Lawrence Graham
{{Short description|Law firm}}
{{for|the American attorney and author|Lawrence Otis Graham}}
{{Infobox Law Firm
| firm_name = Lawrence Graham LLP
| firm_logo = 270px|
| headquarters = London, United Kingdom
| key_people = Andrew Witts (senior partner)
Hugh Maule (managing partner)
| practice_areas = General practice
| revenue = £56 million (2011/12){{cite news|title=Drawings outweigh profits at Lawrence Graham|url=http://www.thelawyer.com/law-firms/drawings-outweigh-profits-at-lawrence-graham/3000398.article|accessdate=29 March 2013|publisher=The Lawyer|date=4 February 2013}}
| profit_per_equity_partner = £303,000 (2011/12)
| num_lawyers= Approximately 188{{cite news|url=http://www.thelawyer.com/directory/l/LG/|title=LG|accessdate=29 January 2011|publisher=The Lawyer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224152124/http://www.thelawyer.com/directory/l/LG/|archive-date=24 December 2010|url-status=dead}}
| num_employees = Approximately 440
| date_founded =
| company_type = Limited liability partnership
| homepage =
}}
Lawrence Graham LLP (informally LG[http://www.chambersstudent.co.uk/Law/FirmFeature/237 Chambers Student Guide 2011]) was a multinational law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The firm had over 180 lawyers, and as well as London it had offices in Dubai, Moscow, Singapore and Monaco.[http://www.legalweek.com/legal-week/wiki/1172614/lg Legal Week][http://www.legalweek.com/law-firm/lg Legal Week: Lawrence Graham]{{cite web |url=http://www.lg-legal.com/news/2012/02/17/lawrence-graham-to-open-an-office-in-singapore |title=Lawrence Graham to open an office in Singapore |accessdate=2012-02-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808084732/http://www.lg-legal.com/news/2012/02/17/lawrence-graham-to-open-an-office-in-singapore |archivedate=2012-08-08 }} Lawrence Graham merged with the Birmingham-headquartered law firm Wragge & Co in May 2014, forming Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co.
History
LG's history dated back almost 300 years. In 1730 the first law firms in the UK were registered; Coulthard Wildman and Graham was one of the first to form. In the 1760s James and Thomas Graham were the first 'Grahams' to join the firm. In 1854 Nathaniel Tertius Lawrence (President of the Law Society in 1879) was the first 'Lawrence' to join the firm. In 1977 the firm merged with Middleton Lewis. In 1990 the firm adopted the name 'Lawrence Graham'. In 1991 the firm merged with Blyth Dutton, increasing its size by 120 lawyers.[http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/on-move-ltpgt-ltpgt-52 The Law Society Gazette] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219212603/http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/on-move-ltpgt-ltpgt-52 |date=2012-02-19 }} In 1998 Forsyte Saunders Kerman's property department joined the firm, creating one of the largest private practice real estate groups in the UK.[http://www.thelawyer.com/forsytes-consigned-to-history/91672.article The Lawyer] In the same year the firm acted for the Estate of Diana, Princess of Wales, following the Princess' death{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/61285.stm | work=BBC News | title=Diana leaves £21m | date=2 March 1998}}
In 2003 the firm opened an office in Monaco.[http://www.thelawyer.com/eversheds-hands-monaco-over-to-lawrence-graham/106492.article Eversheds hands Monaco over to Lawrence Graham], The Lawyer In 2004 the firm merged with Tite & Lewis.[http://www.legalweek.com/legal-week/news/1152093/lg-secures-tite-lewis-takeover LG secures Tite & Lewis takeover], Legal Week In the same year the firm converted to a limited liability partnership. In 2006 the firm recruited the London Private Capital group of Simmons & Simmons.[http://www.legalweek.com/legal-week/news/1168544/lg-signs-simmons-private-capital-quartet LG signs Simmons private capital quartet], Legal Week In 2007 the firm moved its headquarters and London office to More London and conducted a major rebranding exercise.[http://www.lg-legal.com/news_and_events/press_releases/press_release_archive/2007_news_releases/lg_move.html LG Press release] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070514123815/http://www.lg-legal.com/news_and_events/press_releases/press_release_archive/2007_news_releases/lg_move.html |date=2007-05-14 }} In 2007 the firm opened an office in Dubai.{{cite web|url=http://www.ameinfo.com/138107.html |title=LG cements Gulf and Asia presence with new Dubai office | LG |publisher=AMEinfo.com |date=2007-12-05 |accessdate=2011-11-12}} In 2008 the firm recruited a senior litigation team from Dorsey & Whitney MNP.[http://www.lg-legal.com/news_and_events/press_releases/press_release_archive/2008_news_releases/litigationteam.html LG press release] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121053233/http://www.lg-legal.com/news_and_events/press_releases/press_release_archive/2008_news_releases/litigationteam.html |date=2008-11-21 }}[http://www.legalweek.com/legal-week/news/1163479/lg-banks-dorsey-litigation-hires LG banks Dorsey litigation hires]Legal Week In 2009 the firm opened an office in Moscow.[http://www.legalweek.com/legal-week/news/1158973/lg-seals-russia-launch-triple-partner-hire LG seals Russia launch with triple partner hire], Legal Week
In December 2013 it was announced that Lawrence Graham would merge with the Birmingham-headquartered law firm Wragge & Co.{{cite news|url=http://www.thelawyer.com/analysis/the-lawyer-management/merger-watch/wragges-votes-in-favour-of-lg-merger-to-create-wragge-lawrence-graham-and-co/3013775.article|title=Wragges votes in favour of LG merger to create Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co|date=11 December 2013|accessdate=11 December 2013|publisher=The Lawyer}} The merger was planned to be completed in May 2014, with the combined firm to be called Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co.
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