Services
Jomati Consultants LLP is a leading UK-based international management consultancy specialising in the legal profession. Its consultants have held worldwide level senior roles in law firm management, as general counsel and as providers of financial advice and services towards law firms.
Jomati is able to provide a service around the world. Previous engagements have included law firms, barristers chambers and in-house teams in the UK, USA, Continental Europe and Asia Pacific. Jomati is a founder member of Altman Weil Global the first global legal consultancy and regularly works with it's member firms on client engagements. Jomati also has a significant research capability. In addition, Tony Williams acts as a mediator in relation to partnership disputes and provides expert evidence in relation to law firms and partnership matters.
Jomati’s services are designed to support law firms, barristers chambers and in-house legal departments. Its approach is practical and realistic, working hand in hand with fellow professionals on achieving the best for their organisations and their people.
Typically, we work with senior and managing partners, leaders of chambers, heads of legal and practice area heads.
For the law firms:
- Market analysis and strategy development including domestic and international office and practice area development
- Strategy implementation including acquisitions of teams, firm-level mergers and disposals of offices and practice areas
- Partnership structuring and LLP financing
- Management structures, partnership performance, remuneration structures and business planning
- Client analysis and development including creation and management of client relationship management programmes
- Pricing analysis and the development of alternative pricing models
For in-house legal departments:
- Strategy development including identifying the role of the legal function and how it makes a commercial contribution to the business
- Organisation structuring including defining and creating management structures and roles for individuals
- People development including creating and managing coaching and mentoring programmes
- Procurement of legal and other services including development and managing tendering processes
- Benchmarking of performance against peer groups including cross border comparisons
For barristers chambers:
- Market analysis and strategy development
- The establishment and use of a procurement company
- The implications of the Legal Services Act including the use of LDPs
- The reorganisation and corporatisation of the chambers structure
- Direct access and participation in public and private sector legal tenders
- Building deeper relationships with instructing solicitors and other work providers
Credentials
All of Jomati's work is confidential. However, in relation to transactions in which we have been involved, clients occasionally consent to us mentioning our role alongside a copy of their announcement of the transaction. Below are details of some such transactions.
All Jomati engagements are strictly confidential. Accordingly details of transactions on which Jomati has been engaged are only disclosed in this section with the specific consent of our client and after the client has issued a press release on the subject matter of our engagement.
K&L Gates Furthers International Presence with Launch of Tokyo, Moscow Offices
January 2010
Jomati Consultants advised K&L Gates in relation to the establishment of their Moscow office.
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Lovells/Hogan Merger
November 2009
After discussions with Lovells commenced, Hogan & Hartson instructed Jomati Consultants to advise on the strategic aspects of the merger in the UK and international markets.
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Deacons Australia and Norton Rose to Merge
June 2009
Jomati advised Deacons Australia on its strategic options, introduced them to Norton Rose and provided advice
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KSB Law joins Davies Arnold Cooper
January 2008
Jomati Consultants advised Davies Arnold Cooper on various aspects of the KSB Law LLP and DAC merger
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K&L Gates to Open In Berlin
January 2007
Jomati introduced the parties and assisted throughout the negotiations
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Partners vote to create K&L Gates
December 2006
Jomati advised K&LNG on aspects of this transaction
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Pillsbury Winthrop and Shaw Pittman to merge
February 2005
Jomati advised Pillsbury Winthrop and Shaw Pittman on the strategic issues relating to the proposed merger and assisted the parties in the negotiations.
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Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Merger talks announced.
July 2004
Jomati acts for Kirkpatrick & Lockhart.
Jomati advised them on the English legal market. Jomati also introduced Kirkpatrick & Lockhart to Nicholson Graham & Jones and is acting for Kirkpatrick & Lockhart on the transaction.
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Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Kwok & Yih merger.
July 2004
Jomati introduced Mallesons Stephen Jaques and Kwok & Yih and acted for Mallesons Stephen Jaques throughout the transaction..
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