Messrs Withers and Spooner establish a practice in Chancery Lane, London, under the name “J.S. Withers and Spooner”.
1935
J.S Withers is joined in the business by his nephew J.M. (Martin) Wilson, and later by W.C.(Bill) Blatchford.
1950
Martin Wilson and Bill Blatchford join J.S. Withers in partnership. The firm has by now developed a considerable overseas client base, particularly in the USA.
1973
Withers and Spooner merges with Heron Rogers, to become Withers & Rogers.
1975
A Leamington Spa office is established with the acquisition of Edgar Goddin & Co.
1986
The first West Country presence is established by the purchase of M J Stephens & Co in Plymouth.
1989
The Bristol office opens and, in time, absorbs the Plymouth office.
1997
A Birmingham office is established with the acquisition of three small firms, one of which represented renowned inventor Michael Faraday in the 1850s.
2005
Withers & Rogers moves from a partnership to an LLP structure.
2007
The Birmingham and Leamington Spa offices merge to form a single Midlands office.
2009
Withers & Rogers opens a new office in Sheffield, an initiative headed by Paul Foot and David McWilliams.
2011
The London office moves to the prestigious and contemporary setting of the More London Riverside complex.
2014
Withers & Rogers opens an office in Munich, close to the European Patent Office. The Munich office, led by Adrian Tombling, immediately proves popular with clients.
