Two BigLaw Firms Vote to Combine, Creating 1,100-Lawyer Entity

Bloomberg Law is reporting that Troutman Sanders and Pepper Hamilton have voted to merge, creating a 1,100-lawyer firm with offices in 23 cities known as Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders.

Current Troutman managing partner Steve Lewis will become chair and CEO of the combined firm, and Pepper Hamilton chair Tom Gallagher will become vice chair.

“Troutman is the larger of the two firms, taking in nearly $525 million in revenue in 2018—good for 68th most among U.S. law firms, according to the latest AmLaw rankings,” writes Bloomberg’s Roy Strom.

Read the Bloomberg Law article.