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Stronger as one
In March we announced that our partners had voted in favour of a merger with BLM. This followed detailed discussions over many months, including with clients of both firms, and we are excited to welcome BLM colleagues into Clyde & Co when the combination goes live on 1 July.
T he merger is in line with our firm’s strategy – to build and maintain leadership positions in our chosen sectors, which are insurance, aviation, projects and construction and what we now call EMNR (Energy, Marine and Natural Resources). While we are undisputed leaders in insurance law globally and number one in the UK broadly, a strategic review in 2020 identified opportunities to be gained by significantly strengthening our UK casualty insurance offering, our regional professional liability offering and our healthcare practice.
coming together with BLM was the preferred option. The reasons for this were good client and panel alignment, cultural fit and an expectation that combining the two firms would be favourably viewed by clients and the market. Integration plans are well underway and you will receive inviations to meetings to find out more about the integration. In the meantime if you have any questions about the merger, please first refer to the FAQ document which you can access here. If you would like to submit new questions, you can do so here.
We looked at several ways to grow the Casualty practice and concluded that
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