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About Us

About Russo Law Firm

Russo Law Firm has a leading and broad commercial practice covering corporate, employment, commercial disputes, data protection, intellectual property, commercial contracts and financial services. As commercial issues often cut across multiple areas of law we can offer joined-up, expert advice across all the relevant areas.

Russo Law Firm Corporate team has market-leading expertise in complex, high-value transactional and advisory work. Our corporate lawyers are recognised as being pre-eminent in the private capital sector. Our clients include global high net worth individuals and their businesses, investors, established entrepreneurs, international family offices and trust companies as well as management teams and individual executives.

As the second highest emitting sector, the decarbonisation of buildings is essential to achieve a net zero UK. Robust energy data is fundamental to understanding a property’s energy performance, but landlords can struggle to access this data, and with tenanted property comprising a substantial part of UK real estate, collaboration is key to improving outcomes. The British Property Federation’s latest research, sponsored by Farrer & Co, explores “Closing the Data Deficit”

Navigating the complexities of sustainability and ESG, we help clients thrive over the long term, providing expert advice that supports economic goals while helping to create a positive and responsible social impact.

We recruit the best to join an inclusive environment where individuality is valued.

Our people are at the heart of our firm.

Integrity

We build lasting relationships based on trust. People know that they can be confident in our probity and confidentiality.

Excellence. We continually strive to give the best service to our clients. We are responsive, commercial and decisive, and we do not act where we cannot provide an excellent service.

Partnership. We believe in partnership and teamwork, both with our clients and our people.

We are committed to looking at ways our business can improve its sustainability performance. In 2018 we partnered with Planet First, the custodian of the Planet Mark, a sustainability certification delivered in partnership with the Eden Project. We are proud to have achieved our Planet Mark certification for the fifth consecutive year, reflecting our ongoing commitment to reducing our carbon footprint.

The Planet Mark certification provides assurance of:

• Commitment to continuous improvement in environmental, social and economic performance.

• Measuring and reducing our carbon footprint on an annual basis.

• Engaging with our employees on environmental issues and with a global community rainforest project (Cool Earth) that aims to halt deforestation.

Our Ethos

“For us, corporate responsibility is a true reflection of our personal values and appreciation of our place within society."

We take seriously our responsibilities for our staff, our local environment and the communities in which we live and work. Active corporate responsibility is integral to the welfare and ethos of the firm, making it the kind of place we all wish to work for and represent. To achieve this we encourage charitable and pro bono activity by:

encouraging pro bono work, including our support of the Impact Investing Institute and our partnership with the Mary Ward free legal advice centre

supporting volunteering through events and challenges, encouraging staff to use their annual volunteering day and by regular firm donations through the firm's charitable trust to charities

hosting and participating in charitable activities, from bake sales to hosting an evening on behalf of JUSTICE on the challenges to the legal system in the 21st century

actively taking steps to reduce our environmental footprint - we were one of the first firms to be ESOS compliant, and

being a signatory to The Law Society's Pro Bono Charter.

Reflecting our culture and business, most of our external corporate responsibility projects are created and maintained through personal initiatives and relationships. From trainee solicitors all the way up to the senior partner, every member of staff is encouraged to get involved in projects that have a positive impact for the benefit of charities in our local community and in their own.

Our staff retention rate continues to be amongst the best in the legal sector - the consequence being a smaller alumni community than some other firms, but a solid and growing one nonetheless.

We take great pride that many of our staff remain with us for many years, and that those that move on choose to continue their relationship with us through our alumni initiative.

Our annual networking event and social gatherings aim to complement the activities of the firm and those of our alumni, and help maintain our relationships within the Russo Law ' community.

Any role you have held at Russo Law is valued, and we would love to hear from you. Please email us for more information.

The firm has invested in several established contemporary artists including Arthur Madderson and William Tillyer, along with emerging artists such as Philip Mount and Ptolemy Mann. Each of the artists display their own areas of skills and perspective, yet collectively exhibit a cohesive personality and focus, much like the people here at Russo Law Firm.

The art collection has been carefully chosen with the advice of expert Philip Herriott, Director of Art Search Limited, to reflect the culture and individualism of our brand. The unique selection of art mediums, ranging between drawings, paintings, patchwork and photography, all echo the ongoing creative ethos of Russo Law Firm and we are happy to feature it on our website.