wood Mallesons, KING & WOOD MALLESONS AND SJ BERWIN COMBINE TO CREATE FIRST GLOBAL LAW FIRM HEADQUARTERED IN ASIA, 2013-07-31
- ^ Chambers Student Guide 2012
- ^ The Lawyer
- ^ Stanton, Natalie (17 July 2013). "SJ Berwin partners to vote on KWM deal next week". The Lawyer. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ^ "King & Wood Mallesons, SJ Berwin to create US$1 billion global firm | Hong Kong Lawyer". www.hk-lawyer.org. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
- ^ "City law firm SJ Berwin in pioneer merger with King & Wood Mallesons". The Telegraph. 1 November 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ "King & Wood Mallesons and SJ Berwin merger goes live tomorrow". The Lawyer. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ "SJ Berwin advises Lion Capital and Goode Partners on the acquisition of All Saints fashion chain". SJ Berwin.
- ^ "SJ Berwin LLP in Kurt Geiger deal - Private equity firm of the year closes two major retail deals in one week". SJ Berwin.
- ^ "SJ Berwin advises Amcor on its $2 billion acquisition of Alcan Packaging". SJ Berwin.
- ^ "SJ Berwin advises British Land and Blackstone on giant pre-letting at Broadgate". SJ Berwin.
- ^ "SJ Berwin advises SITA on $2 billion deal with Orange Business Services for innovative communication services to the air transport industry". SJ Berwin.
- ^ "SJ Berwin LLP's victory in the House of Lords for OK! in the Catherine Zeta-Jones wedding photos case". SJ Berwin.