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Introducing Matthew Harrington, Senior Partner at BLM
Ahead of the combination going live in July Matthew Harrington shares his views on why the merger is a positive development for both BLM and Clyde & Co.
Tell us a bit about your career so far. I joined BLM as Partner in 2007 to set up its Cardiff office and in 2010 extended the firm’s footprint by helping to create a new office in Bristol. Because I joined from a small firm I had quite a mixed practice doing everything from large loss injury, occupational disease and health and safety cases. My practice such as it is now leans more towards Health and Safety. Leading BLM as Senior Partner over the last four years or so as has been a privilege – our experts are second-to- none and we are all very positive as to what the future holds after 1 July. I am very proud to have been at the helm as Senior Partner and see the firm become a market leader in so many areas particularly our suite of award-winning innovative business solutions and work with the London School of Economics.
What does the merger mean to you?
across the regions, as well as elevate our healthcare practice to the top echelons in the UK. Clyde & Co is absolutely the right choice for BLM.
When I became Senior Partner in 2018, I clearly set out my ambitions for the firm which were to continue on our journey in becoming a market-leading insurance and risk law firm. I’m very proud that we achieved that in lots of areas. Now almost four and a half years later, as the market rapidly changes and businesses are consolidating, including our clients, the advantages of a merger with Clyde & Co were obvious. Not only do we share common values, the merger will strengthen our position as an insurance and risk expert with enhanced global capabilities. Clyde & Co’s strategic objectives are very similar to ours and provides us with the much needed growth to develop our business for the benefit of our people and our clients. As a merged firm, we will be the market leader in casualty and extend Clyde & Co’s London Market offering to market leader position
How are the integration plans going?
The integration is going very well, we are working so well with our Clyde colleagues. As you can imagine there are a lot of moving parts during this process and the priority here has to be the wellbeing of our people so we are working hard to ensure the integration is as smooth as possible for all. I’d like to thank everyone from BLM and Clyde & Co that are working tirelessly to support the transition ahead of July.
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