User:Sekicho/Husch Blackwell
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| Headquarters | Kansas City, Missouri St. Louis, Missouri |
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| No. of offices | 16 offices worldwide |
| No. of employees | 1400 |
| Key people | Maurice A. Watson - Chairman Gregory R. Smith - CEO/Managing Partner |
| Revenue | $275 million (2008)[1] |
| Date founded | 2008 |
| Company type | Limited Liability Partnership |
| Website | www.huschblackwell.com |
Husch Blackwell LLP (formerly Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP) is a litigation and business services law firm with attorneys in offices in 16 cities.
History
The firm was formed in 2008 as a combination of two regional law firms, Blackwell Sanders LLP and Husch & Eppenberger, LLC.[2] The firm also merged with Welsh & Katz, Ltd., a Chicago law firm, in 2008, and with Brown McCarroll, LLC, a Texas law firm, in 2013.[3] The firm specializes in the following industries: agribusiness, energy, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, chemicals and telecommunications.[4]
Lawyers and Alumni
- Ike Skelton, former United States Representative and House Armed Services Committee Chairman[5]
- Hal Daub, former U.S. representative for Nebraska's 2nd congressional district
- Tim Gay, former State Senator, Nebraska Unicameral Legislature and former Sarpy County Commissioner
- Catherine Hanaway, former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri[6]
- Sly James, Kansas City mayor
- Honorable James C. Miller III, former chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, and former director of the Office of Management and Budget[7]
- Thomas Schlafly, founder of the St. Louis Brewery
- Chris Koster, Missouri Attorney General
- Rodney Sippel, United States District Judge, Eastern District of Missouri
References
- ^ Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP is Officially - Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP
- ^ Kansas City Business Journal article about merger
- ^ ["Husch Happily Messes With Texas (Law Firm)". Kansas City Business Journal. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^ "Firm Profile of Husch Blackwell LLP". The National Law Review. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
- ^ Former Congressman Ike Skelton joins Husch Blackwell as Partner
- ^ St. Louis Business Journal Article - Hanaway appointed U.S. Attorney
- ^ (Press Release) Husch and Blackwell Merger Article