Lauded as one of the most promising mid-market players in the UK until recently, Addleshaw Goddard has run into the unfamiliar ground of poor growth and internal tensions. Georgina Stanley and Simon Petersen ask if the firm can regain that old polish
Many thought at the time that it couldn’t be done. After all, successfully forging a national practice, which requires not only uniting fierce local rivals but also bridging the cultural gap between the City and regional markets, had eluded so many rivals. Yet eight years ago Addleshaw Goddard looked to have achieved the near-impossible – the creation of a leading UK law firm through not one but two mergers, with very little collateral damage.
