Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP has officially launched today, April 3. The partnerships of both Bryan Cave LLP and Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP overwhelmingly approved the combination on Feb. 26. The new global, fully integrated law firm has 32 offices in 11 countries and a platform of more than 1,400 lawyers, placing it among the largest in the world and enabling it to significantly enhance the scope of services provided to its clients. The new firm is led by Co-chairs Therese Pritchard and Lisa Mayhew.
Clients of the combined firm will have access to broader and deeper legal services across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East and Asia, including in many of the world’s leading markets. The new firm offers clients a range of internationally integrated capabilities, including one of the most active global M&A practices, world’s leading real estate practices, largest international financial services practices, and strongest international litigation and corporate risk practices.
The firm will act for 53 of the world’s top 100 companies and is poised to provide innovative services and products to clients through a combination of technology and experience. Combined, this experience ranges from providing world-class legal advice to providing operational advice and support to in-house legal teams, with services that will continue to be optimized using process, data analytics and technology. During the first six months, the firm will combine and grow the legacy BCXponent and Streamline brands, which were designed by each of the firms to integrate legal operations into its advisory framework, and it will grow legacy technology offerings, such as the proprietary technology platform CrossLITE. The new firm also will launch new products throughout 2018, including new automated contract negotiation software and a unique technology-driven case analysis product, to help clients mitigate litigation risk. The combined firm additionally will show a demonstrable commitment to fostering innovative ideas among employees on new legal technology, via its TechX initiative and Business Academy, to empower its teams to continuously improve services.