Berwin Leighton Paiser, a large law firm in the U.K. that discussed a combination with Greenberg Traurig last year, is now mulling a potential union with Bryan Cave.

The tentative deal, which both firms acknowledged in a joint statement, would create a combined 1,500-lawyer firm with 32 offices in 12 countries around the world. Total combined gross revenue would approach the $1 billion mark. Internet domain name registration records show that the website www.bryancaveblp.com was registered anonymously on Oct. 12.