Hill Dickinson LLP
Hill Dickinson offers a comprehensive range of legal services from offices in Liverpool, Manchester, London and Chester and in association with Hill Dickinson International has an additional office in Greece. The firm has 143 partners and a complement of more than 900 staff.
Hill Dickinson is a major force in insurance and is well respected in the company and commercial arena. The firm's marine expertise is internationally renowned and it has one of the largest marine practices in the UK following a merger with Hill Taylor Dickinson on 1 November 2006. The firm has an award winning property practice and is widely regarded as a leader in the fields of commercial litigation, employment, intellectual property, NHS clinical/health related litigation and private client.
Objectives as Official Lawyers and first Official Partner to Liverpool 2008: European Capital of Culture Hill Dickinson is advising Liverpool 08 as exclusive Official Lawyers on all legal and contractual dealings with sponsors, partners, suppliers, event organisers and the myriad of other businesses involved in the multi-year programme building up to 2008 and in the legacy years following.
Tony Wilson, Hill Dickinson senior partner, said: "We are delighted to be involved with the Capital of Culture. This European-wide programme is a proud achievement for Liverpool and, as a firm, we will all help to ensure it is a great success and leaves a lasting legacy to benefit the whole country in years ahead, particularly building up to the Olympics in 2012."
Carolyn Roberson, director of client and business development at Hill Dickinson, said: "We were the first Official Partner which means we were in at the very start. We will continue to take a leadership role in building programmes to benefit our clients and our people. We want everyone to feel touched by Liverpool 08 and receive the benefit of our firm. This is all part of a year-on-year build-up to our own bicentenary in 2010."
The firm's programmes mirror Liverpool 08's themed years and focus on four key objectives:
* Developing opportunities and benefits for clients and markets
* Conveying the brand values of the firm
* Involving all members of our staff and their families
* Contributing to the neighbourhood communities, market sectors and professional industries in which the firm operates in the UK and abroad
This year Hill Dickinson is supporting SPARKS (Sports Aiding Medical Research for Kids), to fundraise and raise awareness of the charity's cause - funding research which positively impacts on babies' and children's lives. The partnership promises to provide many exciting opportunities to contribute to such a well established national charity dedicated to saving and improving the lives of babies and children.
For further information on the firm's involvement with Liverpool 2008, European Capital of Culture, please call Carolyn Roberson, Director of Client and Business Development on 0151 471 6206 or Pippa Miln, Head of Marketing on 0151 471 5193.
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