Dawsons has been providing a range of services to UK and international professional practices, partnerships and individual partners for much of its 280-year history. Today our specialist team combines expertise from across the Corporate Commercial, Employment and Litigation departments, to offer a full range of services covering the entire life cycle of general partnerships, limited partnerships and LLPs.

From drafting constitutional documents to advising on winding up or dissolution proceedings, our team, led by Stephen Ralph – one of the leading Partnership Dispute Resolution practitioners in London and the "first port of call for contentious matters" (Chambers UK) – can guide your business from its inception to its sale.

What others say about us

Dawsons is consistently ranked amongst the UK's top law firms for its partnership expertise by the Chambers UK and UK Legal 500 legal directories.

Dawsons provides an effective and personal service, and is highly recommended in partnership litigation. Widely regarded as a front runner in mediation, arbitration and advocacy for professional services partnerships, the broad practice covers mergers, conversions and restructuring for funds on the non-contentious side.

Stephen Ralph heads the partnership team and is a "hard-hitting, top-notch litigator." His insolvency expertise is of great value in partnership matters.
Chambers UK 2010

Dawsons has provided advice to the LLP for a number of years. They are very experienced in this area, particularly Stephen Ralph, always providing clear and concise advice often within very tight timeframes.
Andrew Manning, Chief Executive,
Bevan Brittan LLP

Dawsons have considerable strength and expertise in contentious partnership issues - it is always extremely reassuring to have them on side whether acting for a firm or an individual.
Chairman of a UK top 20 accountancy firm.