Addleshaw Goddard has been serving the business community in Leeds for over 200 years. It is a well run business as well as a successful, full service law firm, delivering more business critical projects for clients than ever before. Built on a culture that is forward looking and supportive, commercial and straightforward, the firm is a leader across a broad range of practice areas including banking and finance, commercial litigation, competition, construction, corporate finance, corporate restructuring and insolvency, defamation, employment, entertainment, IP, IT, pensions, PFI and projects, private client, private equity, real estate, sport and tax. Addleshaw Goddard was founded on May 1st 2003 by the merger of Addleshaw Booth & Co (founded February 1st 1997) and Theodore Goddard (founded 1902). Predecessor firms of Addleshaw Booth & Co were Booth & Co (founded 1775) and Addleshaw Sons & Latham (founded 1873).

Website address

http://www.addleshawgoddard.com

Awards/Accolades

Current - 2005

Winner Legal Week 2004 UK Firm of the Year
Winner NW Insider Property Law Firm of the Year
Finalist The Lawyer M&A Team of the Year
Finalist The Lawyer Real Estate Team of the Year
Shortlisted Chambers Law Firm of the Year
Shortlisted LEMA Awards - Marketing Director of the Year; Firm of the Year; Marketing Team of the Year
Shortlisted Legal Business Awards - M&A/Private Equity Team of the Year 2005 - Team leader, Tim Hamilton for the 3i acquisition of Interflora
Shortlisted Legal Business Awards - Law Firm of the Year 2005
Shortlisted NW Insider Corporate Team of the Year

2004

Winner Law Society Gazette - Centenary Awards - Best Use of IT
Winner Legal IT Electronic Delivery of Legal Service
Winner The Lawyer 2004 Management Team of the Year
Winner Legal IT - Law Firm IT Department of the Year
Runner Up Chambers UK Law Firm of the Year