The firm is a leading player in the region, providing legal expertise for businesses, with specialist departments in property, agriculture, haulage, private client, litigation, crime, family and probate. The firm has grown out of a series of mergers over several years, with the most recent being its successful merger with Cambridge firm Matthews, Winter and Bullock (MWB). The founding firms of Woodfines are Gareth Woodfine & Partners, Batcheldors, Leeds Smith and Foinette Quinn.