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And Speaking of Mergers…

joshua — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:24:07 +0000

There’s a new merger taking place in the Carolinas as South Carolina’s Rogers Townsend & Thomas has merged with North Carolina’s Kellam & Pettit. The combined firm will operate as Rogers Townsend & Thomas. In a press release, Chairman Sam Waters said “The merger assures a strong presence throught the Carolinas. Kellam & Pettit is a perfect fit for us because of our complementary practice areas, and the merger fulfills our goal of providing additional resources and professional services for our clients on a more regional basis.

Rogers Townsend & Thomas has offices in Columbia, Charlotte and the US Virgin Islands.

Nelson Mullins Opening in West Virginia

joshua — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:45:34 +0000

Nelson Mullins, already the largest firm in South Carolina, is opening its 12th office this week in Huntington, West Virginia. Three prominent West Virgina litigators, Marc Williams, Robert Massie and Melissa Foster Bird, will be joining the firms as partners and kicking off the West Virginia office. Litigation represents a little over half of Nelson Mullins work.

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP is a large US law firm and lobbying group based in Columbia, South Carolina. The firm ranked 127th in profit per attorney on the 2007 AmLaw 200 survey.

Bowman & Brooke Opening in South Carolina

joshua — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:54:24 +0000

Bowman & Brooke, a national law firm known for defending companies in product liability cases, is opening its seventh office in Columbia, South Carolina. The office, which opens December 1st, will be led by new partner Joel Smith. Smith, along with three other partners, is moving from Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP. The foursome, consisting of Smith, Pamela Roberts, Richard Willis and Courtney Shytle will “will help grow Bowman and Brooke’s practice in the areas of automotive and pharmaceutical/medical device product liability defense, as well as commercial and business-related litigation”, according to a press release from the firm.