取得这样的成果,正是由于在过去一年中,品诚梅森采取了一系列措施,强化了其以正确的方式和正当的理由开展业务的承诺。品诚梅森在过去的12个月中:
- 成为有史以来第一家被慈善机构Stonewall承认为英国LGBT+最具包容性雇主的律师事务所
- 入选《泰晤士报》英国五十大女性友好企业
- 与Barclays和Addleshaw Goddard合作推出了《理性工作宪章》。 该宪章旨在改变可能导致无谓压力、反过来可能导致身心健康问题的工作环境。
品诚梅森还继续推行持续的转型计划,4年内开设其第8家国际办事处,扩大其在法律服务补充领域的业务,投资可供选择的服务交付方式。
今年1月,品诚梅森宣布了在法兰克福开设第3家德国办事处的计划;3月,品诚梅森任命Kirsty Dougan进一步发展亚太地区的Vario业务。在过去一年中,品诚梅森不断改变其办公空间,促进灵活办公,其全球50%以上的办公现已实现完全灵活办公,并投资开发了由近50名法律技术专家、分析师与工程师组成的研发部门。
18/19财年的毛利增长为2.5%。然而,鉴于上述以及为IT与网络安全领域的进一步投资提供了大量资金,对权益合伙人发放的利润在连续5年增长后,今年略有下降。今年的权益合伙人人均利润(PEP)为62万英镑。
品诚梅森执行合伙人John Cleland表示:
“过去这一年,我们的客户经历了前所未有的巨变。我们的合伙业务继续专注于投资,使我们能够帮助客户应对这一趋势。我们继续从基于专业知识的律师事务所转变为着眼国际市场、以法律为核心业务的现代专业服务企业。与此同时,我们不仅专注于手中的工作,也专注于自身的工作方式。我们的理念是,如果继续以正确的方式做正确的事情,成功自然水到渠成,这自然包括财务上的成功。我们希望成长并获得成功,这样做会对我们的客户、员工以及我们经营所在的社区产生积极影响。”
Notes to Editors
- Standout mandates throughout the year have included:
- Developing a unique collaboration with BCLP and Heathrow to support the expansion of the UK airport;
- Advising on the acquisition of Manildra Solar Farm which, once constructed, will be among the largest solar PV projects in Australia.
- Acted for various parties in proceedings at the UK Supreme Court I in respect of a challenge brought by a number of generic companies in relation to a dosage regime patent protecting Eli Lilly's blockbuster product CIALIS® (tadalafil)
- Representing Google in respect of a £3bn class action on behalf of c. 5 million individuals;
- Advising Railpen on the development of a unique structure for fund combining three world premier institutional investors across the UK, US and Middle East;
- Acting for AJ Bell, one of the largest UK investment platform providers, on its IPO and listing on the main market of the London Stock Exchange.
- Over the course of the past year the firm has expanded its partnership by 4% to 446 partners globally.
- Also during the past year the firm was named Law Firm of the Year 2018 by The Lawyer magazine and Law Firm of the Year 2019 by Legal Business magazine.