UK law firms Weightmans and RadcliffesleBrasseur have completed their merger to create the new Weightmans LLP, growing both firms’ presence in London, Leeds, Cardiff and nationally and providing a wider range of advisory services focused on clients.
The combined firm will have a turnover of over £120 million, with 225 partners and a total headcount of over 1400 people based across nine offices – Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, London, Manchester and Newcastle.
The merger will expand the existing support provided to the firm’s clients, as well as growing the combined firms’ capabilities across core services to clients including public bodies, public and private businesses, not for profit enterprises and individuals.
Weightmans’ managing partner, John Schorah, commented: "We are absolutely delighted to announce this merger. [We] move forward as a single entity with more than 1,400 people representing the Weightmans brand.
“Joining with RadcliffesLeBrasseur will contribute significantly to the depth and breadth of services we offer to clients across the country.
John Schorah & Andrew Parsons
RadcliffesLeBrasseur’s senior partner, Andrew Parsons, added: “We are immensely proud of our history and achievements. Joining forces with Weightmans will mean we will be stronger both locally and nationally, offering a broader range of core and more specialised services. We have much in common with Weightmans and are confident of making even more of an impact nationally.”
The firm’s national private wealth team will be known Weightmans Radcliffes individual services and will incorporate the firms’ family, property, international private wealth and tax, trusts & estates teams.
The international private wealth team will be led by Jon Shankland with Emma Collins its national head of private client. Mr Shankland told eprivateclient that “Weightmans is an ambitious firm with national reach, known for helping clients navigating complex personal and commercial issues with care.
Jon Shankland
“This is a very exciting time as we unite our skills and accomplishments to deliver a more diverse range of services that help our clients succeed, achieve and prosper. The long-standing reputation and market-leading ability of RLB in London and internationally complements Weightmans’ already highly-regarded services for individuals, corporate and business clients nationally; providing a perfect synergy for the combined firm to move to the next level and to invest in developing our technology and infrastructure to further enhance the client experience.”
Emma Collins
Ms Collins added that “RadcliffesLeBrasseur is an internationally renowned private wealth firm of trusted advisers. They share our commitment to providing expert client service to complex clients with diverse family and private client needs across multiple jurisdictions and service areas. The merger will enhance our existing family and private client capabilities across the board, including a great deal of specialist tax, trusts and estates and international private wealth assistance.”