Almost a year after Eversheds Sutherland was born from a major transatlantic combination, the firm’s UK and US co-leaders are embracing a detailed new strategic blueprint, with the ambitious – and, they say, rare – goal of creating a truly cohesive global firm.

The union of the UK’s Eversheds and Atlanta-based Sutherland Asbill & Brennan last February created a global firm that now has 2,400 lawyers in 66 offices across 32 countries. It is one of the largest of an increasing number of such transatlantic tie-ups during the past few years, and the firm now employs more than 4,000 people.