ST. LOUIS and KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The mergerbetween Husch & Eppenberger, LLC, and Blackwell Sanders LLP is complete andthe firms are now operating as Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP. The partnersapproved the merger last December; the merger became effective on February29, 2008. "Regional, national and global companies have relied on our firmbecause we offer a breadth of experience and, in certain cases, dominantpractices, normally found only in mega-market firms located in New York,Chicago, Atlanta, Houston and San Francisco," said Joseph P. Conran,co-chairman of the new firm. "Our national-level competitive practices,along with our Midwestern rates, provide compelling value to our clients." "Through the merger of our legacy firms, we have grown to more than 630lawyers. With new Chicago and Denver office openings scheduled in March, wewill serve 12 markets stretching from Washington, D.C. to Denver, withinternational reach through our London office," said David A. Fenley,co-chairman. Husch Blackwell Sanders will have anticipated revenues topping $275million for 2008. At this size, the new firm will rank among the top 100firms in the country based on revenue. Fenley and Conran lead the new firm as co-chairmen. The new firm has a6-member executive board including the co-chairmen along with Tom Carney,Greg Smith, Bob Tomaso and Maurice Watson. Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP is a litigation and business services lawfirm with approximately 630 attorneys. The firm has offices in Kansas City,St. Louis, Springfield and Jefferson City, Missouri; Omaha and Lincoln,Nebraska; Chattanooga and Memphis, Tennessee; Peoria and Belleville,Illinois; Overland Park, Kansas; Washington, D.C.; and London, U.K.
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