BCG News - 10/06/03
10/06/03
Foley & Lardner considers getting in on the merger craze
Seeking to bulk up its East Coast presence, Milwaukee-based Foley & Lardner is currently in merger negotiations with Edwards & Angell, firm which first opened its doors over a century ago in Providence, RI. Edwards & Angell now boasts 275 attorneys and eight full service offices as well as three satellite offices on the Eastern Seaboard. Should the merger go through, it would be the fourth in three years for Foley & Lardner and would create a 1,200 attorney firm that would be among the largest in the country. Legal Week 10/3/03
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius opens up shop in Chicago and Boston
Already one of the largest firms in the country, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius recently opened two more offices in Boston and Chicago, two of the few remaining major markets they had yet to take on. The offices are coming from Zevnik Horton, an insurance boutique which is shutting down operations. Twenty-seven lawyers come along with the new offices, most of which will be used on Morgan, Lewis's insurance recovery team. The offices started working for Morgan Lewis on October 1, 2003. Legal Week 10/2/03
California-based Nossaman Guthner Knox & Elliot opens its first East Coast office
Nossaman Guthner Knox & Elliot announced last week that it is adding an Arlington, VA practice to its four California offices. The office will be headed by a partner relocating from the firm's Los Angeles office. Nossaman's newest office will focus on its infrastructure practice, which is the specialty of the relocating partner. Firm Press Release, 10/1/03
Foley & Lardner considers getting in on the merger craze
Seeking to bulk up its East Coast presence, Milwaukee-based Foley & Lardner is currently in merger negotiations with Edwards & Angell, firm which first opened its doors over a century ago in Providence, RI. Edwards & Angell now boasts 275 attorneys and eight full service offices as well as three satellite offices on the Eastern Seaboard. Should the merger go through, it would be the fourth in three years for Foley & Lardner and would create a 1,200 attorney firm that would be among the largest in the country. Legal Week 10/3/03
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius opens up shop in Chicago and Boston
Already one of the largest firms in the country, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius recently opened two more offices in Boston and Chicago, two of the few remaining major markets they had yet to take on. The offices are coming from Zevnik Horton, an insurance boutique which is shutting down operations. Twenty-seven lawyers come along with the new offices, most of which will be used on Morgan, Lewis's insurance recovery team. The offices started working for Morgan Lewis on October 1, 2003. Legal Week 10/2/03
California-based Nossaman Guthner Knox & Elliot opens its first East Coast office
Nossaman Guthner Knox & Elliot announced last week that it is adding an Arlington, VA practice to its four California offices. The office will be headed by a partner relocating from the firm's Los Angeles office. Nossaman's newest office will focus on its infrastructure practice, which is the specialty of the relocating partner. Firm Press Release, 10/1/03
