{"id":99004,"date":"2025-01-02T14:01:36","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T22:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/01\/02\/ringing-in-the-new-year-with-a-major-biglaw-merger\/"},"modified":"2025-01-02T14:01:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T22:01:36","slug":"ringing-in-the-new-year-with-a-major-biglaw-merger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/01\/02\/ringing-in-the-new-year-with-a-major-biglaw-merger\/","title":{"rendered":"Ringing In The New Year With A Major Biglaw Merger"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy New Year, and welcome to your newly combined firm!
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\"\"Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a lot of everything all at once.<\/strong><\/p>\n

You have to be respectful of everyone going through the change. Lawyers aren\u2019t exactly change agents, and managing them through that is challenging.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014 Tom Cole<\/a>, chair of newly merged firm Troutman Pepper Locke, in comments given to the American Lawyer<\/a>, on what the merger and integration process has been like with legacy firm Locke Lord. The merger between Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders and Locke Lord took effect on January 1, 2025<\/a>, and the combined firm is expected to bring in $1.5 billion and will rank among the country\u2019s top 30 largest law firms.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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