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Squire Patton Boggs to enter top 25 in June merger
The 1,600-lawyer new law firm of Squire Patton Boggs is hoping to be seen as the 'go-to firm for public policy work', according to Jim Maiwurm, chair and global chief executive of Squire Sanders.
Squire Sanders will change, 'from being an Ohio firm to being a Washington, D.C., firm', thanks to the Washington DC-strength of the 400-lawyer strong Patton Boggs Orhan Cam
It will have a network of offices in 21 countries. The merger - which was delayed by problems over Patton Boggs’ involvement in the problematic Ecuadorian litigation against Chevron - will transform the Squire Sanders brand, according to law firm consultant Peter Zeughaus. Squire Sanders will change, he said, ‘from being an Ohio firm to being a Washington, DC firm’, thanks to the Washington DC-strength of the 400-lawyer strong Patton Boggs. Source: Bloomberg
