One of Europe鈥檚 most active tech law firms has opened its first international office in London鈥檚 King鈥檚 Cross as it looks to become ‘Europe鈥檚 go-to innovation partner’.聽聽
YPOG, which stands for You + Partners of Gamechangers, already ranks among Europe鈥檚 top law firms, including the most active VC advisor in the DACH region.聽
In the past year alone, the Berlin-based business has advised over 100 deals along with supporting a growing roster of clients including Helsing, Bullish, Trade Republic and Northzone.
The UK expansion is being led by the team that previously launched, scaled and exited transatlantic tech and VC law firm JAG Shaw Baker and which built Withers Tech into one of the most active VC teams in the UK and Europe.
Founded in 2017, its in-house AI team is working alongside lawyers to create tools that improve speed, transparency and outcomes.聽
Its proprietary legal SaaS product YSolutions is already used by over 500 customers to fulfil compliance requirements.
The firm was awarded Private Equity and Venture Capital Law Firm of the Year 2025 by Legal 500 Germany, Law Firm of the Year 2023 by JUVE, recognised by Best of Legal for 鈥淚nnovative 老九品茶 Models鈥� in 2022 and recognised by business weekly WirtschaftsWoche as a Top Firm for M&A every year since 2020.聽
Last year, the company opened an office in Munich to tap into Europe鈥檚 largest deep tech university ecosystem around UnternehmerTUM.聽聽
The London and Cambridge-based team of transatlantic VC experts – James Shaw, Susanna Stanfield, Iain Cockburn, Mary Harley, Andrew Gay, Tina Baker and IP expert Ben Williams – recently left global law firm Withers to build a genAI-powered law business.
The team has advised scale-ups including Wise, Revolut and Snyk, as well as funds including Stride.VC, Phoenix Court, Index Ventures, Molten Ventures and Astanor.聽
鈥淎fter expanding to Munich last year, opening up an office in the UK puts us at the heart of European innovation, and is our first move to building a truly pan-European brand,鈥� said Benjamin Ullrich, co-managing partner at YPOG.
鈥淚n doing so, it鈥檚 clear we needed a market-leading team with deep sector experience, and with experience of growing and scaling both clients and YPOG internationally.聽
鈥淲hat mattered to us was not only professional excellence, but also that the London team embodies our values and actively contributes to shaping our culture.鈥�
Shaw added: 鈥淭he legal sector is at a huge inflexion point, globally. Emerging technology solutions are challenging law as a service and proving to be a real force to reckon with.聽
鈥淚f law firms do not evolve, they will lose talent, lose clients and struggle to survive. This is why we felt it was the right time to seize the opportunity and build something new 鈥� a firm that combines market-leading expertise with tech solutions from Europe to tackle head-on the dominance of the US tech giants.聽
鈥淥ver the last eight years, we have seen YPOG grow into a brand that is synonymous with tech law in Europe. The firm invests heavily in technology experts to help solve legal problems.聽
鈥淢ost importantly, they think like us, which is why joining forces with YPOG makes complete sense. We want to ensure that YPOG is the name on the lips of every global founder, entrepreneur, investor and intermediary with a nexus to Europe.鈥