The Firm
Science, Craft and Art
«We understand the practice of advocacy and of law, which are our trade and our profession as jurists, as Science, as Craft and as Art.»
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Science
We are driven by curiosity about the reasoning behind legal rules and decisions. From that study come actions that are clear, reasonable, intelligible and persuasive: those who come to us must understand at every moment why what is being done is being done.
- II
Craft
We accept only those matters that have real procedures and real prospects of resolution. For the same reason, we never guarantee the final outcome of proceedings or of a negotiation: to do so would fall short of the rigour we owe our clients.
- III
Art
We conceive of law as an instrument of social harmony. Our work consists in balancing rights and legitimate interests, and in opening channels of communication between parties in conflict where confrontation had closed them.