Fox Williams LLP

Fox Williams is a City of London-based law firm recognised for delivering quality legal advice with a high level of partner involvement and a strong commercial focus. The firm advises clients across eight core sectors: fashion, financial services, fintech, natural resources, professional services and partnerships, publishing and digital media, technology and travel.

The firm supports clients nationally and internationally on complex legal and regulatory matters, representing organisations at all stages of development, from entrepreneurs and start-ups to longstanding listed companies. Its collaborative culture enables the rapid assembly of cross-practice teams to provide comprehensive legal support. Fox Williams is guided by values of client service, integrity and professionalism, combined with commercial acumen and ambition, to achieve effective outcomes for clients.

Key practice areas include corporate, commercial, employment, disputes and real estate. The corporate team advises on IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, buy-outs, funding rounds, joint ventures, private equity investment and venture capital, with expertise in banking and debt finance, insolvency, financial services, fintech and tax. The commercial practice provides legal support across industries such as fashion, financial services, technology and travel, including matters relating to agency and distributorship agreements, data security, GDPR and cyber issues, concession and franchise agreements, technology licensing and IT agreements, intellectual property, and EU and UK competition law.

Fox Williams’ employment practice is regarded as one of the leading teams in the UK, advising on strategic issues, senior executive matters and disputes of reputational significance such as discrimination and whistle-blowing. The team, which includes business immigration specialists, is particularly active in the financial and professional services sectors and in regulatory, board and governance disputes.

The firm’s dispute resolution lawyers handle UK and international litigation, securities litigation, arbitration, regulatory and white-collar crime cases, and corporate investigations. Areas of focus include financial services regulatory advice, financial and banking claims, civil and criminal fraud, bribery and corruption, international arbitration, directors’ duties and shareholder disputes, commercial agency cases, and employment and partnership disputes.

In real estate, the firm advises on acquisitions and disposals, secured lending, business leases and landlord and tenant issues. Clients include public and private companies, pension funds, UK and offshore property companies, local authorities, family offices and high net-worth individuals.

Staffing

• 38 UK partners
• 52 associate solicitors
• 13 other UK fee-earners