User:Sekicho/Husch Blackwell
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| Headquarters | Kansas City, Missouri St. Louis, Missouri |
|---|---|
| No. of offices | 20 |
| No. of attorneys | 700 |
| No. of employees | 1500 |
| Key people | Maurice A. Watson - Chairman Gregory R. Smith - CEO/Managing Partner Paul Eberle - Deputy CEO |
| Revenue | $346 million (2015)[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 19 cities, most of which are located in the Midwestern and Southern United States.[2]
History[edit]
The firm was formed in 2008 as a combination of two regional law firms, Blackwell Sanders LLP and Husch & Eppenberger LLC .[3] 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.[4] In 2016, Husch Blackwell combined with Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek of Wisconsin.[5] The firm specializes in the following industries: food and agribusiness; energy and natural resources; financial services and capital markets; healthcare; life sciences; higher education; real estate, development and construction; technology; manufacturing; and transportation.[6]
Lawyers and Alumni[edit]
- Ike Skelton, former United States Representative and House Armed Services Committee Chairman[7]
- 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[8]
- 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[9]
- Thomas Schlafly, founder of the St. Louis Brewery
- Chris Koster, Missouri Attorney General
- Rodney Sippel, United States District Judge, Eastern District of Missouri
- Kirk Watson, Texas State Senator, former Mayor of Austin
References[edit]
- ^ Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP is Officially - Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP
- ^ "Offices | Husch Blackwell". Husch Blackwell. Retrieved 2017-01-13. Note that there are 20 offices in 19 cities (due to having two offices in St. Louis).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ Kansas City Business Journal article about merger
- ^ ["Husch Happily Messes With Texas (Law Firm)". Kansas City Business Journal. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^ "Husch Blackwell closes book on merger with Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek - Kansas City Business Journal". 2016-07-19. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ "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
External links[edit]
Category:Law firms based in St. Louis Category:Law firms established in 2008 Category:Law firms based in Kansas City, Missouri