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Womble Bond Dickinson and UK firm BDB Pitmans had entered early merger discussions last year(Reuters) - Global law firm Womble Bond Dickinson and smaller UK firm BDB Pitmans have abandoned merger talks after "extensive discussions," the firms said in a joint statement Wednesday."Both firms have decided that the best path forward is to remain independent of each other," the statement said. The law firms said in October that they were in early talks to merge.The firms said through a spokesperson they would not provide additional comments.It is not uncommon for firms to start discussions that do not result in a deal, with client conflicts and market mismatches among issues that frequently derail talks.Womble Bond Dickinson, a much larger firm with 1,000 attorneys, is the product of a 2017 transatlantic merger…