Shoosmiths LLP

Chief Executive: David Jackson

Chairperson: Kirsten Hewson

Number of UK partners: 210

Number of other staff: 1,600+

Shoosmiths is a law firm clients choose for excellent service, incisive thinking and above all for our ability to focus on what matters. Read more here: Shoosmiths | For What Matters

From Mercedes-Benz, Marston's and Travelodge to Octopus Ventures, major property developers and some of the UK's largest banks, we work with a growing number of the FTSE 250 and some of the world's most exciting and ambitious growth businesses.

From offices across the UK and Brussels, the firm supports some of the world’s most exciting and ambitious businesses; amazing clients making an impact.

The firm also believes in supporting the communities in which it operates, and it is firmly on its ESG journey, with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) validating near-term science-based emissions reduction targets, and launching grant-making body Shoosmiths Foundation | Shoosmiths Lawyers. To find out more about Shoosmiths and the positive impact the firm is making across its clients, people, and ESG and innovations, please visit: Impact report 2025

It's thanks to our clients that we have been recognised in award programmes for innovation and client service excellence. Every service innovation we have delivered in recent years has come about through listening to clients and working with them to find a better way of working, so they and we can work smarter, faster and better. Read more here: The Shoosmiths client experience | Shoosmiths Lawyers

Supporting some of the world’s most exciting and ambitious businesses.

Shoosmiths has a proven track record of navigating complex legal landscapes, advising clients on what matters to them across multiple jurisdictions. Examples of our cross-border expertise include:

• Successfully defending Opel Automotive from a $19 million multi-jurisdictional contractual claim in a two-week trial in the Commercial Court.
• Acting for Belden Group, a global provider of industrial networking solutions, in its global data breach involving regulators across 26 countries. We were the sole counsel in every country except the USA.
• Advising H&M on one of their biggest pieces of IP litigation. This involved working cross-border, handling proceedings in the USA, Germany and the UK.
• Acting as sole advisor to Global Switch, the largest data centre provider in Europe and Asia Pacific, on its global data centre portfolio.
• Acting for LA-headquartered GCL on its acquisitions of CARS and Dynamic International, and managing delivery of UK, US, UAE, Japanese and Dutch advice.

Our long-standing working relationships with law firms across the world – coupled with membership of the World Services Group (WSG) and active participation with the International Bar Association (IBA) – enables us to offer clients best-in-class advice, regardless of where they are in the world. Read more here: International | Shoosmiths Lawyers

Business desks

Our international business desks for the USA, Germany and India are staffed by lawyers with deep experience of advising clients in and from these key economic and geographic markets. They bring legal support and a network to help clients make valuable connections, together with the cultural understanding (and languages) required to support clients from those markets or who wish to enter those markets. Read more here Business desks

Shoosmiths’ innovative approach is also embodied in their non-legal comprehensive business solutions for clients. For us, legal advice is just one piece of the puzzle when it comes to tackling complex business challenges. Read more here: Shoosmiths EIGHT | Connected services