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BLP is ranked 17th largest in UK law firms by turnover in 2010 at £191m, with profit per equity partner at £455k/year.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thelawyer.com/directory/b/Berwin-Leighton-Paisner/ |title=Berwin Leighton Paisner Firm Profile |accessdate=17 December 2010 |publisher=The Lawyer}}</ref> The firm reported a 30% increase in turnover for the first half of the 2010/11 financial year, bringing in £103m.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thelawyer.com/blps-turnover-rockets-30-per-cent-in-first-half/1006142.article |title=BLP's turnover rockets 30 per cent in first half |accessdate=17 December 2010 |publisher=The Lawyer |date=18 November 2010}}</ref> It has been labelled "one of the market's most entrepreneurial firms" due to its approach to providing legal services, including the recent 'Lawyers on Demand' and 'Managed Legal Service' models.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thelawyer.com/mind-your-own-business/1006322.article |title=Mind your own business |accessdate=17 December 2010 |publisher=The Lawyer |date=6 December 2010}}</ref>
BLP is ranked 17th largest in UK law firms by turnover in 2010 at £191m, with profit per equity partner at £455k/year.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thelawyer.com/directory/b/Berwin-Leighton-Paisner/ |title=Berwin Leighton Paisner Firm Profile |accessdate=17 December 2010 |publisher=The Lawyer}}</ref> The firm reported a 30% increase in turnover for the first half of the 2010/11 financial year, bringing in £103m.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thelawyer.com/blps-turnover-rockets-30-per-cent-in-first-half/1006142.article |title=BLP's turnover rockets 30 per cent in first half |accessdate=17 December 2010 |publisher=The Lawyer |date=18 November 2010}}</ref> It has been labelled "one of the market's most entrepreneurial firms" due to its approach to providing legal services, including the recent 'Lawyers on Demand' and 'Managed Legal Service' models.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thelawyer.com/mind-your-own-business/1006322.article |title=Mind your own business |accessdate=17 December 2010 |publisher=The Lawyer |date=6 December 2010}}</ref>


BLP is the only law firm to have been named Law Firm of the Year in the same year by both [[The Lawyer]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thelawyer.com/creativity-and-forward-thinking-make-blp-law-firm-of-the-year/1004853.article |title=Creativity and forward thinking make BLP Law Firm of the Year |accessdate=17 December 2010 |publisher=The Lawyer |date=28 June 2010}}</ref> and at the British Legal Awards,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.legalweek.com/legal-week/analysis/1930790/law-firm |title=Law Firm of the Year |accessdate=17 December 2010 |publisher=Legal Week |date=7 December 2010}}</ref> and has won a number of other accolades in the last few years.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blplaw.com/index.cfm/BLP_Welcome_and_Overview/1453/element/79988 |title=About BLP |accessdate=17 December 2010 |publisher=Berwin Leighton Paisner}}</ref>
BLP is the only law firm to have been named Law Firm of the Year in the same year by both [[The Lawyer]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thelawyer.com/creativity-and-forward-thinking-make-blp-law-firm-of-the-year/1004853.article |title=Creativity and forward thinking make BLP Law Firm of the Year |accessdate=17 December 2010 |publisher=The Lawyer |date=28 June 2010}}</ref> and at [[Legal week]]'s British Legal Awards,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.legalweek.com/legal-week/analysis/1930790/law-firm |title=Law Firm of the Year |accessdate=17 December 2010 |publisher=Legal Week |date=7 December 2010}}</ref> and has won a number of other accolades in the last few years.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blplaw.com/index.cfm/BLP_Welcome_and_Overview/1453/element/79988 |title=About BLP |accessdate=17 December 2010 |publisher=Berwin Leighton Paisner}}</ref>


==Offices==
==Offices==

Revision as of 15:45, 20 January 2011

Berwin Leighton Paisner
File:Berwin Leighton Paisner Logo.jpg
HeadquartersAdelaide House
London, United Kingdom
No. of offices7 in 6 countries
No. of lawyers600+
Major practice areasGeneral practice
RevenueIncrease £191 million
Date founded2001 (merger)
Company typeLLP
Websiteblplaw.com

Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) is an international law firm providing services in corporate, finance, dispute resolution, real estate and tax. Clients include FTSE 100 companies and financial institutions, major multinationals, the public sector, entrepreneurial private businesses and individuals.

Neville Eisenberg is the firm's current Managing Partner.[1]

History

BLP's roots lie in the early twentieth century, when the three original law firms were founded.[2] Paisner & Co was established in 1932 by Leslie Paisner and provided general legal advice. Lionel Leighton established Leighton & Co in 1942, a firm that advised on litigation and property development. Berwin & Co was founded in 1963 by Stanley Berwin, specialising in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and tax. Leighton & Co and Berwin & Co merged in 1970 to form Berwin Leighton and moved into Adelaide House, the office that houses BLP's current London headquarters.

Berwin Leighton Paisner was formed on 1 May 2001 when the two firms merged, comprising a total of nearly 1000 staff, with 122 partners.[3] The agreement to merge was heralded by a steel band and balloons in the office foyer, following 8 months of negotiations.[4] Neville Eisenberg was elected managing partner of Berwin Leighton in 1999, and has held the same position in BLP since the merger,[5] while Harold Paisner is senior partner.[6]

Rankings, results and awards

BLP is ranked 17th largest in UK law firms by turnover in 2010 at £191m, with profit per equity partner at £455k/year.[7] The firm reported a 30% increase in turnover for the first half of the 2010/11 financial year, bringing in £103m.[8] It has been labelled "one of the market's most entrepreneurial firms" due to its approach to providing legal services, including the recent 'Lawyers on Demand' and 'Managed Legal Service' models.[9]

BLP is the only law firm to have been named Law Firm of the Year in the same year by both The Lawyer[10] and at Legal week's British Legal Awards,[11] and has won a number of other accolades in the last few years.[12]

Offices

BLP has six offices in countries across Asia and Europe:[13]

Brussels  · Paris  · Moscow  · Singapore  · Abu Dhabi  · London (headquarters)

The Moscow office was opened in 2009 in the formation of Goltsblat BLP, a 70-strong team[14] that is the only joint venture between an international and local firm in Russia.[15] It contributes roughly a tenth of BLP's overall revenue, reporting a 60% rise in the first half of 2010.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Neville Eisenberg". Berwin Leighton Paisner. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Heritage". Berwin Leighton Paisner. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Berwin Leighton and Paisners merge". The Lawyer. 5 March 2001. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  4. ^ "Berwin Leighton And Paisner Vote To Wed". Law Careers.net. 19 March 2001. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  5. ^ "Berwin Leighton elects new managing partner". The Lawyer. 11 April 1999. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  6. ^ "Harold Paisner". Berwin Leighton Paisner. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  7. ^ "Berwin Leighton Paisner Firm Profile". The Lawyer. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  8. ^ "BLP's turnover rockets 30 per cent in first half". The Lawyer. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  9. ^ "Mind your own business". The Lawyer. 6 December 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  10. ^ "Creativity and forward thinking make BLP Law Firm of the Year". The Lawyer. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  11. ^ "Law Firm of the Year". Legal Week. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  12. ^ "About BLP". Berwin Leighton Paisner. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  13. ^ "Office Locations". Berwin Leighton Paisner. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  14. ^ "BLP opens in Moscow with hire of 70-lawyer team". Legal Week. 19 January 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  15. ^ "One of a kind". The Lawyer. 6 December 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  16. ^ "BLP's former finance head relocates to Moscow". The Lawyer. 6 December 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2010.

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