Harbottle & Lewis has announced its financial results for the 2025/26 financial year.

For the period from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026, the firm generated income of £58.3m, reflecting an 8.3% increase on the previous financial year in which the firm reported income of £53.8m. This represents not only a new record income figure, but also a further milestone in a decade of sustained, strategy-led growth. Over the past ten years, the firm has grown revenue by more than 130%, from £25.2m in 2015/16.

This trajectory reflects the firm’s strategic evolution from its origins as an entertainment boutique into a multidimensional, cross-disciplinary adviser to some of the world’s most high-profile businesses, individuals and families, supporting them across every aspect of their personal and commercial needs.

Co-managing partner Tony Littner commented:

“The firm’s strong performance, both in the last financial year and more broadly over the last decade, reflects the success of our concerted strategy to deliver consistent and sustained long-term growth. Our approach combines staying true to our roots by preserving the value of our history and identity, whilst showing the understanding and adaptability needed to meet the rapidly evolving needs of our clients. We do this by continuing to invest in our client relationships, whether that’s through our people or our commitment to innovation. Key to this has been embedding a culture across the firm of active listening and service delivery shaped by our clients’ priorities – we don’t just work alongside our clients; we mirror them, from their innovative mindset to their entrepreneurial nature, creating a depth of trust and loyalty that truly differentiates us and drives our continued success.”

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Tony Littner Co-Managing Partner

Tony is the firm’s co-managing partner and co-lead of the firm’s venture capital and emerging companies practice.

Tony is the firm’s co-managing partner and co-lead of the firm’s venture capital and emerging companies practice.

Tony advises on a wide range of corporate transactions, including investments and venture capital deals, buying and selling businesses and shareholder arrangements. Tony is widely recognised as one of the leading venture capital lawyers in the UK and is a trusted adviser to entrepreneurial businesses and to the investors in such businesses, with a particular focus on the technology, media and entertainment sectors.

Tony frequently advises emerging companies and the founders behind such companies on their full lifecycle from inception of an idea through to funding rounds, exit and beyond as well as the venture capital funds and investors that invest in such high growth businesses.

Tony is recognised as a "Leading Partner" by The Legal 500 and ranked by Chambers in venture capital work.

Charlie Leveque Co-Managing Partner

Charlie is the firm’s co-managing partner and head of the corporate practice.

Charlie is the firm’s co-managing partner and head of the corporate practice.

Outside of his management roles, Charlie advises on a wide range of corporate transactions from private and public mergers and acquisitions to investments, joint ventures, fundraisings and shareholder arrangements involving private equity, venture capital, family office and strategic parties. He has advised on a number of IPOs on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.

His clients comprise investors, funds and companies of all sizes, from startups to international corporations in a wide range of industries; he is particularly experienced in advising clients in the technology, media, entertainment, retail and leisure sectors. He is also passionate about advising entrepreneurs, accompanying them from the inception of their ideas to exit.

Charlie is a member of the British Screen Advisory Council and the EIS Association.