Page 16 - DWF Annual Report 2017

Strategic international expansion “The new alliance strengthens Connected Services: catalyst
During FY 16/17, we further expanded our capability to deliver for change
our presence in strategically important Litigation and Dispute We recognise that giving clients a range
regions for our clients including Ireland, Resolution, Corporate, of connected services that complement
Germany, France and the Middle East, our legal offering means we can add
which not only offer significant Construction and Employment value far beyond the traditional legal
opportunities in our primary sectors, work for both domestic and adviser role, providing clients an
including Insurance, Real Estate and international clients and end-to-end service to solve their
Financial services, but also offer business challenges.
strategic gateway links into other signals our commitment to
growth regions and key international growth and investment in the Acquiring Triton, a multidisciplinary
markets including Africa, Israel, MENA region.” business, enabled us to broaden our
Southeast Asia and the USA. suite of products and services to
include Loss Adjusting and Claims
With our Belfast office opening in Handling. It was the catalyst to look
December 2016, we became one of at our portfolio to see what sort of
the very few firms to have offices in Building volume and complex approach we should have to Connected
both Northern Ireland and the Republic centres of excellence Services and sectors moving forward.
of Ireland, enabling us to provide greater
support to clients post-Brexit and The year saw us continuing to build
leverage our international network of and invest in the volume work we do, “With our investments in the
offices to provide a truly cross-border by creating a centre of excellence in UK, international expansion
service to both UK and Irish clients. Liverpool, focused on delivering a
We also increased investment in our high-quality offering to our clients, and foundations laid for our
Dublin office, launching new Corporate genuinely tailored to their needs. non-legal services offering,
and Real Estate practices. The Liverpool office was specifically we made significant progress
redesigned and upgraded to offer a
In January 2017, we merged with better, more contemporary working in FY 16/17 to fulfil our
Paris-based Firm Heenan Paris. France environment, utilising the latest purpose of transforming legal
is a key region for DWF in terms of our technology and working practices. Initially services though our people for
size and significance within the broader focusing on the Motor division, it offers our clients.”
European market as well as our strong clients an end-to-end solution by creating
links to Africa. a business to specifically understand and
deliver their work in the most effective
Following the consistent growth of our way possible. This volume hub will be
Dubai office, which was launched in expanded to other areas of volume work
response to client demand for support on over the coming year.
the ground for construction, energy,
insurance and transport matters, and the
increasing opportunities for our clients in
the Gulf Cooperarion Council, in February
2017 we announced an exclusive
association with Saudi Law Firm Harasani
& Alkhamees.