Ashurst LLP
Multinational law firm
Ashurst was a British multinational law firm headquartered in London. It had 30 offices in 18 countries across Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and North America. Ashurst was 55th in the list of 100 largest law firms in the world by revenue, and 6th in the list of largest UK law firms by revenue.
Its principal business focus was in mergers and acquisitions, corporate and structured finance. The firm also had practices in other areas including investment funds, antitrust, energy, transport and infrastructure, intellectual property, IT, dispute resolution, financial services, tax, real estate, regulatory, telecommunication and employment.
In June 2026, the firm merged with United States-based Perkins Coie, forming Ashurst Perkins Coie.
01History
Ashurst Morris Crisp
The firm was founded by William H. Ashurst in 1822. John Morris, and Sir Frank Crisp were recruited to the firm in the 1860s.
Growth and financial crisis
In November 2008, the firm voted in corporate partner Charlie Geffen to succeed Geoffrey Green as senior partner.
Combination with Blake Dawson
On 1 March 2012, Ashurst merged its Asian business with that of Australian law firm Blake Dawson, a member of the Big Six, Blake Dawson being renamed as Ashurst across all offices. Ashurst also gained new offices in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Jakarta, Melbourne, Perth, Port Moresby, Shanghai and Sydney. This significantly increased Ashurst's resources in the energy & resources, infrastructure and financial services sectors.
Combination forming Ashurst Perkins Coie
On 17 November 2025, Ashurst announced a merger with the Seattle-headquartered firm of Perkins Coie LLP, to form Ashurst Perkins Coie, with 3,000 attorneys. The following April, the partners of both firms voted in support of the merger, which was completed in June 2026, forming Ashurst Perkins Coie.
Sources and credits
This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Ashurst LLP”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.
Fathomly is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation. Spotted a problem? Tell us.