Troutman Pepper Locke LLP is an international law firm with more than 1,600 attorneys located in 32 U.S. cities and London. The firm was formed on January 1, 2025, as a merger of

Troutman Pepper Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, known as Troutman Pepper, was an American law firm with more than 1,200 attorneys located in 23 U.S. cities as of 2024. In terms of revenue, Troutman Pepper placed 47th on ''The American Lawyer''s 2022 AmLaw ...

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Locke Lord Locke Lord LLP was an international law firm formed on October 2, 2007, after the combination of Texas-based Locke Liddell & Sapp PLLC and Lord Bissell & Brook LLP. Locke Lord's earliest predecessor firms date from 1887 and 1891. The firm is head ...

Background

Before the merger

Troutman Pepper Locke's predecessor,

Troutman Sanders Troutman Pepper Locke LLP is an international law firm with more than 1,600 attorneys located in 32 U.S. cities and London. The firm was formed on January 1, 2025, as a merger of Troutman Pepper and Locke Lord. Background Before the merger T ...

, was founded in 1897 in Atlanta as the law practice of Walter T. Colquitt. Over the years, it went through many mergers and acquisitions. Before Troutman's merger with Locke Lord, the firm had more than 1,200 attorneys located in 23 U.S. cities. The latest incarnation of the firm was a result of a merger between

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Pepper Hamilton Troutman Pepper Locke LLP is an international law firm with more than 1,600 attorneys located in 32 U.S. cities and London. The firm was formed on January 1, 2025, as a merger of Troutman Pepper and Locke Lord. Background Before the merger ...

in 2020. The firm had about $1.08 billion in gross revenue in 2023. Locke Lord originated in 1914, when John Lord started its predecessor in Chicago. It had also gone through several mergers and acquisitions. In 2015 Locke Lord merged with Edwards Wildman. Locke Lord had about $497 million in gross revenue in 2023. In September 2024, it was announced that Troutman Pepper and Locke Lord would be merging effective January 1, 2025. The new law firm took the name Troutman Pepper Locke LLP.

After the merger

The merger established the combined firm as one of the 50 largest law firms in the US. The merger created some conflicts, as both firms represented a few opposing clients. Consequently, some lawyers with conflicting client interests left the firm.

References

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