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Bingham McCutchen + McKee Nelson Merger Complete

Erik Even — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:09:36 +0000

We reported last month that Bingham McCutchen would merge with McKee Nelson, and operate under the Bingham McCutchen name.

This week, the merger was completed. The deal has added 120 McKee lawyers to Bingham’s Washington DC and New York offices. The combined firm now employs 1,100 lawyers nationally.

Former McKee CEO Reed Auerbach is now on Bingham’s management committee. McKee’s name partners, William McKee and William Nelson, now co-chair Bingham’s tax practice group.

Bingham McCutchen LLP is an international law firm with approximately 1,100 attorneys in 11 US offices and three international offices. It represents clients in corporate litigation, cross-border restructurings and insolvencies, financing and securities, government affairs and a wide variety of corporate and technology transactions.

Howrey + Day Casebeer Merger Is Final

Erik Even — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:25:02 +0000

Howrey, which we reported a little over a week ago was in talks to acquire scandal-plagued intellectual property firm Day Casebeer, has announced that the merger is official.

Twenty-five of the 26 attorneys at Day Casebeer joined Howrey’s Palo Alto, California office, effective this week.

The partners include James Batchelder, Linda Sasaki-Baxley, Renee Dubord Brown, Lloyd Day Jr., Robert Galvin, Paul Grewal, Jonathan Loeb, Jackie Nakamura and William Nelson (no, not that Willie Nelson). They bring along 16 associates.

The acquisition of Day Casebeer will give Howrey 115 lawyers in San Francisco and Palo Alto.

Howrey LLP was founded as Howrey, Simon, Baker, & Murchison in 1956, and was the first national anti-trust law firm. It has more than 725 attorneys in 17 locations worldwide.