Following partnership votes yesterday (27/09/2018), UK law firms Bircham Dyson Bell (BDB) and Pitmans have today announced they are to merge.

The combined firm, BDB Pitmans, will officially launch on 1 December and will be fully integrated both operationally and financially, with combined revenues of over £50 million.

BDB Pitmans will operate from four locations: London, Reading, Cambridge and Southampton. The firm of 80 partners and over 400 staff will be led by legacy BDB managing partner, Andrew Smith and chief operating officer, Mark Jones, alongside an executive board consisting of John Hutchinson (managing partn...