Canary Wharf Group today announces that top American Law firm Kilpatrick Stockton LLP will be relocating to Canary Wharf. Kilpatrick has taken an assignment of the Skadden Arps lease of the entire 39th floor of One Canada Square totalling 28,000 square feet.

Kilpatrick Stockton LLP is a full-service international law firm with more than 600 fee earners in eight offices, including: London, Stockholm, Atlanta and Washington, D.C. Kilpatrick Stockton’s delivery of innovative business solutions provides results-oriented counsel for corporations at every stage of the business life cycle, from the challenging demands of financial transactions and securities to the disciplines of intellectual property management.

Commenting on the signing, Kenneth Boehner, Head of the London Office said:

‘Kilpatrick Stockton is thrilled to be moving to Canary Wharf and to an internationally recognised landmark like One Canada Square. Canary Wharf is a vibrant business centre and the kind of dynamic, leading-edge environment with which our law firm historically has been associated. The high-quality office space, state of the art infrastructure and facilities, and employee-friendly work and post-work amenities make it the ideal place for Kilpatrick Stockton's London operations.’

George Iacobescu, Chief Executive, Canary Wharf Group added:

‘We are delighted to welcome Kilpatrick Stockton to Canary Wharf. It joins an increasingly impressive portfolio of law firms choosing to make Canary Wharf its home, along with Clifford Chance, Skadden Arps and Allen& Overy. For all law firms and particularly those who number the world’s top international companies among their clients, Canary Wharf has become a prime location. Kilpatrick Stockton is the latest organisation to recognise that Canary Wharf offers a total environment for its thousands of workers and visitors.’

Kilpatrick Stockton will relocate its UK practice from Pall Mall to Canary Wharf in late January 2004. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has taken seven floors totalling 140,000 sq ft at 40 Bank Street in Canary Wharf, where its neighbours include Allen & Overy.