Rosling King

Rosling King is a rapidly growing UK-based law firm specialising in the financial services, real estate, private equity and construction sectors. Based in the City of London, the firm works across the UK and internationally, with connections to law firms in more than 100 cities worldwide to support cross-border transactions and disputes. Commercial awareness is central to its approach, with lawyers experienced in aligning legal advice to client objectives and business goals.

The firm advises on corporate and commercial transactions, commercial and residential real estate acquisitions and disposals, real estate finance, distressed debt and loan workouts, construction projects, restructuring and insolvency, dispute resolution and insurance coverage matters. Its dispute resolution team has over 30 years of experience handling complex commercial disputes for corporates, banks, private equity funds, loan servicers and financial institutions, including shareholder claims, director and professional negligence disputes, fraud and asset recovery, often involving offshore jurisdictions. The team also advises on regulatory issues in financial and banking transactions, consumer finance disputes and mis-selling claims, and has a strong track record in professional negligence litigation.

Rosling King is highly regarded for its work in construction and real estate disputes, landlord and tenant matters, compensation claims, planning issues, dilapidations, forfeiture and boundary disputes. Following a merger with Lax & Co, the firm also provides a shipping law service, advising on charterparty and contract disputes, shipbuilding issues, vessel sales and purchases, salvage and casualty matters for clients including shipowners, charterers, commodity traders and insurers.

The banking and finance practice is ranked by The Legal 500 as one of the UK’s leading real estate finance practices. It advises lenders, banks, debt funds, private equity houses and loan servicers on secured and unsecured lending, finance documentation, mezzanine finance, syndication, leveraged finance, asset finance, project finance and mortgage portfolio transactions. The commercial group supports businesses in sectors including private equity, hotels, leisure, technology and insurance, advising on contracts, joint ventures, licensing, outsourcing, sponsorship, franchising, distribution and regulatory compliance, including data protection and FCA requirements.

The firm’s construction team advises developers, banks, investors, contractors and consultants on all stages of development, including drafting and negotiating building contracts, guarantees, collateral warranties and joint venture agreements, as well as resolving construction and engineering disputes. The corporate practice handles mergers, acquisitions, disposals, shareholder and partnership agreements, MBOs, restructurings and corporate governance, often with a focus on corporate real estate. The insurance group, with over 30 years of experience, advises insurers, reinsurers, policyholders and brokers on coverage, claims handling, policy drafting and risk management, and has acted in high-profile international disputes.

Rosling King’s real estate team is recognised for expertise across the full property lifecycle, acting for developers, investors, lenders and corporate clients in acquisitions, financing, leasing, landlord and tenant matters, and portfolio management. The restructuring and insolvency practice advises lenders, private equity houses, loan servicers, investors and insolvency practitioners on reorganisations, reconstructions, asset sales, administrations, receiverships, voluntary arrangements, liquidations and insolvency litigation, with particular expertise in managing distressed loan portfolios.

Staffing

17 UK Partners
26 Other UK Fee-earners