RWK Goodman

RWK Goodman is a UK Top 100 law firm with a broad practice covering commercial, private client and injury matters, alongside sector-specific expertise. With offices located along the M4 corridor from Bristol to London, the firm employs over 600 people and advises a diverse client base ranging from individuals to multinational FTSE-listed companies. As a founding member of the international network Interleges, RWK Goodman also provides cross-border support and expertise to clients with multijurisdictional needs.

The firm’s commercial practice delivers a full range of corporate, employment, property and litigation services, advising on both contentious and non-contentious matters. Its offering includes M&A transactions, corporate and commercial contracts, employment law, dispute resolution, intellectual property, commercial property and construction. Specialist sector-focused teams also advise across health and social care, retail, banking and finance, and technology and media.

RWK Goodman has a well-established private client practice with services including family law and residential property. Lawyers advise on property purchases, cohabitation agreements, divorce settlements, wills, and lasting powers of attorney. The firm also offers tailored services to high-net-worth individuals, including business owners, entrepreneurs, family trusts, landed estates and City professionals in the UK and overseas.

The firm is nationally recognised for its clinical negligence and personal injury practice, which is focused on claimant work. The team has built a reputation for specialist expertise in head, brain and spinal injuries, birth injuries and cerebral palsy, complex orthopaedic injuries, asbestos-related diseases, catastrophic road accidents, amputations, chronic pain, dental negligence, cycling accidents and injuries sustained while in care.

RWK Goodman places significant emphasis on environmental, social and corporate governance. The firm supports diversity and inclusion through initiatives such as Inspire Law Global, the 10,000 Black Interns programme and graduate solicitor apprenticeships, as well as reciprocal mentoring schemes for aspiring Black legal professionals. Charitable commitments have also been a key part of its ESG activity, with more than £300,000 invested to address homelessness, mental health and other community issues as of 2024.

Languages

English, French, Afrikaans, Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Cantonese, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, German/Swiss German, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Malayalam, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian, Urdu