Addleshaw Goddard traces its roots back to the very first public record of solicitors in the UK – the Law List – published in 1775. It has grown through amalgamation ever since, developing in line with a changing world.
2012 2019/2021 1775–1997 Addleshaw Goddard Addleshaw Goddard BOOTH & CO opens offices in opens its first offices Singapore, Dubai, in continental Europe, Nicholas Smith founds the 1857–1997 1997–2003 Hong Kong, Oman welcoming partners in firm in 1775, and Samuel and Qatar. Hamburg and Paris. Lister Booth is admitted ADDLESHAW SONS ADDLESHAW as a solicitor in 1823. The AND LATHAM BOOTH & CO successors of these practices John William Addleshaw begins legal practice Addleshaw Sons & combined over the years in 1857 and enters partnership with William Latham merges with to become Booth, Clough Booth & Co to become Warburton in 1873. The firm becomes Addleshaw & Addleshaw Booth & Co. 2003 2017 & Booth in 1869. Further Sons in 1904, and then Addleshaw Sons & Latham Addleshaw Goddard expands amalgamations lead to the in 1917. ADDLESHAW into Scotland by merging firm becoming Booth & Co. in GODDARD with HBJ. c.1936. Addleshaw Booth & Co and Theodore Goddard merge to become Addleshaw Goddard. 1902–2003 THEODORE GODDARD
John Theodore Goddard founds blue chip, City of 1808–2017 London firm, Theodore Goddard in 1902, which HENDERSON grows through amalgamation with other city BOYD practices, such as Rhys Roberts & Co (founded JACKSON in 1883 by future Prime Minister David Lloyd George). 1960S – 1970S 2003 2012 2020S
The firm is one of the first Nine countries (Malta, Facebook launched its IPO In a world of continued to introduce the role of Slovenia, Hungary, Lithuania, and Encyclopaedia Britannica uncertainty, change and ‘Associate’. To this day, the Slovakia, Poland, Czech discontinues its print edition risk, our ongoing growth firm continues that long- Republic, Estonia and Latvia) after 246 years. The Middle and expansion will help us standing commitment to vote in referendums to join East’s first ever female train to continue being there for investing in talent. For the EU. Apple launches driver starts work on the our clients, whenever and example, we launched a legal iTunes, the Space Shuttle Dubai metro, and London wherever they need us. 1775 1857 1902 1936 apprenticeship programme Columbia disintegrates on hosts the Summer Olympics. in 2013 to enable talented re-entry into the Earth’s AG has tripled the number of The industrial revolution is Charles Dickens is writing The Berlin U-Bahn is opened, While the firm now focuses young people to enter law via atmosphere, and Lionel Messi partners in our London office well underway, the American A Tale of Two Cities, Kuala Thomas Edison is prevented on business matters, one vocational training and, since debuts for Barcelona. since 2012. Revolutionary War begins Lumpur is founded as a tin in court from having a of our most famous cases 2018, we’ve enabled lawyers and Mozart writes five violin mining settlement, Elisha monopoly on motion picture was in 1936, when Theodore to qualify in legal technology concertos. Otis installs his first elevator technology, and Géo Lefèvre Goddard advised American roles. and Sheffield FC become the and Henri Desgrange first socialite Wallis Simpson on world’s first football club. come up with the idea for her divorce proceedings at 1808 the Tour de France bicycle the time of her relationship race. Wind the clock forward with King Edward VIII, which The firm also embraces telex Napoléon Bonaparte is the to 2019, and Addleshaw led to a constitutional crisis and new electric typewriters Emperor of France, Ludwig Goddard were delighted to and ultimately the King’s in the ’60s and ’70s as a van Beethoven completes become the official legal abdication. Other famous means of connecting with his 5th Symphony, and the provider to the UCI road clients over the years have clients and responding importation of slaves into the cycling world championships. included Louis Armstrong, to needs more rapidly, United States is banned. the Rolling Stones, David efficiently and effectively Bowie, John Profumo – – a technology trend that during one of the UK’s also continues here to this biggest political scandals of date. For example, the the 20th century, Michael firm’s dedicated technology Douglas and Catherine Zeta team has advised over 700 Jones, and – today – many of companies in recent years the world’s largest and best- on the use of technology to known brands. achieve their legal goals.