RWK Goodman

What RWK Goodman does

RWK Goodman LLP is a private UK limited liability law firm (SRA number 557896) formed on 1 May 2022 through the merger of Royds Withy King and Goodman Derrick, with historical roots back to 1873. The firm operates nine offices across England and Wales — Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, London, Manchester, Oxford, Sheffield, Swindon, and Thame — and employs between 501 and 1,000 staff. Its service portfolio spans three divisions: Business (corporate/M&A, venture capital & private equity, capital markets, real estate, construction & engineering including building safety, dispute resolution, employment, commercial, insolvency, agriculture, racing & bloodstock), Personal (family, conveyancing, wills/trusts/estates, capacity and care), and Injury (personal injury, medical negligence, asbestos and birth injury claims). Sector-focused teams operate in Health & Social Care, Technology, Financial Services, Energy & Infrastructure, and Hospitality/Leisure/Retail.

Revenue is generated exclusively through professional service fees charged to clients on a quote-by-matter basis, using hourly rates, fixed fees for defined services, and contingency arrangements for injury claims. The go-to-market combines partner-led enterprise field sales for corporate mandates (M&A, PE/VC, refinancing) with direct-to-consumer channels (0800 numbers, website enquiries) for personal and injury matters. Distribution is direct via the office network — no intermediaries — and customer acquisition is supported by content marketing (Info Hub), social media presence, industry events, and PR coverage in regional and legal-sector media.

The firm was most recently recognised as a Top-Ranked firm in Chambers 2026 and Legal 500 2026, with multiple Band 1 / Hall of Fame ranked partners across personal injury and clinical negligence. Recent strategic activity includes the 2024 acquisition of SJ Edney & Co (over 2,150 clients), a June 2026 office consolidation in Swindon, and a series of lateral partner hires through 2025-2026 in family law and real estate litigation.

Name

RWK Goodman

Legal name

RWK Goodman LLP

Website

https://rwkgoodman.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

RWK Goodman is a UK national law firm (501-1,000 staff, 9 offices) formed in 2022 via the merger of Royds Withy King and Goodman Derrick. It serves corporate, SME, and individual clients across business, personal, and injury legal services, with sector specialisms in Health & Social Care, Technology, Financial Services, and Energy & Infrastructure.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law (BPAHAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships Advisory (JVs, Alliances, Carve-outs) (BPAHAOAG), Fairness Opinions & Independent Board Advice (FSAEAGAF)

Keywords

• Commercial legal services
• Corporate mergers acquisitions
• Personal injury claims
• Medical negligence claims
• Residential property conveyancing

Headquarters

HQ city

Bath

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Fees: RWK Goodman generates revenue through legal service fees charged to clients for business legal services (corporate, commercial, dispute resolution, real estate, employment, data protection), personal legal services (family, property, wills/trusts), and injury claims. Fee structures include hourly rates, fixed fees for defined services, and contingency arrangements for injury claims.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

RWK Goodman is a national UK law firm providing full-service legal advice across business (corporate/M&A, venture capital, real estate, construction, commercial, employment, dispute resolution, agriculture), personal (family law, property conveyancing, wills, trusts and estates, capacity and Court of Protection), and injury (personal injury, medical negligence, asbestos-related disease, birth injury, criminal injury, inquests) matters. It combines general commercial practice with deep sector expertise in Banking & Financial Services, Energy & Infrastructure, Health & Social Care, Tech, and Hospitality/Leisure/Retail, delivered through partner-led teams from nine offices across England and Wales.

