Druces LLP

Founded in 1767, Druces LLP is a City of London law firm recognised for advising public and privately-owned businesses, financial institutions, and high-net-worth individuals across multiple sectors. With more than 250 years of heritage combined with a focus on legal innovation, the firm delivers responsive, partner-led services tailored to client needs.

The firm’s core practice areas include corporate and capital markets, dispute resolution, real estate, and private wealth. Druces maintains a significant international presence as a founder member of the Alliance of Business Lawyers, enabling it to provide seamless cross-border services and regular advice on English law to clients worldwide.

Mergers with Ronaldsons and Sykes Anderson Perry have strengthened Druces’ capabilities in capital markets, private client, and real estate, and enhanced its services in taxation, property, and legal advice for French-speaking clients. The capital markets team is recognised for leadership in the natural resources sector, while the firm’s expertise in Sharia’a finance continues to attract clients in the UK and the Middle East.

The firm is acknowledged in the Legal 500 for its strength in natural resources, real estate finance, and Sharia’a-compliant banking. Its corporate practice covers stock exchange listings, corporate finance, M&A, restructuring, and regulated business transfers, while its banking and finance expertise spans Sharia’a-compliant finance, asset finance, and property finance. The private wealth team is known for bespoke solutions in estate planning, international tax, and probate, with dual-qualified specialists providing advice on French tax, property, and probate matters.

Druces’ real estate team advises on both commercial and residential transactions, and is recognised for its longstanding expertise in property syndicates. The dispute resolution practice handles commercial disputes, construction issues, property litigation, and niche matters such as classic car disputes, offering strategic, efficient, and cost-effective advice.

Languages

• French
• Italian
• German
• Spanish
• Afrikaans
• Gujarati
• Hindi

Memberships

• Alliance of Business Lawyers

Staffing

• 22 UK partners
• 54 other UK fee-earners