Pinsent Masons
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| Type | law firm |
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| Industry | Law |
| Founded | England (1850) |
| Headquarters | 12 offices across Europe, the Middle East and East Asia |
| Products | Legal advice |
| Revenue | £213 million (2011) |
| Employees | 1500+ |
| Website | www.pinsentmasons.com |
Pinsent Masons LLP is a full-service commercial law firm. The firm ranks amongst the top 20 law firms in the United Kingdom. Pinsent Masons LLP has over 300 partners, a total legal team of around 1000 and more than 1,500 staff. Pinsent Masons has offices in Beijing, Brussels, Dubai, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore; and within England, in Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, London (the headquarters) and Manchester.
Pinsent Masons LLP offers services in the areas of major projects, energy and utilities, construction, dispute resolution (including arbitration and litigation), outsourcing and technology, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, insurance, employment and pensions, property and tax.
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[edit] History
Pinsent Masons is the result of a number of mergers, the principal merger taking place in December 2004 between Pinsents and Masons[1]. Masons was recognised as one of the leading firms in the construction and IT outsourcing markets in the UK, with Pinsents having a more broadly based corporate practice. The rationale behind the merger being that the merged firm could sell its corporate services to Masons construction and IT clients.
Pinsents itself was the result of the merger of Pinsent & Co, a Birmingham based law firm, and Simpson Curtis, a Leeds based law firm in 1995 with the merged firm trading under the name Pinsent Curtis [2]. In 2001, Pinsent Curtis merged with Biddle & Co, to form Pinsent Curtis Biddle.[3].In 2002, the Birmingham office of Garretts was incorporated into the firm. Pinsent Curtis Biddle subsequently was renamed Pinsents in 2003. On 1 March 2008 the firm went from a traditional partnership to that of an LLP.
[edit] International alliances
In addition to the operation of a number of its own offices outside the UK, Pinsent Masons and its predecessor firms have been involved in a number of international alliances. Pinsent Curtis announced an alliance with Swedish firm, Magnusson Wahlin, in December 2000 [4]. In May 2003, Masons formed an alliance with US firm Thelen Reid to create Masons Thelen LLP, a practice concentrating on construction, engineering and infrastructure law [5]. The alliance with Magnusson Wahlin is no longer in operation and Thelen Reid subsequently merged with Brown Raysman & Steiner to create Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner, with Masons Thelen LLP being dissolved shortly thereafter [6]. In October 2008, Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner, by then called Thelen LLP, was dissolved. In January 2007, Pinsent Masons was one of the principal firms behind the formation of PMLG (Pinsent Masons Luther Group), a group of independent law firms bringing together 1,300 lawyers in 33 offices across the globe. However, in June 2009, Pinsent Masons announced it was pulling out of PMLG and forming a non-exclusive referral alliance with Salans [7]. The strategy behind the Salans alliance being an attempt to leverage Salans presence across Eastern Europe in particular, with Salans benefiting from Pinsent Masons' large UK presence and growing presence in the Gulf and Asia [8].
On the 12th of December 2011 Pinsent Masons announced the end of its alliance with Salans. Senior partner Chris Mullen announced the firm planned to open offices in Munich and Paris in 2012.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ "Pinsent Masons opens for business - Managing Partner". Mpmagazine.com. http://www.mpmagazine.com/xq/asp/txtSearch.marketing+business+development/exactphrase.0/sid.0/articleid.94CBE594-9FC5-4881-8AB6-939D0EF5BDA6/qx/display.htm. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
- ^ "Directory of Groups and Networks". totallylegal. http://www.totallylegal.com/content/home/career_centre/looking_for_opportunities/birmingham/firms/pinsents. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
- ^ "Pinsent And Biddle To Merge - News - General Information". LawCareers.Net. 2001-01-29. http://www.lawcareers.net/Information/News/Detail.aspx?r=598. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
- ^ "PLC - European moves, mergers and openings". Practicallaw.com. http://www.practicallaw.com/7-101-3531. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
- ^ San Francisco Business Times by Eric Young (2004-05-09). "Thelen Reid and U.K.'s Masons lay foundation in construction - San Francisco Business Times". Bizjournals.com. http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2004/05/10/newscolumn5.html. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
- ^ "Pinsents and US ally pull plug on projects JV". Legalweek. 2007-08-09. http://www.legalweek.com/legal-week/news/1162193/pinsents-us-ally-pull-plug-projects-jv. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
- ^ "Pinsents splits from own international network to forge alliance with Salans". Legalweek. 2009-06-04. http://www.legalweek.com/legal-week/news/1184541/pinsents-splits-international-network-forge-alliance-salans. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
- ^ "Commentary: Pinsents/Salans find the way but do they have the will to succeed?". Legalweek. 2009-06-11. http://www.legalweek.com/legal-week/analysis/1255583/commentary-pinsents-salans-succeed. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
- ^ "Pinsents cuts Salans ties as it launches in Munich, Paris". The Lawter.com. December 12, 2011. http://www.thelawyer.com/pinsents-cuts-salans-ties-as-it-launches-in-munich-paris/1010610.article. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
[edit] External links
- Pinsent Masons Official website
- Pinsent Masons Rollonfriday profile
- Google News references to Pinsent Masons
- Pinsent Masons Legal Week news
- Pinsent Masons Legal Week Wiki
- Pinsent Masons The Lawyer Top 200 UK Law Firms Listing
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