Pinsent Masons

Infobox Company
company_name = Pinsent Masons LLP
company_
company_type = law firm
foundation = England (1850)
location = 12 offices across Europe and Asia
industry = Law
products = Legal advice
num_employees = 1500+
revenue = £213 million (2008)
homepage = [http://www.pinsentmasons.com www.pinsentmasons.com] Pinsent Masons LLP is a full-service commercial law firm. The firm ranked amongst the top 15 law firms in the UK and internationally ranks in the Global 100.

Pinsent Masons LLP has over 300 partners, a total legal team of around 1000 and more than 1,500 staff in the UK and internationally. Pinsent Masons has UK offices in Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, London and Manchester and internationally, in Beijing, Brussels, Dubai, Hong Kong and Shanghai.

Pinsent Masons LLP offers services in the areas of construction, major projects, energy and utilities, employment, litigation, outsourcing and technology, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property (including trademark attorney services) [http://www.pinsentmasons.com/Default.aspx?page=437] , insurance and pensions, property and tax.

Pinsent Masons' business strategy is based on a sector approach. The firms lawyers are encouraged to have first-hand knowledge of different industries both in the UK and overseas, and can give advice appropriate to the sector, the circumstances and the jurisdiction.

Pinsent Masons' core sectors are banks, central government, construction, health, insurance, manufacturing, real estate, retail & leisure, support services and technology.

History

Pinsent Masons is the result of a number of mergers, the principal merger taking place in December 2004 between Pinsents and Masons [http://www.mpmagazine.com/xq/asp/txtSearch.marketing+business+development/exactphrase.0/sid.0/articleid.94CBE594-9FC5-4881-8AB6-939D0EF5BDA6/qx/display.htm] . Masons was recognised as one of the leading firms in the construction and IT outsourcing markets in the UK, with Pinsents having a more broadly based corporate practice. The rationale behind the merger being that the merged firm could sell its corporate services to Masons construction and IT clients.

Pinsents itself was the result of the merger of Pinsent & Co, a Birmingham based law firm, and Simpson Curtis, a Leeds based law firm in 1995 with the merged firm trading under the name Pinsent Curtis [http://www.totallylegal.com/content/home/career_centre/looking_for_opportunities/birmingham/firms/pinsents] . In 2001, Pinsent Curtis merged with Biddle & Co, to form Pinsent Curtis Biddle. [http://www.lawcareers.net/Information/News/Detail.aspx?r=598] .In 2002, the Birmingham office of Garretts was incorporated into the firm. Pinsent Curtis Biddle subsequently was renamed Pinsents in 2003.

International alliances

In addition to the operation of a number of its own offices outside the UK, in January 2007 Pinsent Masons was one of the principal firms behind the formation of PMLG (Pinsent Masons Luther Group), a group of independent law firms bringing together 1,300 lawyers in 33 offices across the globe.

Limited Liability Partnership Conversion

On 1 March 2008 the firm went from a traditional partnership to that of an LLP. It was converted, amongst other reasons, to distinguish the firm from close competitors who have not yet converted.

External links

* [http://www.pinsentmasons.com Pinsent Masons Official website]
* [http://www.pmlg.eu/ PMLG website]
* [http://www.out-law.com Out-Law.com] - IT and e-commerce site operated by Pinsent Masons
* [http://www.rollonfriday.com/41.htm Pinsent Masons Rollonfriday profile]
* [http://news.google.co.uk/news?hl=en&q=pinsent%20masons&sa=N&tab=wn Google News references to Pinsent Masons]
* [http://legalweek.com/Navigation/18/LawFirms/364/Pinsent+Masons.html Pinsent Masons Legal Week news]
* [http://legalweek.com/Navigation/36/Articles/1000108/Pinsent+Masons.html Pinsent Masons Legal Week Wiki]
* [http://www.thelawyer.com/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=128811 The Lawyer UK 200 summary on Pinsent Masons]
* [http://www.thelawyer.com/global100/2006/pinsentmasons.html The Lawyer Global 100 summary on Pinsent Masons]