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Law firm merger creates Bond Dickinson
A major new law firm has launched with the merger of Bond Pearce and Dickinson Dees to create Bond Dickinson.
Bond Dickinson will have over 700 lawyers working across real estate, corporate and commercial, dispute resolution and private wealth, offering a greatly-enhanced capability to its national client base.
The firm’s 1,200 staff, including 142 partners, will work across eight UK-wide office locations, including a new combined London office.
The firm will focus on seven key sectors at the core of the UK economy. These are energy, transport and infrastructure, retail and FMCG, chemicals and manufacturing, private wealth, real estate and financial institutions.
Jonathan Blair, managing partner at Bond Dickinson, said: “We are clearly focused on the integration of our teams and maintaining excellent levels of service for our clients. Successful integration will allow us to quickly bring the advantages of the merger home for our clients and, as this merger was driven by clients, our aim as Bond Dickinson is to provide them with the best of both firms.
“Our strategy is firmly based on deep sector expertise and a clear understanding of our clients’ needs. By aligning our merged business to our clients’ industries we help to create highly-successful working relationships to which we now bring greater sector insight and wider legal expertise.“
Nick Page, chairman at Bond Dickinson, commented: “Our new scale will give us the strength and depth along with sector insight to support our clients’ growth plans, and will give us a solid platform for further growth and lateral recruitment.
“Bond Dickinson will draw on the best of both firms to deliver outstanding client service and build on the great reputation that each has for quality work.
“Our business focus is working with clients in our seven main sectors and supporting our national client base. Our recent appointment to the Network Rail panel as one of only five full-service law firms is indicative of our commitment to providing what our clients need and the increased capability we can now offer them.“
Solent firm supports future lawyers
Solent-based Coffin Mew solicitors has signed a shirt-sponsorship deal with the University of Southampton’s law society football team, aptly named LAW Galaxy.
LAW Galaxy has a mix of younger and older players and is currently captained by Sam Senessie, a second year LLB student specialising in law with European legal studies. He said: “The firm has strong links with the University of Southampton’s law society, so we are delighted it is supporting us with our sports activities as well as with our studies.“
Added Darren Tibble, training partner at Coffin Mew: “We believe that it’s important to demonstrate our support for our future lawyers, not just by mentoring and attending law fairs, but by helping them in their endeavours outside of working life.
“Many of our own lawyers are active sportspeople and we know the importance of working in teams when it comes to providing client service excellence.“
THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – SOLENT & SOUTH CENTRAL – JUNE 2013
www.businessmag.co.uk
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