Lattey & Dawe

What Lattey & Dawe does

Lattey & Dawe trades as Laytons ETL (legal entity Laytons LLP), a UK limited liability partnership law firm founded in 1868 with headquarters at 105-108 Pinners Hall, Old Broad Street, London EC2N 1ER and a secondary office at 119-121 Cannon Street (the Yarnwicke office). The firm delivers full-service legal advisory across four defined vertical sectors — Technology, Communications & Digital Media; Construction, Land & Planning; Personal Affairs, Private Wealth & Philanthropy; and Retail & Hospitality — and seventeen practice-area service lines spanning Arbitration, Banking & Finance, Commercial & Corporate, Data Protection & Information, Disputes, Employment, IP & Technology, IP Disputes, Private Wealth & Philanthropy, Real Estate Corporate, Real Estate Disputes, Real Estate Investment & Finance, and Regulatory Law.

The underlying technology stack is a standard legal practice configuration covering document management, case management, and client communication systems; no proprietary platforms, APIs, AI tooling, or technology intellectual property are disclosed. Business operations run as a traditional professional services model: billing is via professional legal fees (rates not publicly disclosed), client acquisition is sales-led through referrals, professional networks, seminars, webinars, and thought-leadership publications, and senior partners lead client engagements relationship-by-relationship. Demand generation relies on an extensive publications library, a recurring Employment Law seminar series (including joint seminars with Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law), an email newsletter funnel, and PR-style news articles on UK legal developments.

The economic model is therefore hourly/project-based professional services revenue from corporate clients and high-net-worth individuals across diversified UK verticals, with pricing confidential, no disclosed productised offerings, and no evidence of subscription, transaction, or platform revenue streams. Geographic reach is concentrated in the United Kingdom (London), with international navigation present but no disclosed foreign office footprint or partner-network detail in the source material.

Name

Lattey & Dawe

Legal name

Laytons LLP

Website

https://lattey.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lattey & Dawe (trading as Laytons ETL, legal entity Laytons LLP) is a London-based UK law firm founded in 1868 delivering full-service legal advisory across technology, construction, private wealth, and retail/hospitality verticals through seventeen practice areas, with relationship-led client acquisition and standard professional services billing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation & Dispute Resolution (BPAHAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Real Estate & Construction Law (BPAHAAAE), Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD), Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

Keywords

• Legal advisory services
• Corporate law practice
• Dispute resolution
• Employment law
• Private wealth law

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Billing: Traditional law firm revenue through professional legal fees. Services span multiple practice areas including arbitration, banking & finance, commercial & corporate, data protection, disputes, employment, IP & technology, private wealth, real estate, and regulatory law.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Lattey & Dawe is a UK-based law firm providing professional legal services across multiple sectors and practice areas. The firm offers advisory, transactional, and contentious legal work spanning arbitration, banking & finance, commercial & corporate, data protection, disputes, employment, IP & technology, private wealth & philanthropy, real estate, and regulatory law. Services are delivered through two London offices to corporate clients and high net worth individuals.

