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Squire Sanders and Patton Boggs discuss 1,700-lawyer merger
Squire Sanders, with its 1,300 lawyers, is in merger negotiations with Patton Boggs, the prestigious Washington DC firm which saw its revenue slide 12 per cent last year.
Sanders and Boggs negotiate merger. Drazen
A joint statement from the firms has made public their discussions. If it goes ahead, the merger will be interpreted as something of a rescue of Patton Boggs whose 'fortunes have faltered in recent years', according to the Wall Street Journal. Patton Boggs has recently had merger negotiations with other practices, including Dewey & LeBoeuf. Dewey filed for Chapter 11 protection in May 2012. Source: Wall Street Journal
