Womble Bond Dickinson is a transatlantic

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formed in 2017 as a result of a merger between UK-based Bond Dickinson

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and US-based Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP. The combination followed a strategic alliance announcement made in 2016. The firm has 27 locations across the United States and the United Kingdom offering services in 12 different sectors. The combination created Womble Bond Dickinson (International) LLP; a

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in which Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP and Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP, operate as separate non-profit-sharing partnerships.

Overview

Womble Bond Dickinson employs approximately 1,000 lawyers located in 27 offices in the UK and US. Womble Bond Dickinson is a member of

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, a global organization of independent law firms.

History

UK-based law firm Bond Dickinson LLP commenced trading on May 1, 2013. This alliance was a result of a merger between

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and Bond Pearce. Prior to the merger, Dickinson Dees (whose history dates back to 1975) registered as an LLP in 2006. Bond Pearce (founded in 1887) registered as an LLP in 2005. Womble Carlyle's history dates back to 1876 and was named after its early partners including B.S. Womble and

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. In January 2016, Womble Carlyle named Betty Temple chairwoman and CEO, and she became one of only a handful of women to sit at the helm of a large national law firm. Temple's appointment represented several milestones for Womble Carlyle. She became the youngest chairperson in the firm's 140-year history, the first chairperson to be located outside of the firm's original Winston-Salem office, and the first woman to lead the firm. As part of Womble Bond Dickinson, Temple is now US CEO and co-chair with UK Managing Partner, Paul Stewart (appointed in February 2022). In March 2020, the firm laid off members of its workforce and reduced compensation for some attorneys and staff due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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