McLaren Group announces Ashurst as Official Legal Services Partner

McLaren Group has announced a new multi-year partnership with global law firm Ashurst. The partnership sees Ashurst become the Official Legal Services Partner for McLaren Group, the global sports, luxury automotive and technology brand synonymous with a culture of innovation.

The partnership builds on Ashurst’s well-established relationship with McLaren Automotive, the iconic sportscar and supercar company, and now extends to cover McLaren Group and the McLaren Racing and the McLaren Applied Technologies businesses.

With 26 offices in 16 countries, Ashurst will work closely alongside McLaren’s highly experienced in-house counsel on all aspects of its legal requirements.

Ruth Nic Aoidh, Executive Director, Commercial and Legal, McLaren Automotive said:

“Following an established relationship with McLaren Automotive, I’m delighted to welcome Ashurst, a globally trusted law firm, as an official partner to the McLaren Group to support and safeguard our continued global growth.”

Tim Murnane, Group Legal Director & Company Secretary, McLaren Group:

“At McLaren we work in a fast-paced world of innovation, so in Ashurst we are delighted to have a partner who understands our different businesses and is agile enough to be able to respond to our growing needs.”

Rob Aird, Client Relationship Partner at Ashurst, said:

"Entering into the partnership with McLaren, which builds on our longstanding relationship with McLaren Automotive, is a fantastic opportunity to further develop the type of long-term, progressive collaboration, which we both see as key to true partnership. Our respective organisations also have a shared commitment to teamwork, excellence and innovation, which will help us both to deliver on our shared objectives."

Paul Jenkins, Ashurst's Global Managing Partner, said:

"McLaren is a renowned global brand and we very much look forward to working together to further support their future success."