Macfarlanes

We are a unique firm. Our blend of expertise, agility and culture means we have the flexibility to meet our clients’ most challenging demands and to champion innovation.

Our approach is simple. Our firm is built and shaped around the needs of our clients with whom we form long-lasting relationships. They entrust us with their most difficult and complex problems in the areas in which we practise. We find, recruit and train talented people from all backgrounds, who we want to have long-lasting careers with us and who will one day shape and lead the firm. To achieve this, we operate differently.

A Simple Model

We do not aim to be all things to all clients. Instead we have grown thoughtfully to provide the depth and breadth of services they need. We operate with our clients in three broad areas.

We assist them with their major transactions. This includes anything from complex M&A and real estate transactions to the creation of sophisticated financial products.
We assist our clients with their most consequential litigation and investigations.
We advise on all aspects of our clients’ private capital needs, working with asset managers, family offices and individual entrepreneurs, including, uniquely, through our market-leading private client practice.

The scope of our services is distinct. We are one of the foremost firms in each of these areas.

A Different International Approach

We operate from two offices: in London, our main office, and in Brussels, where we focus on EU law.

We have a strong international network which we work hard to maintain, as we view these firms as our partners in delivering services to our clients and to theirs. We work with the best lawyers for the mandate in each jurisdiction. This gives clients choice and enables us to provide them with the highest possible level of service.

A Human-Sized Culture

We recruit people to build careers for the long term. We know each other personally which means we work together with cohesion and speed. We have a strong, independent culture, which is challenging and supportive, creating an entrepreneurial environment where everyone, at whatever level, can thrive.

Our Services

Commercial, Brands, IP and IT; Competition/Antitrust; Construction and Engineering; Corporate and M&A; Derivatives and Trading; Employment; ESG; Finance; Financial Services Regulation; Immigration; Insurance; Lawtech; Litigation and Dispute Resolution; Pensions and Pensions De-risking; Private Client; Private Equity; Private Funds and Investment Management; Public Policy; Real Estate; Restructuring and Insolvency; Reward; and Tax.

Welcome from Sebastien Prichard Jones, Senior Partner

“Our international client base entrusts us with their most difficult and complex issues. We operate from two offices: in London, our main office, and in Brussels, where we focus on EU law. This creates a distinctive culture where we all know each other, and we all work with and for each other.

Being effectively under one roof has huge advantages especially for individuals at the start of their career, since you can get to know the firm, and become known by the firm, very quickly. This means that you really count and your contribution makes a difference.

We are a law firm on a human scale. You will feel at home here. Our culture is challenging yet supportive and our aim is that on completion of your chosen programme you will be more experienced, have enjoyed more responsibility, and will be more developed, than your peers at other firms.”

Discover Your Path in Law

Whether your goal is to qualify as a lawyer or join as a paralegal, we’re committed to widening access to legal careers for all.