Example Clients & Quotes

"BLP enjoys a sweep of top-tier rankings in real estate, across planning, commercial property, construction, property finance and property litigation. In corporate it is recommended in the £250m-plus bracket, attracting panel appointments for corporates such as Thames Water and National Grid, and is well-established at the head of the small and mid-cap floatations market. It moves up in the highly competitive commercial litigation ranking, handling a good mix of corporate, regulatory and financial services work, while other promotions include EU and competition, investment funds and IT and telecoms. The firm has been investing heavily in tax recently, and is new to the VAT section this year as well as rating highly in corporate tax and the new tax litigation section. Emerging markets, private equity (funds) and social housing are other new rankings for the firm." (Legal 500, 2009)

"[BLP] is noted for ‘maintaining excellent relationships with the regulators’ and for delivering ‘great advice that’s always spot-on’.  (Chambers UK, 2009)

"Described as in a class of its own, it has all the technical expertise you expect" (Chambers UK, 2008)

"...rely on lawyers here to 'steer a sensible path through choppy waters'" (Chambers UK, 2009)

"Successfully managed to combine work on the market’s highest-value deals with a consistently high level of activity" (Legal 500 2008)

"Balances the responsiveness of a small firm with the ballast of a big one" (Chambers UK, 2008)

"This firm is the benchmark for real estate work - it is the standard against which the others should be judged" (Chambers UK, 2009)

"You feel you have the infrastructure to support you while never feeling you’re getting lost in it" (Chambers UK, 2008)

"Smart about its focus" (Chambers UK, 2008)

"Young, vibrant and knowledgeable" (Chambers UK, 2008)

Quotes taken from Chambers UK, A Client's Guide to the Legal Profession and Legal 500.