Our purpose and values
Moving in the same direction
Having a shared purpose and set of values gives us a common sense of identity. It sets a collective direction as we navigate the future for our clients and our people and ensures we continue to be a sustainable and responsible business.
Our purpose:
Empowering tomorrow
We enable our clients to succeed by navigating their most complex legal challenges and creating opportunity where others see barriers. We seek to create a better future for our clients, our people and the communities in which we live and work.
Our values
We are committed to delivering exceptional experiences for both our people and our clients, and this is what makes working with Freshfields unique. This difference is shaped by our three core values. These are what drive our success and are at the heart of how we approach our work and relationships.
Embracing challenge
We seize challenges as opportunities to grow. We share a common mindset that, working together as one team, we can overcome obstacles and deliver great outcomes. It is why people join us and clients choose us.
Promoting collaboration
We offer an unparalleled service and experience through our collegiality and by proactively bringing together our global and diverse talent. It is what makes working with us special.
Redefining excellence
We seek to push the boundaries of what excellence means in everything we do. It is a journey not a destination and one we support each other on. It is what gives us our cutting edge.
Our global team
With more than 4,000 people in the world’s major business hubs, serving clients in over 150 countries, we know what it takes to operate across borders, legal systems and commercial cultures. Over decades we have built ties with the leading national advisers in every market so we can support our clients wherever they need us.
Our case studies
Responsible business
We are united in our determination to observe the highest personal, ethical and professional standards in everything we do. As a people business, we are committed to inclusion and recognise that original thinking requires diversity of experience.
We strive to make a positive difference to the communities in which we operate through our client work, our community investment programmes, our pro bono advice and our sustainability goals. Freshfields was the first international firm to sign the UN Global Compact and is driving the creation of more sustainable markets and economies.
We are also working to change our industry through initiatives such as our Freshfields Stephen Lawrence Scholarship Scheme, which provides a route into commercial law for black men from less socially mobile backgrounds.
Client Delivery Group
As a firm that has always pushed boundaries, we recognise the importance of evolving with our clients’ needs and the world in which they operate. At the heart of this is our Client Delivery Group.
Combining our diverse mix of innovation, talent and skills from the Freshfields Hub, Lab and technology teams, as well as legal project managers, the Client Delivery Group helps to ensure that matters are delivered efficiently, transparently and at a pace that other firms cannot match.
Meet the team
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Georgia Dawson Senior Partner
London, Singapore
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Alan Mason Global Managing Partner
New York, Paris
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Rafique Bachour Global Managing Partner
Brussels
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Rick van Aerssen Global Managing Partner
Frankfurt am Main, Düsseldorf