title: Olswang
text: Olswang was an international law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom and with additional offices in Reading, Brussels, Madrid, Paris, Singapore and, since 2011, Munich. It worked closely with a network of firms across eighty countries. The Lawyer ranked the firm 22nd largest in the UK by worldwide turnover in 2010. That year, the firm had over 600 staff, including 97 partners. David Stewart was the firm's chief executive. On 1 May 2017, Olswang merged with CMS Cameron McKenna and Nabarro to form  CMS Nabarro Olswang LLP.
  
  The firm's main practice areas included media, technology, telecommunications, real estate, corporate, intellectual property, commercial litigation and arbitration, finance, leisure, tax, EU and competition, and employment.
  
  History 
  Olswang was founded in 1981 by Simon Olswang and Mark Devereux, who was the firm's senior partner.  as a breakaway from property law firm Brecher & Co. Its early reputation was primarily based on film and media work. The firm grew rapidly through the 1990s, developing more of a focus on technology as well as media. In common with other professional service firms, Olswang converted to a limited liability partnership status under English law with effect from 1 May 2009.
  
  Olswang merged with CMS Cameron McKenna LLP and Nabarro LLP on 1 May 2017 with the name CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP.
  
  Olswang brought libel actions against Bill Browder on behalf of Pavel Karpov of the Russian interior ministry, over the Magnitsky story
  
  Main areas of practice 
   Commercial litigation & arbitration
   Corporate
   Employment
   EU & competition
   Finance
   Intellectual property (IP)
   Leisure
   Life sciences
   Media
   Real estate
   Tax
   Technology
   Telecommunications
  
  References
  
  External links 
   
   
   Olswang's rankings in Chambers UK, Chambers Europe and the Chambers Student Guide
  
  Law firms of the United Kingdom
  Intellectual property law firms
  Patent law firms
  Law firms based in London
  Law firms established in 1981
  1981 establishments in England