Mills & Reeve
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| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
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| No. of offices | 6 |
| No. of lawyers | 400+[1] |
| No. of employees | 890+[1] |
| Key people | Justin Ripman (Senior Partner) Claire Clarke (Managing Partner)[2] |
| Revenue | £87.2 million (2015/16)[3] |
| Profit per equity partner | £373,000 (2015/16)[3] |
| Date founded | 1789 (Francis & Co)[4] 1880 (Mills & Reeve) |
| Company type | Limited liability partnership |
| Website | mills-reeve.com |
Mills & Reeve LLP is a British law firm headquartered in London. It employs around 900 staff, including over 400 lawyers and 114 partners.[1] In addition to London it has offices in Birmingham, Cambridge, Leeds, Manchester and Norwich, and is the UK’s 45th-largest law firm measured by 2015/16 revenues.[3]
History
The firm’s roots can be traced back to 1789 when the practice which was eventually to become Francis & Co was started in Cambridge by the 24-year-old newly qualified solicitor Christopher Pemberton.[4] The original Mills & Reeve was formed in Norwich in 1880 when Henry Mills and Edmund Reeve came together to undertake the legal work arising out of the development of the tram system in Norwich.[4]
The current Mills & Reeve practice was formed in 1987 by the merger of the Norwich-based Mills & Reeve and the Cambridge-based Francis & Co, forming Mills & Reeve Francis.[4]
The firm’s former Cambridge office from 1914-86 at 10 Peas Hill.[5][6] Mills & Reeve’s current Cambridge office is Botanic House, which was the winner of the 2013 BCO Midlands and East Anglia Best Commercial Workplace Award.[7]
In 2013, Mills & Reeve acquired the Manchester-based law firm George Davies.[6][8]
In September 2014 Mills & Reeve formed an exclusive "best friends" alliance with the French law firm Fidal.[9][10]
Notable clients
Mills & Reeve has worked with Trinity College Cambridge since 1861 (as Francis, Webster and Riches).[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Key Facts", Mills & Reeve LLP. Retrieved 6 May 2014
- ^ http://www.thelawyer.com/analysis/behind-the-law/the-leadership-interview/mills-and-reeves-clarke-reveals-norfolk-as-home-of-the-trailblazer/3038336.article
- ^ a b c "Six Cambridge law firms help UK's top 100 pass £20bn turnover". Business Weekly. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Jackson, Christopher (September 1990). A Cambridge Bicentenary: The History of a Legal Practice, 1789-1989. Morrow & Co. ISBN 0948903082.
- ^ Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales (1902). The Law Reports. Queen’s Bench Division: Volume 2 (Report). Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales. p. 653.
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- ^ 2013 BCO Midlands and East Anglia Award Winner (Commercial workplace category)
- ^ "Mills & Reeve and George Davies vote for £77m June merger". The Lawyer. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ "Fidal formalises best friends alliance with Mills & Reeve". The Lawyer. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ "Mills & Reeve's French connection strengthened". Birmingham Post. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
