Addleshaw Goddard

We won!! We've just been named 'UK Law Firm of the Year' at The Lawyer Awards 2024 🏆 Thank you to all of our wonderful clients and colleagues for making it possible! #LawyerAwards

Congratulations to our client Applied Nutrition on its IPO on the London Stock Exchange – the second largest UK IPO in 2024 and the largest consumer UK IPO since 2021. Roger Hart, corporate partner, who led an 80-person team advising on the IPO commented: "This is the biggest transaction of its kind in the market at present and it is an important IPO, not only for our client Applied Nutrition, but to show that London is still the place for ambitious companies looking for support for their growth plans. We hope this signifies the beginning of an upturn in UK IPO activity." Applied Nutrition are a leading sports nutrition, health and wellness brand who formulates and creates nutrition products sold in over 65 countries worldwide and has a vision to become the worlds most trusted sports nutrition brand. Read more here https://lnkd.in/e4VSPR9m #IPO #MainMarket #LondonStockExchange #SportsNutrition

We are thrilled to unveil our 2024 AG Elevate cohort! This year, we have selected 13 innovative tech companies to join the programme, and we look forward to supporting them as they grow. Find out more about the companies here: https://lnkd.in/e-7Gerh6 #AGElevate #Cohort #Technology

We are delighted to announce that Sharon Skipper has joined our private equity team as a partner. Sharon has advised a number of leading private equity firms on deals across the large cap and upper mid-market space, as well as supporting value creation strategies within investors' portfolios. Read more about our award-winning private equity practice https://lnkd.in/enJPGkZq #PrivateEquity #NewHire

We are proud to have ranked 11th in the The Social Mobility Foundation's Top 75 Employer Index in 2024, rising 25 places from last year. We know the workplace's vital role in improving social mobility and remain committed to taking action to increase socioeconomic diversity in the legal profession. #SMFIndex24 #SocialMobility

Join us and other industry professionals on Thursday 7 November at Manchester City Football Club for our Sports Risk Summit. Our summit will feature engaging panel sessions led by our brilliant speakers covering crucial topics such as venue and stadia safety, corporate crime in sports, and tax scandal. There is very limited availability remaining, so don't miss out and register your interest here: https://lnkd.in/e4wKNnFH Confirmed speakers include: Krystle Sargent, Priscilla Addo-Quaye, Robert Brophy, Tom Grant, Katherine Hardcastle, Rebecca Chalkley KC and Christopher Coltart KC #SportsLaw #LegalSummit #Safety #Security

Calling all gamers! For next week's LegalGeek 2024, we've developed a video game called 'Law: Levelled Up' to help legal professionals navigate the unique challenges of the legal world. As platinum sponsors we're excited to bring a series of workshops, demos and talks over the course of the two-day event. If you're attending, make sure to drop by our sessions—and don't forget to stop by Stand 3 to play our video game, grab a free matcha from JENKI and other giveaways!

In the rapidly evolving landscape of legal technology, there has been a lot of excitement about the advancement of Generative AI and its potential use in the delivery of legal services. Amidst this, we are excited to share some insights from our latest research into the use of Large Language Models (LLMs), particularly focusing on a Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) approach for legal due diligence in M&A transactions. Our dedicated Innovation Group has been at the forefront of the impact of technology on the legal sector and they have been developing and testing a robust approach that leverages LLMs for document review tasks. This report outlines the experiments conducted and the results achieved by our team, as well as sharing our learnings and key takeaways. Most importantly, we share our optimised approach and the steps we took to increase accuracy from 74% to an impressive rate of 95%. We believe these findings will be of interest for others trying to apply Generative AI to legal work, helping to demystify the impact of Generative AI on our industry. #GenerativeAI #GenAI #LegalTech #LegalInnovation

Happy Navaratri to all our colleagues, clients and contacts celebrating the festival over the next nine nights!

We are delighted to have entered into a three-year partnership with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), becoming the first Official Legal Partner of RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Throughout the past year, we have collaborated closely with the #RHS and gardeners, recognising how their work aligns with both our responsible business principles and with what drives us as a business – helping our people and clients to flourish in the city. We're excited to see this wonderful new relationship 'blossom'! Find out more about our partnership with the RHS here: https://lnkd.in/eJSySxZ6