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Simmons & Simmons

Headquarters	Citypoint, London United Kingdom
No. of offices	23 worldwide
No. of lawyers	974
Key people	Julian Taylor (Senior Partner) Jeremy Hoyland (Managing Partner)
Revenue	£465m
Profit per equity partner	£1.002m
Date founded	September 1896
Founder	Percy Simmons Edward Simmons
Company type	Limited liability partnership
Website	https://www.simmons-simmons.com/

Simmons & Simmons is an international law firm with headquarters in London, UK. About half of its staff are in the London office, in CityPoint, off Moorgate. It has offices in Europe, the United States, the Middle East and Asia. The firm serves customers worldwide, with practices covering asset management, investment funds, energy and infrastructure, finance, life sciences, technology, media, and telecommunications sectors.

It has been mentioned in the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Report.

History

The firm was founded in 1896 by twin brothers, Percy and Edward Simmons, while both were 21 years old.

In 1962, the firm opened its second office, in Brussels.

In 1972, the firm opened its third office and its first in Asia, in Hong Kong.

In 1988, the firm continued its expansion in Europe, opening its practice in Paris.

In 1993, the firm opened its practices in Milan and Rome.

In 1994, the firm began its first foray into the Middle East, opening an office in Abu Dhabi.

In 1995, the firm opened its second office in Asia, in Shanghai.

Clients

• Former partner Edward Troup represented Blairmore Holdings, Inc., the Panama-registered fund created by Ian Cameron, David Cameron's father.
• The firm represented Enpal, the fastest-growing energy company in Europe based on Financial Times's FT1000 Ranking 2022, in its €855 million financing round from investors such as BlackRock and ING. Simmons also earlier represented Enpal in its debt fundraising round in 2021.
• Simmons & Simmons advised Chelsea FC in its £4.25bn sale to a consortium led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital.

See also

• List of largest law firms by revenue
• List of largest law firms by profits per partner

References

1. ^ ""Simmons nudges through £1m PEP barrier for first time"".
2. "Bloomberg". Bloomberg News.
3. Innovative Lawyers Report, Financial Times
4. "About Us".
5. "New Troup movements at HMRC". Private Eye. No. 1413. Archived from the original on March 21, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
6. "Simmons advises on €855 financing for unicorn Enpal".
7. "Enpal".
8. "Enpal secures € 345 million funding from BlackRock funds and accounts, Pricoa Private Capital, UniCredit and other institutional investors".
9. "Simmons, Northridge to Make 'Donations' From Chelsea FC Sale Fees as EY Joins Adviser Roster". Law.com International. Retrieved 2023-03-02.

• Law firms of the United Kingdom
• Companies based in the City of London
• Law firms established in 1896
• Foreign law firms with offices in Hong Kong
• Foreign law firms with offices in Japan
• Foreign law firms with offices in the Netherlands
• Biopharmaceutical law firms
• 1896 establishments in England
• British companies established in 1896