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DWF merge with Buller Jeffries for Midlands strength

Business law firm DWF have announced a merger with insurance specialists Buller Jeffries, in a move to secure the Midlands legal services market.

As specialists in insurance litigation and with experience of dealing with major specialist cases, Buller Jeffries has successfully earned a reputation for managing cases with strategic, sensitive or reputational issues.

As Buller Jeffries becomes formally incorporated into DWF on May 1, the merger is set to reinforce DWF’s presence in Birmingham.

Andrew Leaitherland, Managing Partner at DWF, commented: “This merger with Buller Jeffries represents our latest commitment to our Birmingham offering.

“As a firm we are passionate about investing in all of our regional locations to further increase our ability to provide our clients with the best possible support where it’s needed most.

“The synergy between the two companies is clear, with a shared work ethic and values. As such, the union will certainly serve to further strengthen our offering for our client base.”

Roger Coates, Senior Partner at Buller Jeffries commented: “This merger will be good for our people and good for our clients.

“There are a great many similarities in the way in which DWF and Buller Jeffries do business and we like each other as people - so we are a natural fit. I am confident that DWF’s presence in Birmingham will be greatly increased as a result of this merger and we are all looking forward to rolling up our sleeves and taking advantage of the exciting opportunities for growth ahead.”

Buller Jeffries was successful in its work with client Zurich, celebrating a major win in the Employers Liability Trigger Litigation in the Supreme Court, a case that will have an big impact on the insurance market.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Tom Keighley .