Forsters

Forsters works for individuals, families and businesses from its offices on Baker Street in London. Its core practices are real estate, private wealth, corporate and commercial, and dispute resolution, with sector teams for hotels and leisure, retail and technology and international desks covering Asia, the Middle East and the US.

Emily Exton is managing partner and sits on the management board. Natasha Rees is senior partner and chairs the partnership and strategy board. The firm says 51% of its partners are women. Forsters LLP was incorporated at Companies House in 2003.

Turnover up 13%

The group accounts for the year to 31 March 2025, filed at Companies House in November 2025, show turnover of £92.6m, up from £81.7m the year before. Profit before members’ remuneration rose from £25.8m to £29.0m.

The average number of employees in the LLP and its subsidiary, excluding members, rose from 459 to 490: 255 fee earners and 235 support staff. Staff costs rose from £40.0m to £45.9m. The firm had 70 members on average, 38 of them senior equity members.

A base in Abu Dhabi

In December 2025 Forsters launched a base in Abu Dhabi Global Market, led by private wealth partner James Brockhurst with a Middle East team drawn from its private wealth, corporate, dispute resolution and real estate practices. The firm said the base would advise Middle Eastern families and investors on succession planning, family governance, cross-border planning and structuring, as well as cryptoassets.

Its private wealth work has drawn awards. At the STEP Private Client Awards 2026 in September the firm won International Legal Team of the Year (large firm) and Digital Assets Team of the Year. In the Legal 500 UK 2027 guide, published on 1 October 2026, it is ranked in 24 practice areas, with 46 individual listings, 33 partners recognized and nine partners in the Hall of Fame.

For property owners, investors, wealthy families and the businesses they own, the firm offers real estate and private wealth advice under one roof, with international reach from a London base. Across the major legal directories, it reports 34 practice groups ranked and more than 125 individual rankings.