Established in Soho in 1971 as specialists in civil liberties, music and criminal law, Simons Muirhead Burton is now a multi-disciplined law firm offering clients advice and representation across a broad range of legal service areas.
The firm is based in Soho and prides itself on offering an accessible, responsive, efficient service. SMB's people are a mixture of homegrown stars and ex-City practitioners, all of whom combine to provide a first-class service to clients. The firm has an excellent reputation for work in the media sector (both contentious and non-contentious matters), employment, crime, property and commercial and corporate law. Through specialist expertise, and perceptive outlook, the firm is proud of its strong reputation that stretches internationally.
SMB was the first UK legal practice to establish a dedicated pro bono team focusing on human rights issues; that team, the Death Penalty Project, has since won multiple awards for its work.
Razi Mireskandari became Managing Partner on 1 April 2010.
