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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.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1822Founded1

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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.2

The story

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.

From Wikipedia’s article on Ashurst LLP, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Leadership

Who has led Ashurst LLP, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Board members and other officers (1)
  • Chief digital officerTara Waters Nov 4, 2014 to Aug 31, 20241

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

Ashurst LLP revenue by year1541.0M GBP in 2017+7% since 2016
0200.0M GBP400.0M GBP600.0M GBP2016: 505.0M GBP505.0M GBP20162017: 541.0M GBP541.0M GBP2017+7%
  • 2017541.0M GBP1
  • 2016505.0M GBP1

Timeline

  1. 1822Founded Founded1

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