Macfarlanes LLP

Macfarlanes LLP is a London-headquartered law firm that provides legal services globally across private capital, private wealth, mergers and acquisitions, and dispute resolution, with additional offices in Brussels and New York. Founded in 1875, it serves clients including private capital managers, entrepreneurs, family-controlled businesses, and corporations.www.macfarlanes.com

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Sep 9, 2026

The Non-Billable Podcast

The Non-Billable Podcast

Charles Russell Speechlys boss Simon Ridpath on building a law firm around private capital

Sep 9 · 2 Mentions

Oliver AttingerHOST

15:05

So, so I, I guess there's a few firms that I think of as competing in the same space as, as, as you guys.

Oliver AttingerHOST

15:10

You know, probably Macfarlanes is the best example, isn't it? Um, who else? Maybe a, a, a Withers, a Tay- a Taylor Wessing as it was, Winston Taylor now.

Oliver AttingerHOST

15:18

Uh, do, do you see those sort of firms in the same, in the same bracket here?

Simon RidpathGUEST

15:23

I mean, every firm will say that they're unique and they're different.

Simon RidpathGUEST

15:27

I'm gonna tell you we- we- we're unique and different.

Simon RidpathGUEST

15:30

I mean, they are all firms that have a similarity in so far as they've got private client advisory teams.

Simon RidpathGUEST

15:36

Um, obviously Macfarlanes are a fantastic corporate finance house who are also capable of doing some private client advisory, but they are a corporate finance behemoth, so they're, they're closer to Slaughter and May in my world than they are to us, and they're very good at what they do.

Simon RidpathGUEST

15:52

But they're, they're very single site.