Kennedys Law Explained

Firm Name:	Kennedys Law LLP
Headquarters:	London, United Kingdom
Num Offices:	37^[1]
Key People:	Nick Thomas (Senior Partner) Suzanne Liversidge (Global Managing Partner) Matt Andrews (APAC Regional Managing Partner) John Bruce (Partner) Meg Catalano (US Regional Managing Partner)
Practice Areas:	Insurance and reinsurance, litigation, healthcare, maritime and international trade, employment, banking and finance, insolvency and corporate recovery, real estate, contracts
Revenue:	£384 million (2023/24)^[2]
Num Employees:	2750
Date Founded:	1899 (London)
Company Type:	Limited liability partnership

Kennedys Law LLP is an international law firm headquartered in London. The firm merged with American law firm Carroll McNulty & Kull (CMK) in 2017.^[3]

Kennedys claims specialisms in "insurance and reinsurance, aviation, banking and finance, construction and engineering, healthcare, life sciences, marine, public sector, rail, real estate, retail, shipping and international trade, sport and leisure, transport and logistics and travel and tourism".^[4]

In 2023/24, the firm's global revenue was £384 million (US $483 million).^[5]

History

Founder Charles Kennedy was part of several partnerships: Kennedy, Danvers & Co; C. Frederick Kennedy & Co; Kennedy Lindo & Co; and Kennedy Genese & Co.

Expansion

• 1996: Opened Belfast office
• 2008: Merged with Davies Lavery,^[6] acquiring offices in Birmingham and Maidstone
• 2010: Established the Miami office^[7]
• 2013: Merged with aviation specialist firm Gates and Partners,^[8] adding 70 employees and a Brussels office
• 2015: Formed a joint law venture with Legal Solutions LLC in Singapore,
• 2016: Merged with Danish firm Advokatfirmaet Erritzøe,^[9] acquiring a Copenhagen office
• 2016: Merged with marine and shipping law firm Waltons & Morse^[10]
• 2017: Merged with US insurance law firm Carroll McNulty & Kull (CMK)
• 2017: Merged with commercial disputes firm berg^[11]
• 2018: Formed an association with Israeli insurance law firm Zelichov, Ben-Dan & Co,^[12] opening of an office in Israel.

Between 2017-2023, Kennedys opened offices in Mexico City, Melbourne, Bangkok, Buenos Aires, Paris, Bermuda, Bristol, San Francisco, Israel, Oman, Perth, Leeds, Wilmington, Brisbane, Houston, Newcastle and Fort Lauderdale.

In 2019, Suzanne Liversidge was appointed as Kennedys' first global managing partner.^[13]

From 2020 to 2023, Kennedys formed associations with:

• Dolden Wallace Folick LLP in Canada^[14]
• Baysal & Demir in Turkey^[15]
• Lopez del Solar in Bolivia^[16]
• Tobar ZVS in Ecuador
• PALM Legal in Portugal
• Next Advokater in Sweden
• AZ Cardoso Advogados (AZC) in Brazil

Awards

2024

• Claims Team of the Year at the British Claims Awards 2024
• Best Law Firm for Partner Approachability by Legal Cheek
• Cyber Law Firm of the Year at Cyber Insurance Europe Awards and Intelligent Insurer Cyber Insurance Europe Awards 2024

2023

• Technology Partner of the Year - Claims (Insurance Times Tech and Innovation Awards)^[17]
• Impact Case of the Year (LMG Life Sciences Awards EMEA) for Hastings v Finsbury Orthopaedics Ltd and Stryker LTD 2022 case
• Cyber Risk Lawyer of the Year (Zywave Cyber Risk Awards Gala) for Judy Selby ^[18]
• Technology Partner of the Year Bronze winner (Insurance Times Tech and Innovation Awards)^[19]

References

1. Web site: Our offices .
2. Web site: US and UK growth drive 17% increase in Kennedys' revenue.
3. Web site: 2017-06-02 . Kennedys complete merger with US insurance firm Carroll McNulty & Kull . 2024-08-01 . Legal Business . en-GB.
4. Web site: About us . 2024-08-01 . Kennedys Law . en.
5. Web site: US and UK growth drive 17% increase in Kennedys’ revenue . 2024-08-01 . www.globallegalpost.com . en.
6. Web site: Walkinshaw2008-06-25T00:00:00+01:00 . Danny . Kennedys and Davies merge . 2024-08-01 . Insurance Times . en.
7. Web site: 2010-09-24T08:44:00+01:00 . Kennedys open Miami office . 2024-08-01 . Insurance Times . en.
8. Web site: 2013-06-03 . Kennedys seals tie-up with Gates and Partners in aviation sector shake up . 2024-08-01 . Legal Business . en-GB.
9. Web site: Fouzder2015-12-09T16:11:00+00:00 . Monidipa . Kennedys strengthens Scandinavian presence . 2024-08-01 . Law Gazette . en.
10. Web site: Kennedys and Waltons & Morse complete merger . 2024-08-01 . www.insurancebusinessmag.com . en.
11. Web site: Walters2017-09-01T09:10:00+01:00 . Max . Manchester firm berg to disappear after Kennedys deal . 2024-08-01 . Law Gazette . en.
12. Web site: 2018-11-02 . Kennedys announces association with Israeli firm Zelichov, Ben-Dan & Co . 2024-08-01 . Irish Legal News . en.
13. Web site: Kennedys Appoints Woman As First Global Managing Partner . 2024-08-01 . Law.com International . en-gb.
14. Web site: Kennedys singles out Dolden Wallace Folick LLP for its first association in the country . 2024-08-01 . www.insurancebusinessmag.com . en.
15. Web site: Townley . Suzanne . 2021-09-10 . Turkish alliances . 2024-08-01 . Solicitors Journal . en.
16. Web site: Kennedys makes new ties in Bolivia and Ecuador . 2024-08-01 . latinlawyer.com . en.
17. Web site: Winners . 2024-08-01 . Tech & Innovation Awards 2023 . en-GB.
18. Web site: alarsen . 2023-06-16 . Zywave Announces 2023 Cyber Risk Award Winners . 2024-08-01 . Zywave . en.
19. Web site: Ruel2023-09-22T06:00:00+01:00 . Clare . Revealed: Who won at the Tech and Innovation Awards 2023? . 2024-08-01 . Insurance Times . en.