Mishcon de Reya
Mishcon de Reya are a law firm, based in London but with an office in New York.
They employ more than 500 people, with over 300 lawyers offering a wide range of legal services to companies and individuals.
Contents
Activities
History
- 1931 - Victor Mishcon & Co founded by Victor Mishcon in Brixton
- 1961 - A second office opens at 125 High Holborn with 15 employees
- 1988 - Victor Mishcon & Co merge with part of Bartletts de Reya to form Mishcon de Reya. The new firm employs 80 staff
- 1995 - Mischon de Reya merge with Brecher & Co and Rabin Leacock Lipman
- 2010 - Offices in New York opened [1]
In 1996 the firm and Anthony Julius in particular was chosen by Princess Diana to represent her in her divorce from Prince Charles.[1]
In 2010 the firm was represented by Gardant Communications.
In 2012, a partner at the firm, Kevin Steele, was jailed for five and a half years after helping a fraudster apply for a multimillion pound loan from a EFG private bank using fake documents.[2]
In 2013, Charlotte Harris, a partner at Mishcon, represented Chris Huhne in his trial for perverting the course of justice.[3]
In 2014 the firm represented Leon Brittan when he was accused of raping a 19 year old girl.[4]
Affiliations
People
- John Jackson, Chairman. Former chairman of the The Countryside Alliance
- Anthony Julius, Deputy Chairman
- Bambos Georgiou, Chief Operating Officer
- Philip Freedman CBE, QC, Partner
- Simon Bentley, Consultant. Supporter of Open Europe
Revolving door
- Lisa Tremble, external affairs director. Former special adviser to Labour ministers Charles Clarke, James Purnell and David Miliband.
Former people
- Eric Bettelheim, Consultant. Founder of The Countryside Alliance[5]
Funding
Clients
HP | River Island | Prada | Alice Temperley | Hunter Boot Ltd | American Express | Capita Group Plc | Lonrho Plc | Capital & Counties | Matterhorn Capital | Christian Louboutin | Microsoft | Delancey | Net-A-Porter | Dell | O&H Properties | DHL | Peugeot | Euromoney Publications | Pfizer | Foxtons | Pimlico Plumbers Plc | Gucci Group | Regus Group | Harvey Nichols | Speedo | Helical Bar | Universal Music Group[6]
Publications
- Mishcon de Reya Twitter
Contact
- Address: Mishcon de Reya
- Summit House
- 12 Red Lion Square
- London
- WC1R 4QD
- Phone: +44 (0)20 7440 7000
- Website: http://www.mishcon.com/
Resources
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 History of Mishscon Mishcon, accessed 11 November 2014
- ↑ Press Association Former partner at Princess Diana's law firm jailed for part in £17.5m fraud The Guardian, 27 January 2012, accessed 11 November 2014
- ↑ http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londoners-diary/laughing-joking-and-toasting-his-newly-wedded-lawyer-how-chris-huhne-spent-his-last-night-of-freedom-8529264.html Laughing, joking and toasting his newly wedded lawyer: how Chris Huhne spent his last night of freedom] Evening Standard, 11 March 2013, accessed 11 November 2014
- ↑ Jamie Merrill Leon Brittan Exclusive: Tory peer questioned by police over rape allegation The Independent, 6 July 2014, accessed 11 November 2014
- ↑ Professional Eric Bettelheim, accessed 11 November 2014
- ↑ Clients Mishcon, accessed 11 November 2014
