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Womble Bond Dickinson is a full-service transatlantic law firm. Formed in November 2017, Womble Bond Dickinson was created by the combination of Bond Dickinson LLP and United States firm Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice LLP following a strategic alliance that was announced in 2016.

The combination created Womble Bond Dickinson (International) LLP; a company limited by guarantee in which Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP and Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP, operate as separate non-profit-sharing partnerships.

From the United Kingdom, the firm operates out of eight locations including: Aberdeen, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds, London, Newcastle, Plymouth and Southampton. Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP is headed up by Managing Partner, Jonathan Blair, who was named as one of the Hot 100 Leaders by The Lawyer in 2018.

History
Prior to becoming Womble Bond Dickinson, in the UK the firm was known as Bond Dickinson LLP, which commenced trading on 1 May 2013. This was a result of a merger between Dickinson Dees and Bond Pearce. . Prior to the merger Dickinson Dees' history dated back to 1786, becoming an LLP in 2006 and Bond Pearce was founded in 1887, becoming an LLP in 2005.

A full history for each of the legacy firms is detailed below:

Bond Pearce:


 * 1887	Bond Pearce founded in Plymouth
 * 1985	Exeter office opened
 * 1995	Southampton office opened
 * 1995	Took over the Southampton branch of Boodle Hatfield
 * 1998	Merged with Southampton-based Hepherd Winstanley & Pugh.
 * 1998	Bristol office opened
 * 2001	Merged with Bristol-based Cartwrights
 * 2003	London office opened in Gracechurch Street
 * 2005	Converted to Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) status
 * 2006	Bristol staff moved to new offices at Temple Quay
 * 2007	Aberdeen office opened
 * 2008 	London office moved to New London House, 6 London Street
 * 2008	Consolidation of Exeter and Plymouth offices in Plymouth
 * 2013	Merger with Dickinson Dees.

Dickinson Dees:


 * 1786	Griffith and Co (one of a number of small legal practices that would eventually go on to merge and form Dickinson Miller & Turnbull) opened for business
 * 1912	Dickinson Miller & Turnbull moved to Cross House in Newcastle
 * 1975	Dickinson Miller & Turnbull merged with Dees & Thompson to establish Dickinson Dees
 * 1998	Dickinson Dees move to St Ann’s Wharf offices in Newcastle
 * 2001	Tees Valley office opened
 * 2005	Trinity Gardens office in Newcastle opened
 * 2007	York and London offices opened
 * 2009	d3Legal transferred to Optima Legal
 * 2010	Family Law Team set up business independently as Silk Family Law
 * 2012	York office relocates to Leeds.
 * 2013	Merger with Bond Pearce.

Current status
Womble Bond Dickinson is based across 26 locations in the UK and US. UK locations include:


 * Aberdeen
 * Bristol
 * Edinburgh
 * Leeds
 * London
 * Newcastle
 * Plymouth
 * Southampton

In the UK, Womble Bond Dickinson is a disability confident employer and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.