Scottish law firm Nimmo WS has agreed a deal with New York based Rooney PC to launch a joint legal venture.

The boutique corporate firms have launched a business, called Rooney Nimmo, based in the City of London.

Nimmo WS and Rooney PC will both continue to trade from their respective offices in Edinburgh and Manhattan.

Both John Nimmo, formerly of Dickson Minto, and Allan Rooney are graduates of Edinburgh University.

Mr Nimmo said: “We are delighted to create this joint venture with Allan Rooney and his team in the United States. It gives Nimmo WS the firepower to handle client work across international legal jurisdictions. With our existing European capabilities, our enhanced American offering means we can tackle larger multi-national corporate transactions in the UK, Europe and America.”

Mr Rooney added: “We are now able to service our existing British clients at home and in America while enhancing our transatlantic mergers and acquisition and venture capital finance practice.”

Edward Sloan, who joined Nimmo WS in 2011 from Turcan Connell, is running the Rooney Nimmo office in London.