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Ashurst LLP

Multinational law firm

Summary

Multinational law firm

Field	Value
name	Ashurst
logo	[[File:Ashurstlogo.svg	frameless	Ashurst	alt=Ashurst Logo]]
num_offices	30
num_lawyers	1,600+
num_employees	2,800+
key_people
practice_areas	General practice
date_founded	1822 (London)
company_type	Limited liability partnership
homepage

Ashurst is a British multinational law firm headquartered in London. It has 30 offices in 18 countries across Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and North America. Ashurst is 55th in the list of 100 largest law firms in the world by revenue, and 6th in the list of largest UK law firms by revenue.

Its principal business focus is mergers and acquisitions, corporate and structured finance. The firm also has practices in other areas including investment funds, antitrust, energy, transport and infrastructure, intellectual property, IT, dispute resolution, financial services, tax, real estate, regulatory, telecommunication and employment.

History

Ashurst Morris Crisp

The firm was founded by William H. Ashurst in 1822. John Morris, and Sir Frank Crisp were recruited to the firm in the 1860s.

Growth and Financial Crisis

In November 2008, the firm voted in corporate partner Charlie Geffen to succeed Geoffrey Green as senior partner.

Combination with Blake Dawson

On 1 March 2012, Ashurst merged its Asian business with that of Australian law firm Blake Dawson, a member of the Big Six, Blake Dawson being renamed as Ashurst across all offices. Ashurst also gained new offices in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Jakarta, Melbourne, Perth, Port Moresby, Shanghai and Sydney. This significantly increased Ashurst's resources in the energy & resources, infrastructure and financial services sectors.

Combination with Perkins Coie

On 17 November 2025, Ashurst announced a merger with the Seattle-headquartered firm of Perkins Coie LLP, creating Ashurst Perkins Coie, a firm with 3,000 attorneys and $2.7 billion in revenue.

References

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[https://www.reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/law-firms-ashurst-perkins-coie-agree-merger-create-global-top-20-outfit-2025-11-17/ "Law firms Ashurst, Perkins Coie agree merger to create global top-20 outfit"], Reuters. Retrieved November 17, 2025.

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