Independence defines how we provide services to our clients. Independence has allowed us to choose to specialise in areas where we can offer clients market-leading advice of the highest quality, and it continues to provide us the flexibility to adapt and expand our service offering as our clients’ needs evolve.

Independence also defines the unique quality of our firm. It creates unparallelled opportunities for all of us to be entrepreneurial, and to channel our curiosity and creativity to develop professionally and contribute to the firm’s success.

We are an international firm, bringing together lawyers from many countries, legal traditions, and backgrounds. This gives us a unique, rich perspective that drives our collaborative work culture and mindset, enabling us to develop effective and innovative solutions for our clients around the world and to create a supportive working environment.

Collaboration with our clients is central to our legal practice: it allows us to understand their business needs, expectations, and strategic goals in order to achieve the best possible outcomes. Internally, we build collegiate teams across practice groups and seniority levels to share experience and expertise.

Our firm has been entrepreneurial from the outset. Our founders recognised developments in the legal and economic landscape that created opportunities to serve our clients and protect their interests.

We continue to work in the same innovative spirit today as our clients face new challenges in a rapidly changing world – we remain curious, anticipate trends to meet our clients’ developing needs, and adapt our working methods in light of emerging technologies.

We have been thriving for nearly 40 years because our clients know that all of us at VBB are dedicated to achieving the best possible outcomes for their most challenging legal matters. Whether we represent a client in court or before an authority, provide support on strategic projects, or counsel on effective risk management, we always want our client service and client experience to be exceptional.

Our commitment to excellence extends to all areas of our work and conduct: we undertake to operate as a responsible corporate citizen and set ourselves the highest standards of integrity, transparency and respect for others in all our internal and external dealings.

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive, contribute fully and reach their highest potential.

From recruitment, to providing professional development support through all career stages, and the implementation of our firm policies, we focus on building and sustaining a truly open and transparent culture that enables the kind of collaboration, trust, and insight that we and our clients value most.