JD Journal » law firm dissolve http://www.jdjournal.com Legal Industry News Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:14:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Speechly Bircham Hires 90 from Campbell Hooper http://www.jdjournal.com/2009/07/19/speechly-bircham-hires-90-from-campbell-hooper/ http://www.jdjournal.com/2009/07/19/speechly-bircham-hires-90-from-campbell-hooper/#comments Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:33:00 +0000 Erik Even http://www.jdjournal.com/?p=15254 London law firm Speechly Bircham has hired 90 people, including 17 partners, from the dissolving Campbell Hooper.

The hirings, which are not being characterized as a merger, give Speechly Bircham a total of over 400 employees. The firm says the move makes Speechly Bircham on of the top 50 UK firms.

Speechly Bircham has also reorganized, creating three groups — business law with 120 lawyers, real estate with 70 lawyers, and private clients with 60 lawyers.

Founded in the 19th century, Speechly Bircham is a 200-lawyer firm based in the City of London, with a strong reputation for both commercial and private client work.

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