About the firm
An independent firm, built around the people we advise.
Aldine & Ward was founded in 1998 on a simple idea: clients deserve senior attention on every matter, not only the largest ones.
Our story
Twenty-eight years of senior, hands-on advice.
Eleanor Aldine and Thomas Ward met as junior lawyers at a large City firm. They admired its expertise but saw how often clients were passed from team to team as a matter moved on.
They left to build a firm where the partner who wins a client’s trust stays on the matter until it is done. Today we are 42 lawyers and advisers across six practices, and that principle has not changed.
We are deliberately independent. We have no global network to feed and no referral targets to meet, so the advice we give is shaped only by what is right for the client.
Founded in London
Lawyers and advisers
Transactions advised in 2025
Clients who return
How we work
A partner on every matter, from the first call to the final signature.
Partner-led
The partner you meet leads your matter. You will never be handed to a team you have not met.
Clear on cost
We agree scope, fees and decision points at the outset, and tell you early if anything changes.
Commercial first
Legal advice is only useful if it moves your business forward. We start with what you need to achieve.
Offices
London
18 Bedford Row
London WC1R 4EQ
+44 20 7946 0321
Edinburgh
4 Castle Terrace
Edinburgh EH1 2DP
+44 131 496 0170