Stephenson Harwood

Stephenson Harwood LLP
HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom[1]
No. of offices10[2]
OfficesAl Khobar, Athens, Dubai, Hong Kong, London, Paris, Riyadh, Singapore, Shanghai, Seoul
Major practice areasCommercial, Data & Tech; Corporate; Dispute Resolution; Employment, Pensions & Immigration; Finance; Insurance; Intellectual Property; Maritime, Trade and Offshore; Private Wealth; Projects, Energy and Infrastructure; Real Estate; Regulatory and Investigations
Key peopleEifion Morris (CEO)
Revenue£309 million (2024/25)[3]
Profit per equity partner£1,000,000 (2024/25)[3]
Date founded1875
Websitewww.stephensonharwood.com

Stephenson Harwood LLP is an international law firm with over 1,500 people worldwide, including more than 220 partners. Headquartered in London, United Kingdom, with 10 offices across Asia, Europe and the Middle East. In 2024/25 it achieved total revenues of £309 million, a 17% increase on the previous year, and profits per equity partner of £1,000,000 (2024/25).[4]

History

In 1875, when William Harwood returned to London after practising in China, he had joined forces with Henry Stephenson and formed Harwood & Stephenson. That would become Stephenson Harwood & Tatham in 1920 when the two firms merged, a name which would remain until 1973, when it was shortened to Stephenson Harwood.[5]

In 2002 the merger with City shipping specialist Sinclair Roche & Temperley gave it a Shanghai office.[6]

In 2011, in the largest Boeing deal in aviation history, the firm advised Lion Air on purchasing 230 model 737 aircraft worth US$21.7 billion. The signing was witnessed by the American Chief Executive.[7]

The firm converted to LLP status in March 2012[8] and opened an office in Dubai, its first in the Middle East, in December 2012.[9]

Stephenson Harwood Singapore converted to LLP in 2013[10] and Virtus Law and Stephenson Harwood announced a formal law alliance in 2014.[11] The firm also opened an office in Seoul that year.[12]

Eifion Morris was appointed CEO in 2019.[13]

In 2025, Stephenson Harwood announced that they will be opening offices in Riyadh and Al Kohbar, Saudi Arabia, further expending the firm's number of offices to 10 globally.[14]

References

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  2. ^ "Key facts and figures". shlegal.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
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  4. ^ "Stephenson Harwood posts modest revenue drop as profitability rises 13%". globallegalpost.com. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  5. ^ "Stephenson Harwood". The Lawyer. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  6. ^ "Legal Week - Stephenson Harwood". legalweek.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  7. ^ "Stephenson Harwood finesses the finer details as Lion Air mega deal with Boeing takes off". The In-House Community of Legal & Compliance Professionals.
  8. ^ Freedman, Joshua (2012-03-30). "Stephenson Harwood joins majority as LLP | News". The Lawyer. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
  9. ^ Ames, Jonathan (18 December 2012). "Stephenson Harwood latest to plant flag in Dubai". The Global Legal Post.
  10. ^ "Singapore Business Directory". Singapore Business Directory. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  11. ^ "Stephenson Harwood enters Formal Law Alliance with Singapore's Virtus Law". Legal Business. 2014-03-28. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  12. ^ Stanton, Natalie (2014-08-04). "Stephenson Harwood secures licence to open Seoul office this autumn". The Lawyer | Legal insight, benchmarking data and jobs. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  13. ^ "Stephenson Harwood IP co-head replaces CEO Sharon White following decade in charge". Legal Business. 2019-04-30. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  14. ^ "Stephenson Harwood set to open doors in Saudi Arabia | Stephenson Harwood". www.stephensonharwood.com. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
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