gunnercooke

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UK

Awarded leading firm in UK 2026

Chambers and Partners

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gunnercooke is the leading global fee share firm for entrepreneurial lawyers, with over 600 advisors specialising in areas including corporate, real estate and employment, as well as emerging disciplines such as charity, crypto, sports and competition law.

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gunnercooke is a Top 75 law firm in the UK and part of the ‘magic circle of fee share law firms’. The firm is growing rapidly and how has 16 offices in the UK, US, Germany and Austria. The firm's 45,000 clients include Google, Jet2.com, DHL, Lidl and Santander.

gunnercooke operates as a fee share model meaning professionals join as self-employed advisors, free to design and develop their own practice. Advisors and lawyers build and work in dynamic teams of their choosing, drawing on specific disciplines from across the firm, to best suit their clients’ needs. With cross-border specialists and strength in multiple jurisdictions and practice areas, gunnercooke specialises in the rapid assembly of bespoke teams of multidisciplinary experts.

Clients benefit from flexible options on fees to suit their needs, access to a wider network of senior experts throughout the relationship, and legal advice which is complemented by an understanding of the commercial aspects of running a business. Additional group services are designed to strengthen and enhance the core legal offering, including an Operating Partners practice, which offers experts in senior management consultancy, crypto, marketing, crime and compliance, and legal technology arm. gunnercooke Sport offers full service support to clubs and players in the sports industry.

Purpose is at the core of everything we do. Our model is designed to foster strong relationships between clients and their trusted advisors. It also provides freedom and helps fulfil the professional and personal ambitions of the people who work here. Ultimately, it aims to leave a lasting, a positive legacy on the world around us.

Practice areas: The firm is particularly well known for its work in corporate, M&A and private equity; employment and pensions; dispute resolution; competition and antitrust; family law; business crime; restructuring, insolvency and business growth; private client; tax; FinTech and financial services; banking and finance; commodities; real estate finance; property litigation; and commercial property. They also cover sector groups including Web3, football, construction, aviation, hospitality, fashion, equestrian and charity.

OFFICES:

  • London
  • Manchester
  • Birmingham
  • Leeds
  • New York
  • Chicago
  • Glasgow
  • Edinburgh
  • Berlin
  • Frankfurt
  • Düsseldorf
  • Hamburg
  • München
  • Vienna
  • Tirol

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Address (A-Z)

UK - Head office

Greater London

1 Cornhill , London, Greater London, UK, EC3V 3ND, London

gunnercooke.com

0333 014 3401

UK

West Midlands

55 Colmore Row , Birmingham, West Midlands, UK, B3 2AA, Birmingham


City of Edinburgh

80 George Street , Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, UK, EH2 3BU, Edinburgh


Glasgow City

2-10 Montrose Street , Glasgow, Glasgow City, UK, G1 1RE, Glasgow


West Yorkshire

10-12 Parade , Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK, LS1 2BH, Leeds


Lancashire

53 King Street , Manchester, Lancashire, UK, M2 4LQ, Manchester

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In-Depth Overview
Simon Etchells
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Simon Etchells, Rachel Dunn
Article • Oct 2025
Global Practice Guide
Olga Antonova
James Burnie
Kathryn Dodds
Holly Joseph
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Olga Antonova, James Burnie, Kathryn Dodds, Holly Joseph
Article • May 2025
Global Practice Guide
James Burnie
Olga Antonova
Holly Joseph
Kathryn Dodds
Authored by
James Burnie, Olga Antonova, Holly Joseph, Kathryn Dodds
Article • May 2025

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