Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP
Law Firm Company
Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP is a law firm with 8 offices across the United Kingdom. In 2017, UK-based Bond Dickinson LLP and US-based Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP, merged, following a strategic alliance announced in 2016. The firm operates offices across the United Kingdom and the United States.
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.
History
UK-based law firm Bond Dickinson LLP commenced trading on May 1, 2013. This alliance was a result of a merger between Dickinson Dees and Bond Pearce. Prior to the merger, Dickinson Dees (whose history dates back to 1975) registered as an LLP in 2006. Bond Pearce (founded in 1887) registered as an LLP in 2005.
As part of Womble Bond Dickinson, Merrick Benn is now United States CEO and co-chair with UK Managing Partner, Paul Stewart (appointed in February 2022).
Womble Bond Dickinson has continued to expand via mergers, including with Lewis Roca in September 2024 which created a firm with 1300 legal staff and a turnover of $742 million.
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