[7] The firm started as a four-office practice in North West England and has now grown globally through a series of international mergers.

In the Asia Pacific region, DWF also launched two offices in Melbourne and Brisbane through a combination with independent firm MVM Legal.

It gained bases in Sydney, Chicago and Toronto after the acquisition of claims company Triton in January.

Turnover for H1 2017/18 was £113.5m in a period marked by a spate of office openings in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific.

[21] In September 2018, DWF agreed to an exclusive association with US law firm Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman LLP (WSHB), a Los Angeles headquartered full-service law firm with 22 offices across the US, 56 partners and 250 lawyers, and generated gross revenue of $81m in its last financial year.

[23] In July 2023, Inflexion Private Equity Partners LLP agreed to acquire the company for £342 million.