Approach
The accelerating pace at which legal processes are being automated is changing how lawyers work and challenging traditional firm models. The productivity gains obtainable through the discriminating use of digital tools means that increasingly smaller teams of experienced lawyers are in a position to undertake more voluminous work to deliver substantially more value back to the client. As an agile and evolving firm we place emphasis on sector expertise, practice experience, leveraging digital tools, and nurturing broader client relationships.
Mission
Our aim is to be a leading boutique alternative to the full-service model for energy and infrastructure transactions, combining senior advice with disciplined use of legal technology.
International
Our clients include buyers, sellers, developers, and publicly, privately and state-owned companies, we regularly advise:
- on English law governed M&A and project finance;
- as international lead counsel (partnering with top-tier independent firms for local law input);
- on German M&A and project finance; and
- German project development and regulatory work.
Our network covers firms in the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Romania, and the UAE.
Advisory Models
Hargrove: a Hargrove partner leads and the work and work is undertaken in house.
Hargrove Extended: a Hargrove partner leads an extended team of experienced counsel.
Hargrove+: leading and coordinating co-counsel in other jurisdictions (one delivery framework).
Advantages
Clear advantages over a traditional international law firm model include:
Partner-led: a partner leads every mandate from first call to closing.
Lean cost base: minimal internal overhead.
Independent choice of co-counsel: the best-suited local firm for each mandate.
Focused conflict profile: no global client book to clear against.
Magic Circle training, boutique delivery.
Germany
Germany has some excellent boutique legal practices that within their specialisms are at eye level with practice groups of international law firms.
ESG
Hargrove is guided by principles of integrity, this includes implementing and regularly reviewing policies that relate to the environmental, social, and governance (ESG). We are increasingly being sensitised to further issues around ESG by clients requiring a broader approach to be taken to target supply chains.
In our own operations we travel by rail wherever the journey is reasonably possible, work paper-light and use renewable electricity at our office. We are an equal opportunities employer.