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Pritchard Englefield, a long established commercial law firm in the City of London, merged with Thomas Eggar LLP on 1 May 2013, and is now the London office of the merged firm, continuing at its old address of 14 New Street, London EC2M 4HE. The merged firm of Thomas Eggar LLP numbers 500, including fee earners and support staff at a variety of offices in the South East of England. Pritchard Englefield was based in the City from the date of its foundation in 1848 by HD Pritchard, primarily at Painters Hall where Mr Pritchard and his partner Mr Englefield became Joint Clerks to the Painter Stainers Company, and finally in Bishopsgate, where the merged firm remains as the London office of Thomas Eggar LLP, although it did spend 21 years in the West End of London (1971-1992). The 165th anniversary of the firm fell in 2013 before the merger. After World War II, the firm grew by merger and bolt-on. It was guided by managing partners such as A.D. Englefield and Julian Tobin, and enriched by German speaking émigré lawyers from Central Europe from the 1930s, including Rudolf Graupner and Hans Marcus. It was the first UK law firm to enter Germany after World War II, opening an office in Hamburg (1946) and Frankfurt (1990), while alliances were also formed in Hong Kong and Guernsey. The managing partner of the merged firm of Thomas Eggar LLP incorporating Pritchard Englefield is Victoria Brackett. ==Practice== Pritchard Englefield became particularly well known for its UK and European commercial law practice and an insurance arm, acting for European insurance companies. Fluency in German and French, and dual qualified German lawyers came to characterise the practice. Fluency in either French or German also became a requirement for trainee solicitors on recruitment. The firm's main practice areas focused on corporate and commercial law, intellectual property, banking law, property law, commercial litigation and arbitration, product liability, employment law, conflicts of law, pensions, personal injury, family law, and international private clients. Pritchard Englefield has formed part of the PLG and ILG, loose groupings of independent international law firms. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pritchard Englefield」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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