Kennedys Law to merge with Scottish firm Simpson & Marwick
The combined firm will be known as Kennedys, although Simpson & Marwick will be known as Kennedys Simpson & Marwick in Scotland for a period after the merger in November. Both firms are leaders in the insurance and claims sectors, as well as in employment law. In Scotland, Simpson & Marwick are also leaders in residential property and family law.
Both firms have experienced significant growth over the past five years and the merger gives clients access to greater resources and services across the whole of the UK, Ireland, and via a significant network of international offices.
The merger will take the combined number of partners in both firms to 220 and the total number of staff to over 1500 worldwide. Combined projected turnover is predicted to exceed £160m in the current financial year.
Kennedys’ senior partner Nick Thomas says: “Like us, Simpson & Marwick has significant strength in the insurance industry and we both have extensive similarities in our client base. There have been a number of clients for whom, and cases on which, Kennedys and Simpson & Marwick have worked together over a number of years and it became obvious that a merger would benefit both firms’ clients, partners and staff.”
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