BLM (law firm)

BLM LLP is an insurance and dispute resolution law firm based in the United Kingdom and Ireland, rebranded from Berrymans Lace Mawer following the merger with HBM Sayers in May 2014.[1]

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BLM LLP
No. of offices13
Date founded1997 (following a merger of Berrymans with Lace Mawer)
Company typeLimited liability partnership
Websitewww.blmlaw.com

BLM provides legal services in 50 areas of law, grouped into eleven key market sectors: brokers, construction and property, general insurance, healthcare, leisure and hospitality, Lloyds and London market, manufacturing, public sector, retail, TMT and transport and logistics.[2]

BLM has 13[3] offices across the UK and Ireland. The firm has approximately 1,550 staff including 170 partners (as of 1 May 2014) and 630 lawyers and technical experts.[4]

History

In 1997, the firm was created with the merger of Berrymans with Lace Mawer.[5] The origins of the firm date back to the 18th century, when Joshua Lace gave his name to an already established law firm in Liverpool. In 1901, Frederic Berryman began the practice of Berrymans in the City of London and, in 1946, Arthur Mawer founded AW Mawer & Co in Manchester. On May 1, 2014, Berrymans Lace Mawer and HBM Sayers formally combined as BLM.[6]

Matthew Harrington is the current national senior partner (elected February 2018) succeeding Mike Brown’s six year term. Under Mike Brown’s leadership, BLM restructured and reengineered its business model, becoming a law firm with a new commercial arm.[7] In October 2017, BLM launched a new commercial advisory practice bringing in a new team of 33 lawyers, including 11 partners from the law firm, Slater & Gordon.[8]

Offices

BLM has 13 offices across the UK and Ireland with the head office being based in Manchester.

References
  1. "Rebranded BLM becomes £100m business following HBM Sayers merger". Post Magazine. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  2. "Key facts about BLM". BLM LLP. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  3. "BLM - By office". www.blmlaw.com. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  4. "Berrymans enters Scottish market with HBM Sayers merger". The Lawyer. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  5. "''The Lawyer'' 20-years-of-the-lawyer – 5 December 2007". The Lawyer. 5 December 2007. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  6. "BLM boss: insurance is transforming and this firm is going global". The Lawyer. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  7. "BLM - News - BLM elects Matthew Harrington as new Senior Partner". www.blmlaw.com. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  8. "BLM - News - BLM launches new Commercial Advisory offering following new hires". www.blmlaw.com. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
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