Bird & Bird was established in 1846 with one office in London. We now have 21 offices across Europe and Asia and over 1000 staff.
Please find below some more facts about the firm.
| Chief Executive: |
David Kerr |
| Chairman: |
Michael Frie |
| Year |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Partners |
79 |
99 |
108 |
112 |
123 |
134 |
157 |
195 |
200 |
| Fee Earners |
294 |
335 |
383 |
422 |
458 |
490 |
638 |
780 |
789 |
| Belgium |
Brussels |
1991 |
Paul Hermant & Bruno Vandermeulen |
| China |
Beijing |
2004 |
Matthew Laight |
|
Hong Kong |
1995 |
|
|
Shanghai |
2009 |
|
| Czech Republic |
Prague |
2008 |
Tomáš Novák |
| Finland |
Helsinki |
2008 |
Jori Taipale |
| France |
Paris |
2000 |
Frédérique Dupuis-Toubol |
|
Lyon |
2006 |
|
| Germany |
Düsseldorf |
2002 |
Alexander Schröder-Frerkes |
|
Frankfurt |
2005 |
|
Munich |
2003 |
| Hungary |
Budapest |
2008 |
Andrea Simándi |
| Italy |
Milan |
2003 |
Massimiliano Mostardini |
|
Rome |
2005 |
| The Netherlands |
The Hague |
2001 |
Armand Killan &
Marjolein Geus |
| Poland |
Warsaw |
2008 |
Maciej Gawroński |
| Singapore |
Singapore |
2009 |
Alban Kang |
| Slovakia |
Bratislava |
2008 |
Martin Maxa |
| Sweden |
Stockholm |
2000 |
Katarina Nordblom |
| Spain |
Madrid |
2005 |
Javier Fernández-Samaniego |
| UK |
London |
1846 |
David Kerr (Chief Executive) |
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|
John Drake (Chief Operating Officer) |