EM Law is a modern commercial law firm based in Shoreditch, London.
We help businesses do deals, grow and exit well by providing expert, responsive and pragmatic advice.
Commercial
EM Law is a modern commercial law firm based in Shoreditch, London.
We help businesses do deals, grow and exit well by providing expert, responsive and pragmatic advice.
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London Based Commercial Law Firm
You’re looking for a commercial lawyer. You’re a high growth start-up and you want to do things properly from the get-go. Or you’ve been trading successfully for a while now and you’re ready to get those sketchy contracts you put together checked by a professional. Or maybe you’re an established business but you’re not being looked after by your law firm and you’re paying them a fortune. Welcome. You’ve come to the right place.
Our lawyers have partner level and senior in-house experience.
We’re an award-winning team, recommended and ranked top Band 1 by Chambers & Partners as a leading law firm for SMEs.
We work with businesses across a wide range of industries.
We provide business law support for local and international businesses.
We can work in English, French, Slovak and Ukrainian.
We specialise in all kinds of commercial law, corporate law and technology law.
Services Provided by Our Commercial Law Firm
We’ll help you achieve what you want quickly, with minimum fuss & for a fair price.
Expert AI legal services: EM Law’s AI lawyers offer comprehensive support for businesses navigating AI-related challenges. Learn more!
Our commercial property law service supports business clients with leases, tenancy arrangements and commercial property sales and purchases. We also support clients needing commercial property due diligence support for mergers and acquisitions.
Our construction law services include helping clients put in place all kinds of building contracts and JCT contracts. We also advise on collateral warranties, bank guarantees, development contracts and agreements for the financing of construction projects.
We provide expert advice on business contracts and contract law. For example, we advise on franchise agreements, distribution agreements, agency contracts, terms and conditions of business and contracts for the supply or purchase of goods and services.
Advising on company law, corporate governance and corporate transactions sits at the heart of the firm’s legal practice. Our corporate lawyers advise our clients on a wide range of corporate and commercial law matters such as the purchase of private businesses either by way of share purchase or asset purchase, the purchase of discrete assets such as software, providing or receiving equity or debt investment and the establishment of joint ventures. Our company law advice covers shareholder agreements, company restructurings and share capital reductions as well as shareholder matters, directors’ rights and duties. We can also help clients with due diligence on corporations and other business entities in the UK or overseas, coordinating with local law firms.
Our data protection law firm provides expert legal advice on data protection laws and compliance. We help clients with data mapping, privacy policies, privacy notices, data transfer agreements, data retention and other policies required by GDPR and the Data Protection Act.
We are experts in dispute resolution and commercial litigation. While we do our utmost to resolve disputes without resorting to litigation, occasionally the gloves come off. As well as handling claims in the UK courts we also help clients with overseas disputes.
Employee share incentive schemes need to be designed with care – there are multiple traps for the unwary. Our share scheme lawyers advise on a wide range of employee share option schemes such as EMI schemes, growth share schemes and long term incentive plans.
We offer cost-effective solutions to employers and employees needing employment law advice. We handle contentious and non-contentious employment law work so our services include drafting employment contracts and staff handbooks and handling tribunal claims.
Our international law firm helps clients with the legal and commercial aspects of overseas projects. We have particular expertise in helping clients supply services to foreign governments. We help clients with international contracts, tenders and resolving complex challenges.
We have exceptional experience supporting clients in the aid-funded business sector on FCDO, World Bank and other IFI funded projects in some of the most challenging environments in the world.
We help clients in the media and creative industries with their advertising, marketing and promotions and data protection. We advise on media contracts such as sponsorship contracts, licence agreements and brand protection. See more about our media law solicitors.
Our software and technology lawyers handle all kinds of software and technology contracts including SaaS licences, channel provider and reseller agreements, software design and development agreements, agile contracts, maintenance and service level agreements.
Expert AI legal services: EM Law’s AI lawyers offer comprehensive support for businesses navigating AI-related challenges. Learn more!
Our commercial property law service supports business clients with leases, tenancy arrangements and commercial property sales and purchases. We also support clients needing commercial property due diligence support for mergers and acquisitions.
Our construction law services include helping clients put in place all kinds of building contracts and JCT contracts. We also advise on collateral warranties, bank guarantees, development contracts and agreements for the financing of construction projects.
We provide expert advice on business contracts and contract law. For example, we advise on franchise agreements, distribution agreements, agency contracts, terms and conditions of business and contracts for the supply or purchase of goods and services.
Advising on company law, corporate governance and corporate transactions sits at the heart of the firm’s legal practice. Our corporate lawyers advise our clients on a wide range of corporate and commercial law matters such as the purchase of private businesses either by way of share purchase or asset purchase, the purchase of discrete assets such as software, providing or receiving equity or debt investment and the establishment of joint ventures. Our company law advice covers shareholder agreements, company restructurings and share capital reductions as well as shareholder matters, directors’ rights and duties. We can also help clients with due diligence on corporations and other business entities in the UK or overseas, coordinating with local law firms.
Our data protection law firm provides expert legal advice on data protection laws and compliance. We help clients with data mapping, privacy policies, privacy notices, data transfer agreements, data retention and other policies required by GDPR and the Data Protection Act.
We are experts in dispute resolution and commercial litigation. While we do our utmost to resolve disputes without resorting to litigation, occasionally the gloves come off. As well as handling claims in the UK courts we also help clients with overseas disputes.
Employee share incentive schemes need to be designed with care – there are multiple traps for the unwary. Our share scheme lawyers advise on a wide range of employee share option schemes such as EMI schemes, growth share schemes and long term incentive plans.
We offer cost-effective solutions to employers and employees needing employment law advice. We handle contentious and non-contentious employment law work so our services include drafting employment contracts and staff handbooks and handling tribunal claims.
Our international law firm helps clients with the legal and commercial aspects of overseas projects. We have particular expertise in helping clients supply services to foreign governments. We help clients with international contracts, tenders and resolving complex challenges.
We have exceptional experience supporting clients in the aid-funded business sector on FCDO, World Bank and other IFI funded projects in some of the most challenging environments in the world.
We help clients in the media and creative industries with their advertising, marketing and promotions and data protection. We advise on media contracts such as sponsorship contracts, licence agreements and brand protection. See more about our media law solicitors.
Our software and technology lawyers handle all kinds of software and technology contracts including SaaS licences, channel provider and reseller agreements, software design and development agreements, agile contracts, maintenance and service level agreements.
London Based Commercial Law Firm
Most of EM Law’s clients are small to medium sized businesses with turnovers from very little to up to around £80 million. Around half of our clients are based in London and the South-East and the other half are based in other parts of the UK or abroad.
As well as supporting clients with all aspects of their UK business we have unique expertise in helping clients operate internationally and in particular in the emerging and frontier markets. You can find more details of our international law experience here.













































We understand the challenges that small and mid-sized businesses are facing because our lawyers have been working with these types of businesses for many years and we’re a small business ourselves. We’ll help you achieve what you want quickly, with minimum fuss and for a fair price.
A TEAM YOU CAN TRUST
Our team is made up of very experienced lawyers and support staff with excellent backgrounds.
We think you’ll enjoy working with them. Please click on the photos below to learn more about us.
It’s not just about finding a solution – it’s about finding a solution that causes minimal disruption to your business and which makes it easier for you to do business. Our solicitors have top-tier experience from leading firms and a proven track record in delivering exceptional results for their clients.
We have worked with Neil and his colleagues on a number of different company issues including business acquisitions, client contract and employment matters. Neil and his team have always provided very professional help and have been very efficient in meeting our needs. We would highly recommend Neil and his team.