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| No. of offices | Eight UK locations |
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| No. of lawyers | Approx. 600+ UK lawyers |
| Major practice areas | Energy and Natural Resources, Financial Institutions, Healthcare, Insurance, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Private Wealth, Real Estate, Retail and Consumer, Technology, Transport, Logistics and Infrastructure[1] |
| Key people | Jonathan Blair (UK Managing Partner) Simon Richardson (UK Chair) |
| Date founded | 2017 |
| Company type | Limited Liability Partnership |
| Website | Womble Bond Dickinson |
Womble Bond Dickinson is a full-service transatlantic law firm. Formed in November 2017, Womble Bond Dickinson was created by the combination of Bond Dickinson LLP and United States firm Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice LLP following a strategic alliance that was announced in 2016.[2]
The combination created Womble Bond Dickinson (International) LLP; a company limited by guarantee in which Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP and Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP, operate as separate non-profit-sharing partnerships.
From the United Kingdom, the firm operates out of eight locations including: Aberdeen, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds, London, Newcastle, Plymouth and Southampton. Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP is headed up by Managing Partner, Jonathan Blair, who was named as one of the Hot 100 Leaders by The Lawyer in 2018. [3]
History[edit]
Prior to becoming Womble Bond Dickinson, in the UK the firm was known as Bond Dickinson LLP[4], which commenced trading on 1 May 2013. This was a result of a merger between Dickinson Dees and Bond Pearce.[5]. Prior to the merger Dickinson Dees' history dated back to 1786, becoming an LLP in 2006 and Bond Pearce was founded in 1887, becoming an LLP in 2005.
A full history for each of the legacy firms is detailed below:
Bond Pearce:
- 1887 Bond Pearce founded in Plymouth
- 1985 Exeter office opened
- 1995 Southampton office opened
- 1995 Took over the Southampton branch of Boodle Hatfield
- 1998 Merged with Southampton-based Hepherd Winstanley & Pugh.[6]
- 1998 Bristol office opened
- 2001 Merged with Bristol-based Cartwrights[7]
- 2003 London office opened in Gracechurch Street
- 2005 Converted to Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) status
- 2006 Bristol staff moved to new offices at Temple Quay
- 2007 Aberdeen office opened
- 2008 London office moved to New London House, 6 London Street
- 2008 Consolidation of Exeter and Plymouth offices in Plymouth
- 2013 Merger with Dickinson Dees.
Dickinson Dees:
- 1786 Griffith and Co (one of a number of small legal practices that would eventually go on to merge and form Dickinson Miller & Turnbull) opened for business
- 1912 Dickinson Miller & Turnbull moved to Cross House in Newcastle
- 1975 Dickinson Miller & Turnbull merged with Dees & Thompson to establish Dickinson Dees
- 1998 Dickinson Dees move to St Ann’s Wharf offices in Newcastle
- 2001 Tees Valley office opened
- 2005 Trinity Gardens office in Newcastle opened
- 2007 York and London offices opened
- 2009 d3Legal transferred to Optima Legal
- 2010 Family Law Team set up business independently as Silk Family Law
- 2012 York office relocates to Leeds.[8]
- 2013 Merger with Bond Pearce.[9]
Current status[edit]
Womble Bond Dickinson is based across 26 locations in the UK and US. UK locations include:
In the UK, Womble Bond Dickinson is a disability confident employer and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.
References[edit]
- ^ "Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP Sectors". Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Bond Dickinson announces alliance with US firm Womble Carlyle". The Lawyer. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "Blair, Jonathan – Womble Bond Dickinson". The Lawyer. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Bond Pearce and Dickie Dees agree to combine as Bond Dickinson". The Lawyer. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ "Bond Pearce and Dickie Dees seal merger to create Bond Dickinson". Legal Week. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ "Merger creates south-west giant". The Lawyer. Retrieved 2 October 1998.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Bond Pearce and Cartwrights merger to create £30m firm". The Lawyer. Retrieved 28 May 2001.
- ^ "Lawyers Dickinson Dees to move to No 1 Whitehall Riverside as Leeds agents broker deal". Business Centre Association Ltd. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ "Dickinson Dees developing business to become one of the biggest in the UK". The Journal. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
External links[edit]
- Womble Bond Dickinson website
- Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP - training contract microsite
- Legal 500 profile - Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP
- Chambers and Partners profile - Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP