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Gates and Partners
HeadquartersLondon, EC4
United Kingdom
No. of offices4 in 4 countries
No. of lawyers55
Major practice areasAerospace, Transport, Private Equity and Commercial Law
Date founded2003
Company typePartnership
Websitewww.gatesandpartners.com

Gates and Partners was an international law firm with its main base in the City of London. The firm had offices in London, Brussels,[1] Singapore[2] and Dubai.[3][4][5]

Gates and Partners specialised in aerospace, private equity and corporate/commercial law.

The firm was headed by Sean Gates, cited in the Euromoney Best of the Best Expert Guide 2009 as having received more nominations than any other aviation lawyer worldwide.[citation needed] Sean Gates has also been ranked by Chambers UK Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers 2009 as the sole "star individual" for solicitors in aviation insurance and litigation.[6] The firm is ranked in Band 1 for Aviation in the 2012 Chambers and Partners guide to the legal profession (UK).[7]

History of the Firm

The firm was founded in the City of London in 2003 by Sean Gates, Daniel Soffin and Adosh Chatrath, who were previously partners at the aviation law firm of Beaumont and Son.[citation needed] They were shortly followed by several others aviation law specialists, including Paul Freeman (another former Beaumont and Son partner, who had his own aviation practice in Australia), and John Korzeniowski (previously a partner at aviation specialists Thomas Cooper & Stibbard) and Aoife O'Sullivan (from Clifford Chance LLP). The Singapore office of the firm was headed by David Johnston (previously a partner at Barlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP), the Dubai office by Jim Edmunds (previously senior partner at Clyde & Co) and the Brussels office of the firm was headed and managed by Dimitri de Bournonville (former director legal and insurance of the TNT Express group).

The firm did grow at a rapid pace since its setting up (notably by gaining BA litigation work in 2004[8]), and included a global team of around 60 lawyers.

On 1 June 2013 the entire firm merged with Kennedys Law LLP.

Areas of practice

Gates and Partners was specialized in the following practice areas:

The firm was also running an auditing service to evaluate airlines' disaster preparedness, in a joint venture with Kenyon International Emergency Services.[citation needed]

Offices

The firm had 4 offices worldwide:

Firm awards

Awards received by Gates and Partners include the following:

External links

References

  1. ^ http://www.thelawyer.com/on-the-move/1006115.article
  2. ^ http://www.thelawyer.com/blg-rocked-as-singapore-boss-quits-for-rivals-launch/127754.article
  3. ^ http://www.thelawyer.com/gates-and-partners-launches-in-dubai-with-clydes-hires/1007576.article
  4. ^ "Gates and Partners launches in Dubai with Clydes hires | Airlineberg.com". Archived from the original on 2011-09-03. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  5. ^ "Law Firm Marketing by Mark My Words Media". 23 November 2021. Tuesday, 30 May 2017
  6. ^ "Arbitration and Mediation Scheme". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  7. ^ "Editorial - Chambers and Partners - Aviation: UK-wide". Archived from the original on 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
  8. ^ http://www.thelawyer.com/gates-and-partners-secures-ba-litigation-work/108973.article
  9. ^ "Actualité : Gates and Partners opens in Brussels, - lexgo.be". Archived from the original on 2011-01-13. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  10. ^ "The Legal 500 > Gates and Partners > London, ENGLAND > What we say". Archived from the original on 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
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