Locke Lord
No. of offices | 20 |
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No. of attorneys | 641[1] |
Major practice areas | General Practice |
Key people | David Taylor[2][3] (Chair) Jerry K. Clements[4] |
Date founded | October 2, 2007 |
Company type | Limited liability partnership |
Website | www |
Locke Lord LLP is an international law firm formed on October 2, 2007, after the combination of Texas-based Locke Liddell & Sapp PLLC and Lord Bissell & Brook LLP. The firm is headquartered in Dallas and changed its name to Locke Lord LLP on September 27, 2011.[5]
In May 2007, the management of both Locke Liddell & Sapp and Lord Bissell & Brook proposed a corporate merger. On September 12, 2007, the partnership of each firm approved the merger, effective October 2, 2007.[6]
On January 10, 2015, the merger between Locke Lord and Edwards Wildman Palmer was completed.[citation needed] The merged firm adopted the name Locke Lord, although legacy offices of Edwards Wildman Palmer used the name Locke Lord Edwards for a transition period. The firm employs 641 attorneys.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Jeffreys, Brenda Sapino (11 February 2019). "Locke Lord Press Release". Texas Lawyer (Press release).
- ^ "David Taylor cv". Locke Lord.
- ^ "New firm head from Houston for Locke Lord". Houston Chronicle. 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Jerry K. Clements cv". Locke Lord.
- ^ "Law firm shortens name to Locke Lord," Houston Business Journal, September 27, 2011 http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2011/09/27/law-firm-shortens-name-to-locke-lord.html
- ^ Raymond, Nate (2012-03-29). "Ex-Locke Lord Partner's Tale Shows Toll That Thinning of Large Firm Ranks Can Take". The AmLaw Daily. ALM. Archived from the original on 2018-03-27. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
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