kingdom no . of offices 19 1 no . of lawyers 1 400 approx no . of employees 2 200 approx 2 major practice areas general practice key people david pollitt managing partner virginia clegg senior partner revenue 200 million 2014 15 3 profit per equity partner 321 000 2011 12 3 date founded 2011 company type limited liability partnership website www.dacbeachcroft.com dac beachcroft llp is an international law firm headquartered in london united kingdom . it has around 1 400 lawyers across the uk europe asia pacific latin america and north america . it provides a full service claims commercial risk advisory and transactional capability primarily in health insurance and real estate . 2 contents 1 history 2 main practice areas 3 international associations 4 affiliates and subsidiaries 5 external links 6 references history edit 1762 origins of the firm joseph eyre began practising at christ s hospital 1828 richard beachcroft founded a london practice which later became beachcrofts 1830 wasbrough & stanley was formed which later became stanley simpson 1882 wansbroughs opened in bristol which became wansbroughs willey hargrave wwh 1927 davies arnold cooper dac was formed in london 1988 beachcroft stanleys was formed by the merger of beachcroft and stanley simpson 1999 beachcroft wansbrough was formed by the merger of wwh and beachcroft stanleys 2006 beachcroft llp was incorporated on 1 may 2008 davies arnold cooper acquired ksb law llp in london 4 2009 beachcroft acquired kings legal in newport south wales 2010 beachcroft acquired the business of williams holden cooklin gibbons whcg 5 2011 beachcroft merged with davies arnold cooper to form dac beachcroft 6 7 2012 dac beachcroft merged with the scottish law firm andersons solicitors llp with its operations subsequently being rebranded as dac beachcroft scotland 8 2012 dac beachcroft merged with santiago based law firms seguroslex and amunategui y c a to form dac beachcroft chile 9 10 2013 dac beachcroft merged with bogot based law firm de la torre & monroy to form dac beachcroft colombia 11 main practice areas edit construction financial services health independent sector health public sector industrials & manufacturing insurance public sector real estate retail and leisure technology telecoms international associations edit member of harmonie group of law firms providing coverage across north america and europe ; working in association with jbo advocacia brazil . joint ventures with ks partners india 2 and canadian firm mccague borlack . 12 affiliates and subsidiaries edit dac beachcroft claims limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of dac beachcroft llp . it is a limited company registered in england and wales registered number 04218278 . 13 dac beachcroft llp is licensed to operate as a foreign law firm in singapore . it advises on the law and legal procedures applicable in england and wales . 13 dac beachcroft new zealand limited and is an affiliate of dac beachcroft llp . dac beachcroft llp also operates out of the auckland office of dac beachcroft new zealand . 13 dac beachcroft dublin is an irish law firm affiliated to dac beachcroft llp and the owners equity partners of dac beachcroft dublin are all owners equity partners of dac beachcroft llp . 13 dac beachcroft llp operates in madrid through dac beachcroft slpu . 13 dac beachcroft sc is a sociedad civil incorporated in accordance with the laws of the united mexican states . 13 dac beachcroft chile limitada is incorporated in accordance with the laws of chile . 13 dac beachcroft scotland llp is an affiliate of dac beachcroft llp . it is a limited liability partnership registered in scotland . 13 external links edit dac beachcroft llp references edit offices . dac beachcroft llp . retrieved 29 may 2012 . a b c key facts . dac beachcroft llp . retrieved 29 may 2012 . a b financials 2014 15 dac beachcroft sees total billing reach 200m as as profits rise 10 % . legal business . 10 june 2015 . retrieved 10 june 2015 . dac drops ksb name post merger . the lawyer . 7 january 2008 . retrieved 22 december 2012 . beachcroft ups insurance nous with city boutique whcg . the lawyer . 5 april 2010 . retrieved 22 december 2012 . dac beachcroft to go live in november . the lawyer . 22 july 2011 . retrieved 22 december 2012 . dac beachcroft growth strategy pump up the volume . the lawyer . 31 october 2011 . retrieved 22 december 2012 . post merger dac beachcroft snaps up scotland s andersons . the lawyer . 22 march 2012 . retrieved 22 december 2012 . dac beachcroft signs three way chilean merger . the lawyer . 1 november 2012 . retrieved 22 december 2012 . history . dac beachcroft llp . retrieved 29 may 2012 . dac beachcroft merges with colombian alliance firm . the lawyer . 2 december 2013 . retrieved 2 december 2013 . mccague borlack . dac beachcroft llp . retrieved 29 may 2012 . a b c d e f g h entities . dac beachcroft llp . retrieved 4 july 2012 . v t e legal services in the united kingdom law of the united 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