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01 May 2008
Pinsent masons is a new and significant force in the UK, European and internationallegal market. The firm came into being in December 2004 as a result of the merger of two complementary, strongly client- and sector-facing businesses.
The merger of Pinsents and Masons, the largest UK law firm merger for several years, created a full service commercial firm with 240 partners, a total legal team of around 900 and more than 1500 staff in the UK and internationally.
Pinsent Masons ranks as a UK top 15 law firm and is one of leaders. In the UK, the firm has offices in London, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds and Manchester.
Internationally, Pinsent Masons has offices in Brussels, Dubai, Hong Kong and Shanghai, as well as a series of strategic joint ventures and alliances in Denmark, Dubai, Estonia, France, Germany, India, Poland, Sweden, Spain and the US.
4 Edward Goodwyn is a partner at Pinsent Masons. E-mail him at: edward.goodwyn@pinsentmasons.com