Ashurst LLP

Ashurst is a British multinational law firm headquartered in London. It has 30 offices in 18 countries across Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and North America.^[1] Ashurst is 55th in the list of 100 largest law firms in the world by revenue,^[2] and 6th in the list of largest UK law firms by revenue.^[3]

Ashurst

No. of offices	30
No. of lawyers	1,600+
No. of employees	2,800+
Major practice areas	General practice
Key people	Karen Davies (Chairman) Paul Jenkins (Global Chief Executive Officer)
Date founded	1822 (London)
Company type	Limited liability partnership
Website	ashurst.com

Its principal business focus is mergers and acquisitions, corporate and structured finance.^[4] The firm also has practices in other areas including investment funds, antitrust, energy, transport and infrastructure, intellectual property, IT, dispute resolution, financial services, tax, real estate, regulatory, telecommunication and employment.^[5]

History

Ashurst Morris Crisp

The firm was founded by William H. Ashurst in 1822. John Morris, and Sir Frank Crisp were recruited to the firm in the 1860s.^[6]

Growth and Financial Crisis

In November 2008, the firm voted in corporate partner Charlie Geffen to succeed Geoffrey Green as senior partner.^[7]

Combination with Blake Dawson

See also: Ashurst Australia

On 1 March 2012, Ashurst merged its Asian business with that of Australian law firm Blake Dawson, a member of the Big Six, Blake Dawson being renamed as Ashurst across all offices. Ashurst also gained new offices in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Jakarta, Melbourne, Perth, Port Moresby, Shanghai and Sydney. This significantly increased Ashurst's resources in the energy & resources, infrastructure and financial services sectors.^[8]

Combination with Perkins Coie

On 17 November 2025, Ashurst announced a merger with the Seattle-headquartered firm of Perkins Coie LLP, creating Ashurst Perkins Coie, a firm with 3,000 attorneys and $2.7 billion in revenue.^[9]