Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP

Womble Bond Dickinson is a full-service international law firm formed in 2017 through the combination of UK firm Bond Dickinson and US firm Womble Carlyle. Headquartered in the UK with 29 international offices in the US, the firm employs over 1,300 lawyers across 37 offices. It provides legal services supported by multidisciplinary experts including technology specialists, project managers, accountants, tax advisers, and professionals with experience in business, non-profits, private client work, and government.

The firm operates across five core business groups—Corporate and Commercial, Dispute Resolution, Private Wealth, Real Estate, and Tax and Trust Accounting—serving clients across eight key sectors. Its client base includes FTSE 350 companies, charities, local authorities, and other organisations, and it is connected to the global Lex Mundi network spanning 125 countries, ensuring both local expertise and international reach.

Corporate and Commercial services include corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity, corporate restructuring, finance, pensions, and commercial contracts. Teams are located across multiple offices, with expertise in consumer credit, financial regulation, project finance, IP strategies, AI, eCommerce, healthcare, franchising, supply chain management, and private finance initiatives.

Dispute Resolution covers commercial disputes, regulatory compliance, construction and engineering, employment, insurance disputes, and property disputes, addressing matters such as antitrust, fraud, insolvency, litigation, risk management, HR, and complex property and tenancy issues.

Private Wealth teams advise on agriculture, estates, charitable organisations, investments and pensions, private capital, tax and trust accounting, probate, succession planning, and international tax and estate planning.

Real Estate services encompass core real estate transactions, planning and infrastructure, and residential property matters, including development agreements, acquisitions and sales, leases, forward funding, infrastructure projects, housing, and mixed-use schemes.

Firm Leadership and Staffing
Managing Partner: Paul Stewart
UK Chair: Alexander Dickinson
Legal Counsel: Louise Norman
Partners: 134
Other Fee-earners: 543
International Offices: 29 (US)