Bird & Bird set to merge with City boutique
Bird & Bird is set to merge with City boutique Lane & Partners from next month. Lane & Partners which has more than 30 lawyers, has a particular focus on aviation work with clients operating in this sector as well as the travel, art, construction, engineering and utilities sectors. The firm will be incorporated under the Bird & Bird banner from 1 October, with the tie-up taking Bird & Bird's contentious team to more than 100 lawyers in London.The merger is the latest in a string of moves the expansive firm has made, after significantly boosting its presence earlier this month in Central and Eastern Europe with the launch of four offices - opening simultaneously in Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Meanwhile in May, it scored a tie up with Finnish firm Fennica.
September 18, 2008 at 08:20 AM
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Bird & Bird is set to merge with City boutique Lane & Partners from next month.
Lane & Partners, which has more than 30 lawyers, has a particular focus on aviation work with clients operating in this sector as well as the travel, art, construction, engineering and utilities sectors.
The firm will be incorporated under the Bird & Bird banner from 1 October, with the tie-up taking Bird & Bird's contentious team to more than 100 lawyers in London.
The merger is the latest in a string of moves the expansive firm has made, after significantly boosting its presence earlier this month in Central and Eastern Europe with the launch of four offices - opening simultaneously in Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Meanwhile in May, it scored a tie up with Finnish firm Fennica.
David Kerr, Bird & Bird's chief executive, said: "Lane & Partners has real strength in a number of our core sectors and practice areas and also has many complementary areas of excellence. We therefore see this merger as a great opportunity and an important expansion step for us in the UK.
"We think the merger makes for a compelling proposition for Lane & Partners' clients, giving them access to our international network."
Keith Gallon, senior partner at Lane & Partners, added: "This is a great development for Lane & Partners as it means we can further meet the demands of our increasingly international client base."
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Lane & Partners, which has more than 30 lawyers, has a particular focus on aviation work with clients operating in this sector as well as the travel, art, construction, engineering and utilities sectors.
The firm will be incorporated under the
The merger is the latest in a string of moves the expansive firm has made, after significantly boosting its presence earlier this month in Central and Eastern Europe with the launch of four offices - opening simultaneously in Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Meanwhile in May, it scored a tie up with Finnish firm Fennica.
David Kerr,
"We think the merger makes for a compelling proposition for Lane & Partners' clients, giving them access to our international network."
Keith Gallon, senior partner at Lane & Partners, added: "This is a great development for Lane & Partners as it means we can further meet the demands of our increasingly international client base."
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