Berwin Leighton Paisner

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Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP
Berwin Leighton Paisner logo.svg
Headquarters Adelaide House
London, EC4
United Kingdom
No. of offices11 offices globally
No. of attorneys504
Major practice areasFull service – Real estate, Finance, Litigation and Dispute Resolution (LDR), Tax and Corporate
Key peopleLisa Mayhew
(Managing Partner)
Robert MacGregor
(Chairman)
Neville Eisenberg
(Senior Partner)
RevenueIncrease2.svg £259 million
Date founded2001 (merger) [1]
Company type LLP
DissolvedFebruary 2018
Merged with Bryan Cave to form Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Website blplaw.com

Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) was an international law firm with 14 offices [2] [3] across 10 countries. It specialized in real estate, finance, litigation and corporate risk, private wealth and tax. In 2018, Bryan Cave merged with Berwin Leighton Painser to create Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, led by Lisa Mayhew and Therese Pritchard.

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History

BLP's roots lie in the early twentieth century, when the three original law firms were founded: [4]

  1. Paisner & Co was established in 1932 by Leslie Paisner and provided general legal advice.
  2. Lionel Leighton established Leighton & Co in 1942, a firm that advised on litigation and property development.
  3. Berwin & Co was founded in 1963 by Stanley Berwin, specialising in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, as well as tax.

In 1970, Leighton & Co merged with Berwin & Co to form Berwin Leighton and moved into Adelaide House in London.

Berwin Leighton Paisner was formed on 1 May 2001 when the two firms merged, comprising a total of nearly 1000 staff, with 122 partners. [5] The new firm's headquarters continued to be Adelaide House in London.

Neville Eisenberg was elected managing partner of Berwin Leighton in 1999, holding the position in BLP until May 2015, when Lisa Mayhew [6] was elected managing partner.

In 2007, Lawyers On Demand was created by Simon Harper, a partner at BLP, and Jonathan Brenner, then the firm's Head of Recruitment. [7]

2009 saw the formation of Goltsblat BLP, a 70-strong team [8] that is the only joint venture between an international and local firm in Russia. [9]

In April 2018, Berwin Leighton Paisner merged with the St. Louis, US firm Bryan Cave. [10] [11]

Offices

BLP's headquarters were in London, with 14 other offices across Asia, Europe, Russia and the Middle East. [12] [13] [14]

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References

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  2. ↑ "BLP Profile". The Law Society of UK. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP Profile". Legal500. Archived from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
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  6. ↑ "Company Overview of Berwin Leighton Paisner, LLP". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "Pioneering Lawyers On Demand business secures high profile ex FT general counsel to plot growth". Legal Business. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "BLP opens in Moscow with hire of 70-lawyer team". Legal Week. 19 January 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  9. ↑ "One of a kind". The Lawyer. 6 December 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  10. ↑ "Bryan Cave votes to merge with UK firm Berwin Leighton Paisner". Reuters. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  11. ↑ Lisa Mayhew (2 February 2018). "Merger creates new global law firm, 'Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner' LLP". Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  12. ↑ "BLP relocates City partner duo to Hong Kong ahead of new local launch". Legalweek. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  13. ↑ "BLP signs up Linklaters partners for double Germany office launch". Legalweek. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  14. ↑ "BLP begins Middle East push with Abu Dhabi". The Lawyer. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
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