Product overview

Laytons ETL is a UK-based law firm (Laytons LLP) providing comprehensive legal services across four key sectors (Technology/Communications/Digital Media, Construction/Land/Planning, Personal Affairs/Private Wealth/Philanthropy, and Retail/Hospitality) and seventeen distinct practice areas including Arbitration, Banking & Finance, Commercial & Corporate, Data Protection & Information, Disputes, Employment, IP & Technology, Intellectual Property Disputes, Private Wealth & Philanthropy, Real Estate Corporate, Real Estate Disputes, Real Estate Investment & Finance, and Regulatory Law. The firm operates as a unified full-service legal practice rather than a product-based platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Employment Law Employment law advisory covering workplace policies, tribunal representation, immigration-related employment matters, and ongoing regulatory developments including tipping law, trade union law changes, and probation period guidance for employers and HR leadership.
• Commercial & Corporate Law Corporate commercial legal services including M&A, contracts, business structuring, legal advice privilege issues, and shareholder matters for corporate clients.
• Banking & Finance Law Banking and financial law advisory including regulatory compliance and transactional support for financial institutions and corporate borrowers.
• Dispute Resolution Litigation and dispute resolution services across multiple practice areas, including commercial disputes, real estate disputes, and intellectual property disputes.
• Arbitration Dispute resolution through arbitration proceedings for commercial and civil matters as an alternative to court litigation.
• IP & Technology Law Intellectual property protection and technology law services including licensing, commercialisation, and IP commercialisation advice for technology and IP-rich clients.
• Intellectual Property Disputes Trade mark, copyright and patent dispute resolution including IPEC (Intellectual Property Enterprise Court) litigation for brand owners and rights holders.
• Real Estate Corporate Corporate real estate transactions including acquisitions, disposals, and commercial property matters for property investors and corporate occupiers.
• Real Estate Disputes Property litigation including lease disputes, dilapidations, possession proceedings, and landlord/tenant matters such as Renters' Rights Act advice.
• Real Estate Investment & Finance Real estate investment advisory and finance structuring for property transactions, including investment vehicles and finance documentation.
• Data Protection & Information Law GDPR compliance, data protection advisory and information law services for businesses operating in regulated digital and data-driven environments.
• Regulatory Law Regulatory compliance advisory across various industry sectors, including Companies House director verification and statutory compliance matters.
• Private Wealth & Philanthropy Trust structures, estate planning, will preparation, and charitable foundation advisory services for high net worth individuals and families.
• Technology, Communications & Digital Media Sector Sector-focused legal services for technology companies, communications firms, and digital media businesses, including data protection compliance, IP protection, commercial contracts, and disputes.
• Construction, Land & Planning Sector Sector-focused legal expertise in construction law, land transactions and planning matters for property development clients.
• Personal Affairs, Private Wealth & Philanthropy Sector Sector-focused private client services for high net worth individuals and families including wealth management, estate planning, wills and philanthropy advisory.
• Retail & Hospitality Sector Sector-focused legal services for retail and hospitality businesses including commercial transactions, licensing compliance, employment matters, and property management.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Vanessa Ganguin Immigration LawminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative relationship for joint seminar delivery on employment and immigration law topics. Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law's Associate James Lamont co-presents with Laytons ETL Employment team members Nicholas Lakeland and Victoria Brockley on immigration-related seminars.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fladgate LLP: London-based full-service commercial law firm of comparable size and practice mix, with strong real estate, corporate, and private client offerings similar to Laytons ETL.
• Lewis Silkin LLP: London-headquartered firm with a particularly strong employment practice — directly comparable to Laytons ETL's emphasis on employment law seminars and named employment partners.
• Russell-Cooke LLP: London firm with comparable strength in private client, real estate, employment, and dispute resolution — directly overlapping Laytons ETL's sector focus.
• Maples Teesdale LLP: Real-estate-focused London firm of comparable scale, overlapping significantly with Laytons ETL's construction, land & planning and real estate disputes practices.
• Wedlake Bell LLP: London firm offering real estate, private wealth, corporate, and dispute resolution services across multiple sectors — closely aligned with Laytons ETL's vertical coverage.
• Boodle Hatfield LLP: London-based firm combining private wealth and commercial work, overlapping Laytons ETL's high-net-worth and real estate practice mix.
• Marriott Harrison LLP: Small-to-mid London commercial firm with similar practice breadth across corporate, real estate, employment, and disputes; comparable scale and City positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Burges Salmon LLP: UK-wide full-service firm with established real estate, private wealth, and corporate practices; competes with Laytons ETL for similar London-based clients though with deeper headcount.
• Mishcon de Reya LLP: Larger London full-service firm competing for the same mid-market corporate, real estate, and private client mandates, but with materially deeper resources and brand recognition.
• Stephenson Harwood LLP: Larger London-based international firm operating across corporate, real estate, disputes, and employment — broader footprint but overlapping client base with Laytons ETL.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lattey.co.uk

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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