In fairness, almost all of the names above have been overtaken by (mainly) successful mergers and the like. More interesting might be defunct law firm names by reason of defunct law firm businesses (SJs being the most recent). Turner Kenneth Brown springs to mind in that regard. Any others
The only other thing I know about Radcliffes is that 4 years ago, their HR sent an email to a colleague of mine who was three years pqe inviting him to be equity partner in their oxford office...
Herbies are rubbish, it's nuclear bomb rather than the scalpel. Didn't take long to work out all you needed to do was spike their correspondence after a skim.
Always had a sneaking regard for Theodore Goddard.
All I remember of Gouldens was that they were very high payers and nobody knew what they did.
When my old man got fired/managed out of his job as a COO of a company in the FTSE 125-175 range he tells me he instructed Taylor Johnson Garret , what a wonderfully grand and pompous name is that !
they had firm paid for drinks every Friday evening at a pub near the office which seemed to be open to anyone who knew anyone from Gouldens and lasted until closing time
Heffers, that would have been The Harrow and, yes, also got pissed there on the Goulden's partner tabs every other Friday for about two years until my m8 gave up law and went into IB
The senior partner turned up there quite often and when he did the bar staff were trained to bring out his preferred brand of champagne and serve it to him without him even having to request it.
Ebit, Taylor Joynson Garrett's name came about, I believe, as a result of a 1980's merger between Taylor Garrett and Joynson-Hicks (an IP specialist firm). It was seen to be quite innovative at the time to come up with a name the 'split' the name of one of the founding firms. Call it "grandiose" or not, but it took place not that long ago in historical terms.
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Sinclair Roche and Temperley
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Sinclair Roche and Temperley
Richards Butler
Norton Rose M5 Group
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Ah, dearly departed DJ Freeman, best know for your highly regarded real estate practice and catchphrase not 'arf pop-pickers.
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Heh
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Nicholson Graham & Jones
Biddle
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Paisner & Co
Jacques & Lewis
Alexander Tatham
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Middleton Potts
Titmuss Sainer (Webb?)
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Booth and Co
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We used to refer to Titmuss Sainer as tits and stains
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Have Messrs Middleton Potts gone under? I went for a TC interview there.
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Anywhere I've ever worked.
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Rowe & Mawe
Hammonds
Edge Ellison
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Theodore Goddard
[Denton] Wilde Sapte
Nabarro Nathanson
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Tarlo Lyons
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The firm I originally joined as a trainee is mentioned on this thread.
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Denton Hall Burgin & Warren
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Herbert Oppenheimer, Nathan & Vandyk
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Oppenheimers
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Olswang
McKenna + co
Nabarro Nathanson
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Berwin Leighton
Paisner + Co
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Markby and co
Hewitt Woolacott and Chown
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Broomheads
Dibb Lupton
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Rowe and Maw were a pretty decent outfit as I recall.
Taken out by Mayer Brown as I recall? Tidy pay day for the equity whoever it was.
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Coward Chance
Clifford-Turner
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Barlow Lyde and Gilbert
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In fairness, almost all of the names above have been overtaken by (mainly) successful mergers and the like. More interesting might be defunct law firm names by reason of defunct law firm businesses (SJs being the most recent). Turner Kenneth Brown springs to mind in that regard. Any others
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Dewey & LeBouef- mistake hiring an ex Chelsea defender as a name partner.
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Coudert Brothers
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Lee Crowder, a venerable and respected name in Birmingham, taken on by the Mancs at Cobbetts and run into the ground within a decade.
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Oppenheimer nathan vandyk
Frere Cholmely Bischoff
Tarlo Lyons
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Halliwells
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Wilde Sapte
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King. Lovell, White & King.
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Or Lovely White & Clean as they were known.
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BLG, one of the three or so genuine uber outstanding com lit firms in the UK and beyond, sad about its demise
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Ebitda who were the other 2? Herbies and Lovells?
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Radcliffes Le Brasseur
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also “Graf von Westphalen” in Germany
literally “the Count of Westphalia” which in England would be a pub
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Jamie when did Radcliffes end?
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@ clive, I would say so, you could include Clydes without doubt in that mix
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Jamie when did Radcliffes end?
I think a few years ago, when they became Knights
Not sure though and CBA to look up
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The only other thing I know about Radcliffes is that 4 years ago, their HR sent an email to a colleague of mine who was three years pqe inviting him to be equity partner in their oxford office...
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Herbies are rubbish, it's nuclear bomb rather than the scalpel. Didn't take long to work out all you needed to do was spike their correspondence after a skim.
Always had a sneaking regard for Theodore Goddard.
All I remember of Gouldens was that they were very high payers and nobody knew what they did.
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Yes, Gouldens always offered the highest trainee salaries, and you're right, its a mystery.
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M6 of mine trained there in the mid/l8 90s. Compared to the rest of us he was absolutely coining it in.
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When my old man got fired/managed out of his job as a COO of a company in the FTSE 125-175 range he tells me he instructed Taylor Johnson Garret , what a wonderfully grand and pompous name is that !
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Before the Dewey merger it was LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae
I used to do quite a lot of work for the London office. V nice people.
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yes, I had a uni mate who trained at Gouldens too
they had firm paid for drinks every Friday evening at a pub near the office which seemed to be open to anyone who knew anyone from Gouldens and lasted until closing time
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ebitda, you've mis-spelled their name
Taylor Joynson Garrett
I also worked with them. They had lovely offices on the Embankment.
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Heff what became of them ?
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Heffers, that would have been The Harrow and, yes, also got pissed there on the Goulden's partner tabs every other Friday for about two years until my m8 gave up law and went into IB
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Ah, the Harrow.
The senior partner turned up there quite often and when he did the bar staff were trained to bring out his preferred brand of champagne and serve it to him without him even having to request it.
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we were probably there at the same time, Buzz
Taylor Joynson Garrett became Taylor Wessing when they merged with some krauts
still a good firm IMO
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Lawrence Graham
Allison and Humphreys
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Ebit, Taylor Joynson Garrett's name came about, I believe, as a result of a 1980's merger between Taylor Garrett and Joynson-Hicks (an IP specialist firm). It was seen to be quite innovative at the time to come up with a name the 'split' the name of one of the founding firms. Call it "grandiose" or not, but it took place not that long ago in historical terms.
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