Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) is an international AmLaw100 law firm with 1,181 lawyers across 31 offices in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Formed through a merger in 2018, the firm combines the strengths of both legacy practices, building on reputations for industry-shaping innovation and collaborative service delivery.

BCLP is structured around global capabilities and is recognised for its strength in mergers and acquisitions, real estate, financial services, litigation, and corporate risk. Its expertise spans commercial law, antitrust and competition, construction, engineering and procurement, corporate finance, dispute resolution, employment, pensions and incentives, finance, intellectual property, private client, real estate and infrastructure, regulatory and compliance, restructuring and insolvency, and tax. The client base includes publicly held multinational corporations, privately held companies, emerging businesses, government entities, not-for-profit organisations, and individuals. The firm advises 29% of Fortune 500 companies and 37 of the world’s top 50 banks, with recent real estate transactions exceeding $75 billion in cumulative deal value.

BCLP is consistently recognised for legal innovation, having earned multiple awards as the “World’s Most Innovative Law Firm.” Its multidisciplinary teams of technologists, process engineers, legal operations specialists, data analysts, and lawyers integrate advanced technology, process improvement, and resource optimisation into legal services. In 2023, the firm received Law.com’s International Legal Innovation Award for Knowledge Management Innovation for its BCLP Discover platform. In 2024, its generative AI-powered lease review project was shortlisted for legal technology awards. The firm continues to invest in LegalTech solutions including Orbital Witness, StructureFlow, Legatics, and Bryter.

Training and innovation are central to Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner’s approach, with dedicated programs in prompt engineering, process improvement, and innovation strategy at all levels. The firm also prioritises diversity and inclusion, appointing Daisy Reeves in 2021 as the inaugural Global I&D Client Relationship Partner, a first-of-its-kind role in the legal industry. Recognition includes the Walgreens Global Law Firm Diversity Champion Award (2024), Mansfield Plus Certification in the UK since inception, Top Global Employer recognition by Stonewall (2023), and a consistent top score on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index.

Principal Areas of Work
Corporate; Employee benefits and executive compensation; Funds and investment management; International trade; M&A and corporate finance; Finance; Outsourcing and business services; Private equity; Public policy and government affairs; Securities and corporate governance; Tax advice and controversy; Technology and commercial.

Finance; Banking; Financial regulation; Fintech; Restructuring and insolvency; Structured finance; Transport and asset finance.

Litigation and Corporate Risk; Antitrust and competition; Class actions; Commercial disputes; Construction disputes; Cyber security and data protection; Employment and labour; Financial regulation; Intellectual property; International arbitration; Investigations and white-collar; Product liability.

Real Estate; Commercial construction and engineering; Commercial real estate; Leasing and corporate services; Planning and environment; Real estate private equity and investments; Real estate finance; Real estate tax; Real estate development; Real estate and construction disputes; Real estate structuring and insolvency; Real estate funds.

Key sector areas include energy transition, financial institutions, food and agribusiness, real estate, and sports and entertainment.

UK Offices: London, Manchester, Southampton
US Offices: Atlanta, Boulder, Charlotte, Chicago, Colorado Springs, Dallas, Denver, Irvine, Jefferson City, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Phoenix, San Francisco, St. Louis, Seattle, Washington
Europe Offices: Berlin, Brussels, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Paris
Asia Offices: Hong Kong, Singapore
Middle East Offices: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Tel Aviv

Staffing
114 UK partners
464 other UK fee-earners