Patton Boggs and Squire Sanders to Merge: Business of Law

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Squire Sanders and Patton Boggs LLP are merging to create a law firm that will be among the 25 biggest in the world. The firm, to be called Squire Patton Boggs, will have about 1,600 lawyers in 21 countries.

In a telephone conference today, leaders of both firms stressed their strategic and cultural fits. Squire Sanders Chairman Jim Maiwurm said that “substantially everyone will be joining” the merged firm, except for a few who may have conflicts or “don’t feel comfortable” with the deal.