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:

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

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Addleshaw Goddard - c19th US president 

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Allen & Overy - Parts of the female reproductive system

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Ashurst - Leafy Sydney suburb

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Baker Botts - Superhero's love interest

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Baker McKenzie - Superhero's stripper mistress

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BCLP - Company of Canadian lumberjacks

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BDB Pitmans - Third rate English investment bank 

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Bevan Brittan - Nationalistic 1950s politician

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Bird & Bird -  Ornithologists' compendium 

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BLM - Political and social sandwich 

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Bristows - Gravy manufacturer

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Burges Salmon - Privileged fish

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Capsticks - Victorian parlour game

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Carey Olsen - Lesser known brother of Hollywood acting sisters

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Charles Russell Speechlys - c19th naval captain

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Clarke Willmott - 1990s Australian fast bowler

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Clifford Chance - bookmakers

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Clyde & Co - Scottish football 'firm'

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CMS - Debilitative disease

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DAC Beachcroft - Property surveyors

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Debevoise & Plimpton - Upmarket umbrella merchants

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Dechert - What comes after the main course

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Dentons - Auto repair 

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Dickinson Dees - Defunct Geordie snooker emporium

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DLA Piper - Regimental musician

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

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DWF: Online forum for lovers of Casio watches

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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):

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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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