Wedlake Bell is an independent City of London law firm founded in 1780, advising UK and international businesses, families and individuals on transactions and disputes.
Wedlake Bell is an independent law firm based in the City of London, founded in 1780. It provides a full range of legal services to UK and international corporate and private clients, advising businesses, families and individuals. The firm works on cross-border transactions and complex disputes, and is ranked in Chambers UK and Legal 500.
The practice is organised as a full-service firm. Its work spans cross-border transaction advisory and the resolution of complex disputes for business and individual clients, alongside wider commercial and private client advice. The firm describes itself as large enough to handle cross-border transactions and complex disputes, yet small enough for clients to retain personal relationships with senior lawyers.
Wedlake Bell places weight on a collaborative, team-oriented culture in which people work closely together and senior lawyers remain directly engaged with clients. Its stated approach combines commercial, responsive advice grounded in long experience with a modern outlook and a human manner, aiming to deliver clarity and to remove obstacles for clients without drawing attention to the process.
With more than 240 years in operation, the firm serves a client base spanning businesses, families and private individuals in the UK and internationally.