History
Pinsent Masons is the result of a number of mergers, the most recent merger being between McGrigors and Pinsent Masons in May 2012. A previous merger took place in December 2004 between Pinsents and Masons. Masons was recognised as one of the leading firms in the construction and IT outsourcing markets in the UK, with Pinsents having a more broadly based corporate practice. The rationale behind the merger being that the merged firm could sell its corporate services to Masons construction and IT clients.
Pinsents itself was the result of the merger of Pinsent & Co, a Birmingham based law firm, and Simpson Curtis, a Leeds based law firm in 1995 with the merged firm trading under the name Pinsent Curtis. In 2001, Pinsent Curtis merged with Biddle & Co, to form Pinsent Curtis Biddle.In 2002, the Birmingham office of Garretts was incorporated into the firm. Pinsent Curtis Biddle subsequently was renamed Pinsents in 2003. On 1 March 2008 the firm went from a traditional partnership to that of an LLP.
In 2012 the firm launched in mainland Europe for the first time opening offices in Germany (Munich) and France (Paris).
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