Berwin Leighton Paisner Explained

Firm Name:	Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP
Num Offices:	11 offices globally
Num Attorneys:	504
Practice Areas:	Full service – Real estate, Finance, Litigation and Dispute Resolution (LDR), Tax and Corporate
Key People:	Lisa Mayhew (Managing Partner) Robert MacGregor (Chairman) Neville Eisenberg (Senior Partner)
Revenue:	£259 million
Date Founded:	2001 (merger)^[1]
Homepage:	blplaw.com

Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) was an international law firm with 14 offices^{[2] [3]} across 10 countries. It specialized in real estate, finance, litigation and corporate risk, private wealth and tax.In 2018, Bryan Cave merged with Berwin Leighton Painser to create Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, led by Lisa Mayhew and Therese Pritchard.

History

BLP's roots lie in the early twentieth century, when the three original law firms were founded:^[4]

1. Paisner & Co was established in 1932 by Leslie Paisner and provided general legal advice.
2. Lionel Leighton established Leighton & Co in 1942, a firm that advised on litigation and property development.
3. Berwin & Co was founded in 1963 by Stanley Berwin, specialising in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, as well as tax.

In 1970, Leighton & Co merged with Berwin & Co to form Berwin Leighton and moved into Adelaide House in London.

Berwin Leighton Paisner was formed on 1 May 2001 when the two firms merged, comprising a total of nearly 1000 staff, with 122 partners.^[5] The new firm's headquarters continued to be Adelaide House in London.

Neville Eisenberg was elected managing partner of Berwin Leighton in 1999, holding the position in BLP until May 2015, when Lisa Mayhew^[6] was elected managing partner.

In 2007, Lawyers On Demand was created by Simon Harper, a partner at BLP, and Jonathan Brenner, then the firm's Head of Recruitment.^[7]

2009 saw the formation of Goltsblat BLP, a 70-strong team^[8] that is the only joint venture between an international and local firm in Russia.^[9]

In April 2018, Berwin Leighton Paisner merged with the St. Louis, US firm Bryan Cave.^{[10] [11]}

Offices

BLP's headquarters were in London, with 14 other offices across Asia, Europe, Russia and the Middle East.^{[12] [13] [14]}

External links

• Berwin Leighton Paisner Web site before merging with Cave

Notes and References

1. Web site: Company Overview of Berwin Leighton Paisner, LLP . Bloomberg L.P.. 20 January 2017.
2. Web site: BLP Profile. The Law Society of UK. 18 January 2017.
3. Web site: Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP Profile. Legal500. 10 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170131200456/http://www.legal500.com/firms/318-berwin-leighton-paisner-llp/offices/45-london-england/profile. 31 January 2017. dead.
4. News: Heritage . 18 December 2010 . Berwin Leighton Paisner.
5. News: Berwin Leighton and Paisners merge . 17 December 2010 . The Lawyer . 5 March 2001.
6. Web site: Company Overview of Berwin Leighton Paisner, LLP. Bloomberg L.P.. 20 January 2017.
7. Web site: 2013-07-09 . Pioneering Lawyers On Demand business secures high profile ex FT general counsel to plot growth . 2024-03-13 . Legal Business . en-GB.
8. Web site: BLP opens in Moscow with hire of 70-lawyer team. 19 January 2009. Legal Week. 17 December 2010.
9. Web site: One of a kind. 6 December 2010. The Lawyer. 17 December 2010.
10. News: 2018-02-27. Bryan Cave votes to merge with UK firm Berwin Leighton Paisner. en. Reuters. 2020-08-21.
11. Web site: Merger creates new global law firm, 'Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner' LLP . Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner. 2 February 2018 . Lisa Mayhew . 11 February 2019.
12. Web site: BLP relocates City partner duo to Hong Kong ahead of new local launch. Legalweek. 30 November 2011.
13. Web site: BLP signs up Linklaters partners for double Germany office launch . Legalweek. 30 November 2011.
14. Web site: BLP begins Middle East push with Abu Dhabi. The Lawyer. 6 July 2012.