Our history
Law firm going back more than 145 years
Our roots go back to 1872. Bech-Bruun Law Firm P/S is the result of multiple mergers over the past more than 145 years, but the firm as we know it today came about in the merger in 2001 between Dragsted Schlüter Aros and Bech-Bruun & Trolle.
The most recent merger took place on 1 January 2012 when Bech-Bruun merged with Philip Law Firm and continued under the name of Bech-Bruun.
Milestones in our history:
2018 - Bech-Bruun opens New York office
2017 - Bech-Bruun changes its corporate form from a general partnership (I/S) to a limited partnership company (P/S)
2014 - Bech-Bruun relocates its Aarhus premises to Værkmestergade 2
2012 - Bech-Bruun merges with Philip Law Firm
2011 - Bech-Bruun establishes its representative office in Shanghai
2009 - Bech-Bruun merges with Århus-advokater
2007 - Bech-Bruun sells its representative office in Moscow
2005 - Bech-Bruun Dragsted changes its name to Bech-Bruun
2001 - Bech-Bruun Dragsted is formed by way of a merger between Dragsted Schlüter Aros and Bech-Bruun & Trolle

1999 - Dragsted Schlüter Aros is formed by way of a merger between Dragsted Schlüter Helmer Nielsen and Aros Advokater
1999 -Dragsted Schlüter Helmer Nielsen is formed by way of a merger between Dragsted & Helmer Nielsen and Berning, Schlüter & Hald
1996 - Aros Advokater establishes a representative office in Moscow
1995 - Dragsted & Helmer Nielsen is formed by way of a merger between Advokatfirmaet B. Helmer Nielsen and Dragsted Advokater
1994 - Aros Advokater is formed by way of a merger between Advokatfirmaet Dalgas Avenue 46, Advokaterne på Clemens Bro and Advokatfirmaet Frue Kirkeplads
1990 - Bech-Bruun & Trolle is formed by way of a merger between Bech-Bruun and Trolle, Damsbo & Lund-Andersen
1989 - Berning, Schlüter & Hald is formed by way of a merger between Advokatfirmaet Berning & Schlüter and Advokatfirmaet Saltorp Hald og Andersen
1988 - Advokatfirmaet B. Helmer Nielsen is formed by way of a merger between Advokatfirmaet Børge Kock and Advokatfirmaet B. Helmer Nielsen
1982 - Foundation of Dragsted Advokater
1979 - Foundation of Trolle, Damsbo & Lund-Andersen
1978 - Foundation of Berning & Schlüter
1976 - Foundation of Advokatfirmaet Dalgas Avenue 46
1974 - Foundation of Saltorp, Hald og Andersen
1967 - Foundation of Advokatfirmaet Frue Kirkeplads
1942 - Foundation of Advokatfirmaet B. Helmer Nielsen
1938 - Foundation of Advokatfirmaet Børge Kock
1872 - Foundation of Bech-Bruun