| Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP | |
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| Headquarters | Adelaide House London, United Kingdom |
| No. of offices | 9 in 8 countries |
| No. of lawyers | 600+ |
| Major practice areas | General practice |
| Revenue | £229 million |
| Date founded | 2001 (merger) |
| Company type | LLP |
| Website | |
| blplaw.com | |
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) is an international law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom and a member of the 'Silver Circle' of leading UK law firms. It has nine offices in eight countries around the world, predominantly providing services in corporate, finance, dispute resolution, real estate and tax. Neville Eisenberg is the firm's current Managing Partner.[1]
BLP is ranked 13th largest in UK law firms by turnover in 2010-11 at £229m, with profit per equity partner at £712k/year, a 56% increase over the year.[2]
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BLP's roots lie in the early twentieth century, when the three original law firms were founded.[3] 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.[4] The agreement to merge was heralded by a steel band and balloons in the office foyer, following 8 months of negotiations.[5] Neville Eisenberg was elected managing partner of Berwin Leighton in 1999, and has held the same position in BLP since the merger,[6] while Harold Paisner is senior partner.[7]
BLP is headquartered in London, with eight other offices across Asia and Europe.[8][9]
The Moscow office was opened in 2009 in the formation of Goltsblat BLP, a 70-strong team[10] that is the only joint venture between an international and local firm in Russia.[11] It contributes roughly a tenth of BLP's overall revenue, reporting a 60% rise in the first half of 2010.[12]
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