If law firms were not law firms. Part 1

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RollOnFriday has unearthed an excellent discussion board thread by 'Obadiah Hakeswill' listing 'what law firms would be, if they weren't law firms.'

For example, Bristows would be a gravy manufacturer. The IP firm approved of its alternative calling in a parallel universe:

Bristows tweet b

Here are other suggestions in that thread, along with RollOnFriday's illustrated interpretation:

Addleshaw Goddard - c19th US president

Addleshaws pic

Allen & Overy - Parts of the female reproductive system

A&O

Ashurst - Leafy Sydney suburb

Baker Botts - Superhero's love interest

Baker Botts

Baker McKenzie - Superhero's stripper mistress

BCLP - Company of Canadian lumberjacks

BDB Pitmans - Third rate English investment bank

Pitmans

Bevan Brittan - Nationalistic 1950s politician

Bird & Bird - Ornithologists' compendium

BLM - Political and social sandwich

Sandwich

Bristows - Gravy manufacturer

Burges Salmon - Privileged fish

Burges Salmon pic

Capsticks - Victorian parlour game

Capsticks

Carey Olsen - Lesser known brother of Hollywood acting sisters

Olsen bro

Charles Russell Speechlys - c19th naval captain

CRS

Clarke Willmott - 1990s Australian fast bowler

Clifford Chance - bookmakers

Clifford Chance bookie

Clyde & Co - Scottish football 'firm'

Clydes

CMS - Debilitative disease

CMS

DAC Beachcroft - Property surveyors

Debevoise & Plimpton - Upmarket umbrella merchants

Debevoise & Plimpton

Dechert - What comes after the main course

Dechert

Dentons - Auto repair

Dentons

Dickinson Dees - Defunct Geordie snooker emporium

Snooker

DLA Piper - Regimental musician

dla

Drinker Biddle - Bitter PE teacher whose career was ended by injury

Drinker Biddle

DWF: Online forum for lovers of Casio watches

And if RollOnFriday wasn't the legal news and community website, it could have been a sandwich roll seller for corporate lunches (turns out it was, which would explain all those cheese roll orders we used to receive):

RollOnFriday

ROF

Part two to follow. In the meantime, the original thread can be seen here. Tip of the hat to 'Obadiah Hakeswill'. Other suggestions for firms welcomed in the comments below.

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