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K&L Gates and Bell Boyd to Wed in Early ‘09
If all goes according to plan, the world will have a new megafirm with the merger of K&L Gates and Chicago's Bell, Boyd & Lloyd.
The couple announced today that they would merge in the first quarter of 2009, creating a 2,000-lawyer behemoth with 30 offices in the U.S., Europe and Asia, according to a joint statement.
"We believe that K&L Gates and Bell Boyd share an appreciation for the communities in which we reside, a passion for the practice of law, and an enthusiasm for the growing global market for legal services," K&L Gates chairman Peter Kalis and Bell Boyd chairman John McCarthy said in the release. "Together, we believe that we will be in an unsurpassed… Continue reading...
