Locke Lord
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| No. of offices | 20 |
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| No. of attorneys | 664[1] |
| Major practice areas | General Practice |
| Key people | David Taylor[2][3] (Locke Lord Chair) Jerry K. Clements[4] |
| Date founded | October 2, 2007 |
| Company type | Limited liability partnership |
| Website | lockelord |
Locke Lord LLP is an international law firm which formed on October 2, 2007, after the combination of Texas-based Locke Liddell & Sapp PLLC and Lord Bissell & Brook LLP, a national law firm headquartered in Chicago. The firm changed its name from Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP to Locke Lord LLP on September 27, 2011.[5]
On January 10, 2015, the merger between Locke Lord and Edwards Wildman Palmer was completed. 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. As of 16 February 2018[ref] the firm employed 664 attorneys.[1]
History
Merger of legacy firms
In May 2007, management of each firm first proposed that legacy Locke Liddell & Sapp and legacy Lord Bissell & Brook merge into one national firm. On September 12, 2007, the partnership of each firm approved the merger, to be effective October 2, 2007. Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP gross revenues and size place it within The American Lawyer's "AmLaw 100" annual rankings of the top United States law firms.[6]
References
- ^ a b Jeffreys, Brenda Sapino (16 February 2018). "Locke Lord Posts Declines in Net Income, Gross Revenue in 2017 Texas Lawyer". Texas Lawyer.
- ^ "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
- ^ Firm Profiles: Locke Lord, The American Lawyer, http://www.americanlawyer.com/firmProfile.jsp?name=Locke+Lord