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Your Trusted Legal Partner in London
Collyer Bristow is a premium law firm dedicated to delivering high-quality, tailored legal advice to medium-sized businesses, wealthy individuals, and families across the UK and internationally. Our approach is rooted in individuality, creativity, and collaboration, ensuring each client receives personalised service with hands-on partner involvement. With expertise spanning corporate law, real estate, private wealth, and dispute resolution, we provide strategic solutions aligned with our clients' unique needs. Our team of experienced legal professionals is committed to excellence, combining deep industry knowledge with innovative thinking to navigate complex legal challenges. We prioritise long-term relationships, underpinned by integrity, transparency, and a client-centric ethos.Recognised for our sector-specific insights, we support clients in financial services, manufacturing, digital innovation, and family office matters. Our international reach, particularly in Italy, the US, Turkey, and Switzerland, enables us to offer culturally attuned legal guidance. We are dedicated to corporate social responsibility and fostering an inclusive, diverse workplace that reflects our values. By maintaining a commercial perspective, we help clients mitigate risks while achieving their objectives. Collyer Bristow's reputation as a trusted advisor is built on decades of delivering pragmatic, results-driven legal solutions.
Services
Corporate Law
Real Estate
Private Wealth
Dispute Resolution
Data Protection
Employment Law
International Transactions
Wills & Probate
Family Office Services
Digital Assets
Highlights and features
- We offer tailored legal solutions for medium-sized businesses and families
- Our team includes specialists in corporate, real estate, and private wealth law
- We maintain an international focus with expertise in Italy, USA, and Turkey
- We combine innovative thinking with decades of legal experience
- Our client-centric approach ensures hands-on partner involvement
What people say
First class law firm
Tailored legal solutions
Sector-specific expertise
Innovative thinking
Trusted advisors
Services
Corporate Law
We provide comprehensive corporate legal services including mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and compliance. Our team advises on joint ventures, restructuring, and ESG credentials, supporting businesses through all lifecycle stages. Clients benefit from our commercial approach to complex transactions and regulatory matters.
Private Wealth
Our private wealth services cover wills, trusts, probate, and international estate planning. We assist high-net-worth individuals with asset protection, lifetime gifting strategies, and family office requirements. The team offers bespoke solutions for inheritance tax planning and cross-border succession matters.
Dispute Resolution
We handle complex commercial disputes, arbitration, and litigation for businesses and individuals. Our expertise includes financial services litigation, intellectual property disputes, and real estate conflicts. We focus on achieving pragmatic outcomes through negotiation, mediation, or court representation.
Real Estate
Our real estate practice covers commercial property transactions, development projects, and landlord-tenant disputes. We advise mixed-use developers, private rented sector operators, and institutional investors on acquisitions, financing, and portfolio management across the UK and internationally.
Data Protection
We offer GDPR compliance training, data breach prevention strategies, and cross-border data transfer solutions. Our CB Comply programme provides interactive workshops to help businesses implement robust data protection policies and respond to evolving privacy regulations.
People
Phillip Palmer
Chief Executive
Phillip Palmer leads Collyer Bristow's strategic vision, combining legal expertise with business acumen to drive client-focused innovation and foster a culture of collaboration and excellence.
Questions
What areas of law does Collyer Bristow specialise in?
We specialise in corporate law, real estate, private wealth, dispute resolution, and data protection, with sector-specific expertise in financial services, manufacturing, and family offices.
Do you offer international legal services?
Yes, we provide cross-border legal solutions with particular focus on Italy, USA, Turkey, Switzerland, and the Channel Islands.
How can I access your data protection training?
Our CB Comply training programme offers interactive workshops delivered by data privacy specialists, available as live sessions tailored to your business needs.
What makes your private wealth services unique?
We combine bespoke estate planning with international succession expertise, offering services like CB Entrust for custom will writing and family office advisory.
Are your legal services suitable for medium-sized businesses?
Yes, we provide cost-effective, scalable solutions specifically designed for medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurs across various industries.
How do you handle complex commercial disputes?
Our team uses strategic litigation and alternative dispute resolution methods to resolve high-value conflicts efficiently, with expertise in arbitration and cross-border enforcement.
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