DWF to beef-up insurance team with Greenwoods arrivals
HIGH-growth law firm DWF is to add a team of 50 to its insurance practice with the arrival 11 partners and staff from Greenwoods.
After its merger with Plexus Law in May specialist insurance law firm Greenwoods agreed the TUPE transfer of 11 partners and their teams to DWF, whuch will take place October 28.
The partners, supported by a further 23 legal specialists, will strengthen DWF’s catastrophic and large loss personal injury and non-injury expertise. The move will bolster DWF’s presence in Bristol, London and Manchester and also create a new presence in Milton Keynes.
Nine former Greenwoods staff will join DWF’s Manchester head office.
Andrew Leaitherland, managing partner and chief executive of DWF said, “The team has an exceptional reputation for its advisory work on complex cases and this strength in catastrophic and large loss personal injury and non-injury cases enhances our service offering to all insurer clients.
“This opportunity supports our future growth in London and Bristol, is in line with our business strategy and will further establish DWF’s position as one of the UK’s leading insurance law firms.”
DWF now has 2,500 people based in Birmingham, Bristol, Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle and Preston.