Product overview

RWK Goodman is a national UK law firm that offers a broad portfolio of legal services organised across three main divisions: Business (corporate/M&A, real estate, dispute resolution, employment, commercial, construction, agriculture), Personal (family, property conveyancing, wills/trusts/estates, capacity and care), and Injury (personal injury and medical negligence). The firm also operates sector-focused teams for Banking & Financial Services, Energy & Infrastructure, Health & Social Care, Hospitality/Leisure/Retail, and Tech. The service model is structured as a full-service law firm with specialist teams rather than a modular software product; clients access legal expertise across multiple practice areas from offices in Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, London, Manchester, Oxford, Sheffield, Swindon, and Thame. The firm was formed in May 2022 through the merger of Royds Withy King and Goodman Derrick.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate & M&A Multi-disciplinary transactional practice covering mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and private equity, corporate governance and advisory, capital markets (AIM/AQSE/Standard List), restructuring and demergers, share plans and incentives, and employee ownership trusts. Serves entrepreneurs, SMEs, large UK and international corporates, financial sponsors and management teams.
• Real Estate Commercial property legal advice covering commercial property transactions, landlord and tenant matters, flexible offices and co-working space for developers, landowners and occupiers.
• Construction & Engineering Specialist advice on construction procurement, contracting, project operation and maintenance, risk management and dispute resolution across commercial, residential, infrastructure, energy, healthcare and education sectors. Includes a Building Safety advisory sub-practice on the Building Safety Act 2022.
• Business Dispute Resolution Legal advice across litigation, arbitration, adjudication, mediation and negotiation for domestic and international commercial disputes, including alternative dispute resolution, banking and financial services litigation, civil fraud and investigations (asset tracing, freezing and search orders).
• Employment & Immigration Employment law advice covering business immigration, employment contracts, employee exits, tribunals and fixed-cost HR legal services (the HELP product) for employers.
• Commercial Commercial legal advice covering data protection, health and social care regulation, intellectual property, joint ventures, supply of goods and services, and technology and innovation.
• Agriculture & Rural Business Legal services for farmers, rural landowners and farming businesses including buying and selling farms and estates, family partnerships, raising finance, planning and succession.
• Data Protection GDPR compliance and data protection legal advice for businesses navigating the evolving data privacy regulatory landscape.
• Insolvency & Restructuring Advice for corporate and individual clients on financial issues, insolvency procedures and restructuring scenarios, delivered in partnership with leading insolvency practitioners.
• Racing & Bloodstock Legal services for racehorse owners, jockeys, trainers and breeders across the racing industry.
• Family & Divorce Family law services for individuals including prenuptial and cohabitation agreements, divorce, children disputes, domestic abuse, international family law and surrogacy.
• Property Conveyancing Residential property buying and selling services covering new build conveyancing, investing in UK residential property and the conveyancing process for individuals.
• Wills, Trusts & Estates Will writing, tax and trust planning, estate administration, probate and international (French) estate matters for individuals.
• Capacity, Care & Court of Protection Services for vulnerable individuals including lasting power of attorney, Court of Protection, deputyship and elderly client support.
• Personal Injury Claims Specialist personal injury compensation claims including road traffic accidents, workplace accidents, cycling accidents, brain injury, spinal injury, fatal injury and holiday accidents, with free initial consultation (0800 923 2068).
• Medical Negligence Claims Clinical negligence claims covering birth injuries, brain haemorrhage, cancer misdiagnosis, cardiac negligence, cosmetic surgery, dental negligence, GP negligence, hospital negligence, meningitis, orthopaedic negligence, sepsis, spinal surgery, stroke and weight loss surgery (free consultation 0800 923 2080).
• Asbestos & Mesothelioma Claims Compensation claims for mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases.
• Birth Injury Claims Specialist claims for injuries before or during birth or in the first weeks of life, covering maternal injury, cerebral palsy, Erb's palsy, global developmental delay and Group B Strep.
• Criminal Injury Compensation Claims Navigation of Criminal Injury Compensation Authority (CICA) claims for victims of serious or violent crime.
• Inquest Solicitors Legal support for inquests covering infant loss, Article 2 inquests, deaths in military service, mental health treatment deaths, prison deaths and police-related deaths.
• Sector Specialism — Banking & Financial Services Legal advice for the financial services sector covering regulatory compliance, transactions and ongoing operational matters.
• Sector Specialism — Energy & Infrastructure Legal services for the energy and infrastructure sectors including construction, engineering, renewables and utilities.
• Sector Specialism — Health & Social Care Legal advice for care providers and care home operators; the firm is recommended by the Care Association Alliance and is a commercial partner of Care England.
• Sector Specialism — Hospitality, Leisure & Retail Legal services for the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors addressing unique commercial and operational challenges.
• Sector Specialism — Tech Legal advice for technology businesses covering intellectual property, commercial agreements and innovation protection.

Quantifiable outcome

• Acquisition of SJ Edney & Co with over 2,150 clients in Wiltshire and Gloucestershire
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Care EnglandcoreOthersCare England is a commercial partner of RWK Goodman. RWK Goodman is recommended by the Care Association Alliance.
• Causeway TechnologiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRWK Goodman advised Oxford Metrics plc on £52m sale of Yotta to Causeway Technologies. This represents a client relationship rather than formal partnership.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Weightmans: UK mid-size national firm with strong insurance, defendant personal injury, and clinical negligence practices. Direct peer on size, sector depth in insurance/regulatory work, and injury division scale.
• Irwin Mitchell: National UK full-service firm with one of the country's largest personal injury and clinical negligence practices alongside corporate and private client services. Closely comparable footprint and injury division depth to RWK Goodman.
• Hempsons: UK law firm specializing in health and social care, medical law, and insurance/regulatory work. Highly comparable on the health & social care sector specialization that RWK Goodman highlights as a core differentiator.
• Kennedys: Global insurance and litigation firm with strong UK personal injury and dispute resolution practices, plus corporate and commercial services. Overlaps with RWK Goodman's injury and dispute resolution offering.
• Gordons: UK regional full-service firm headquartered in the North with corporate, real estate, employment, and dispute resolution practices. Similar scale to RWK Goodman's regional offices with overlapping service lines.
• Trowers & Hamlins: UK national firm serving commercial, public sector, and real estate clients with similar headcount and regional office network. Comparable mid-market business services mix.
• Shoosmiths: UK national full-service law firm of comparable headcount and broad business/personal/injury practice mix, including corporate M&A, real estate, employment, and personal injury. One of the closest direct structural comparables to RWK Goodman.
• Penningtons Manches Cooper: UK national full-service firm formed through merger, similar in size and segment breadth (business, personal, and private wealth). Comparable mid-market positioning with regional and London presence.
• BLM (Berrymans Lace Mawer): UK insurance and litigation specialist firm with deep personal injury, clinical negligence, and insurance dispute practices. Directly comparable to RWK Goodman's Injury division specialism.

Broad incumbents

• DLA Piper: Global law firm with significant UK presence across corporate, real estate, and dispute resolution. Overlaps as a broader incumbent competing for the same mid-market and upper-mid-market UK mandates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/rwkgoodman
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@RWKGoodman
• Facebookfacebook.com/RWK.Goodman
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rwk-goodman

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A2 records

Investments

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