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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Law |
| Founded | 1901 |
| Founders | Thomas Harper Cobbs and John E. Bishop |
| Headquarters | St. Louis, Missouri |
Number of locations | 13 |
Key people | David W. Braswell, Managing Partner |
Number of employees | 640 employees (2021) |
| Website | atllp.com |
| Footnotes / references [1] | |
Armstrong Teasdale is a partner-owned law firm headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.[2] The firm has about 640 employees in 13 offices[3] and is one of the largest law firms in the St. Louis area.[4] It was founded in 1901.
History
[edit]Armstrong Teasdale was founded in 1901.[4][5] In 1989, it merged with Dietrich, Davis, Dicus, Rowlands, Schmitt & Gorman, which became the firm's Kansas City office.[5][6] In 1995, it created a consulting arm called A-T International Consultants to practice Chinese law out of Shanghai.[6] By 1996, Armstrong Teasdale had 168 lawyers and was the third largest law firm in the St. Louis area.[6] It merged with a D.C. firm, Tighe Patton & Babbin, in 2000.[7] It also later merged with Pellegrini & O'Keefe.[8] The firm established its first east coast office in Philadelphia in 2018.[9][10] Shortly afterward, Armstrong Teasdale expanded its east coast operations with new offices in Utah, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, and Massachusetts.[11] In 2021, the firm expanded to the Delaware[12] and the United Kingdom by merging with Kerman & Co.[13]
Legal work
[edit]Armstrong Teasdale's legal work has included supporting the financing of the St. Louis Cardinals Stadium and the St. Louis Mills Mall.[2] It also helped Victoria Secret sue The May Department Stores Company regarding a non-compete agreement that would have prohibited an executive from working at Victoria Secret.[2] Armstrong Teasdale has also done several high profile personal injury and product liability cases on both the defense and plaintiff side.[14] In 2017, it helped Johnson & Johnson overturn a $72 million verdict in litigation over talcum powder.[15] In 2019, it represented Payless in its bankruptcy filing.[16] And in 2020, it earned a $386 million contract for biotech intellectual property work for the National Institutes of Health.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ Armstrong Teasdale Website, Armstrong Teasdale
- ^ a b c Mueller, Angela (March 26, 2004). "Top 150 privately held companies: Armstrong Teasdale LLP". St. Louis Business Journal. Vol. 24, no. 30.
- ^ "Firm History". Armstrong Teasdale LLP. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- ^ a b Faust, Fred (April 21, 1996), "Breaking barriers", St. Louis Post, p. 1E
- ^ a b MacLachlan, Claudia (January 20, 1989). "Law Firms Here, in KC Merge". St. Louis Post. p. D.7.
- ^ a b c Margolies, Dan (November 17, 1996). "Armstrong courts Watson attorneys". Kansas City Business Journal.
- ^ Margolies, Dan (December 7, 2000). "Armstrong Teasdale merges with D.C. firm". The Kansas City Star. p. 40.
- ^ "Armstrong Teasdale". St. Louis Business Journal. 20 (29): A91. March 27, 2000.
- ^ Lovelace, Ryan (February 21, 2019). "Armstrong Teasdale Elects New Managing Partner Who Aided East Coast Growth". Law.com.
- ^ McLellan, Lizzy (January 27, 2019). "Armstrong Teasdale Launches NY Office, Taking 16 More From Montgomery McCracken". Law.com.
- ^ Stokes, Samantha (April 1, 2020). "Armstrong Teasdale Sets Up Shop in Boston 1 Week After Utah Launch - The American Lawyer". The American Lawyer. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ Blumenthal, Jeff (January 5, 2021). "St. Louis law firm Armstrong Teasdale snags Wilmington office from Elliott Greenleaf". Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ Henry, Justin (February 9, 2021). "New London Office Is Armstrong Teasdale's 'Bridge' to European Expansion - The American Lawyer". The American Lawyer. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
- ^ "Armstrong's Shrinking KC Office Focuses on Litigation". Missouri Lawyers Media. January 14, 2008.
- ^ Bronstad, Amanda (October 19, 2017). "Litigator of the Week: A $72M Save in Talc Case". Law.com. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ Lovelace, Ryan (March 13, 2019). "Armstrong Teasdale Nudges Revenue Higher Amid East Coast Debut". Law.com.
- ^ Edwards, Greg (June 1, 2020). "St. Louis law firm inks deal with National Institutes of Health worth up to $386M". St. Louis Business Journal.