Bird & Bird is a full service international commerical law firm which operates on the basis of an in-depth understanding of chosen industry sectors. We focus on aviation & aerospace, banking & financial services, communications, e=commerce, IT, life sciences, media and sport. We are proud to work with some of the world's most innovative and technologically advances companies, each of which depends on the cutting-edge legal advice to realise their business goals.

With offices in Beijing, Brussells, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt The Hague, Hong Kong, London, Lyon, Madrid, Milan, Munich, Paris, Rome and Stockholm and close ties with firms in other key centres in Europe, Asia and the United States we are well placed to offer our clients local expertise within a global context.

Our International Arbitration Group is a multi-disciplinary group consisting of eighteen dedicated partners who are commercial lawyers, technical experts and experienced advocates. We have extensive experience representing clients in a complex high value cross-border arbitrations before the world's leading arbitral institutions. Our senior lawyers are frequently approached to sit as arbitrators in significant commercial disputes.

We are recommended by clients and peers for our innovative approach, sophisticated commercial advice and the depth and breadth of our technical expertise particularly in our chosen industry sectors.