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We are excited that our clients will benefit from a greater geographic reach, new and expanded legal practices and access to deeper benches in several areas, and our lawyers have already seized upon myriad opportunities to provide even better service to our clients. 140 on the 2019 Am Law 200 list based on gross revenue and No.113 on the National Law Journal’s 500 list based on headcount.The two firms were first introduced to one another in March by Fairfax Associates’ principal Kristin Stark, but talks about a potential tie-up began in earnest in late May and early June, Lathrop Gage managing partner Cameron Garrison told Bloomberg Law.A committee of five members from each firm was then formed to explore a possible combination.

As a full-service firm with deep roots and a broad reach, Lathrop GPM collaborates with clients to shape the future. Indianapolis-based Taft Stettinius & Hollister announced in late August it would merge with Minneapolis-based Briggs and Morgan to create a 600-lawyer firm across 12 offices. Our clients are at the heart of everything we do, and we are elated to provide the resources and experience to help our clients shape the future. Minneapolis will see another familiar law firm name mutate in the coming weeks as Gray Plant Mooty will combine with the Kansas City, Missouri, law firm of Lathrop Gage on Jan. 1.The new firm will be called Lathrop GPM and will have about 400 attorneys in 14 offices. This change is exciting. He served as Managing Officer/CEO, Board Member, and Chair of the Corporate and Business Practice Group at the former Gray Plant Mooty. Prior to Briggs’s move, Minnesota has seen several other legal mergers and acquisitions.That’s a good thing, Sullivan said in an email to Minnesota Lawyer. “At each step of the way it just became increasingly clear that this was the right fit, both from a practice standpoint and from a culture standpoint,” said Garrison, who will serve as Lathrop GPM’s managing partner and chair of its 13-member executive committee. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.

... Gray Plant Mooty Attorneys Named 2018 Minnesota Super Lawyers and Rising Stars.

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The combination expands client services, deepens both firms' core in … Gray Plant Mooty’s clients will benefit from Lathrop Gage’s extensive experience in . The combination will also create a deeper bench of talent in corporate, labor and employment, business litigation, and trusts and estates.

Missouri-based Lathrop Gage has merged with Minnesota firm Gray, Plant, Mooty to form Lathrop GPM. He pointed to Lathrop Gage’s life sciences, intellectual property and policy holder practices and Gray Plant’s franchise practice and its work in the healthcare space.“These are all things that the other firm looked at and said, ‘there’s a lot of opportunity here,’” Garrison explained. Gray Plant Mooty, one of the largest independent law firms in the Twin Cities, is merging with Kansas City, Mo.-based Lathrop Gage..
Minneapolis and Kansas City will be the two largest.Gray Plant Mooty was formed in 1866 by Charles Woods. KC Lathrop Gage is merging with Gray Plant Mooty to create a new national firm, Lathrop GPM.

The combined firm would rank No.
Lathrop GPM was formed in 2020 through the combination of two 100+-year firms, both with strong Midwestern cores – Lathrop Gage (established in Kansas City in 1873) and Gray Plant Mooty (established in Minneapolis in 1866).

Its two largest offices will be in Minneapolis and Kansas City, Mo.

Gray Plant Mooty Managing Officer Michael P. Sullivan Jr. said: “Both of our firms are, first and foremost, dedicated to our clients, and this combination will provide them with expanded services to meet their growing needs. We focus on our clients and their needs, and through this combination, we will be able to offer them an expanded and diverse platform and greater depth of expertise. “Personally and professionally, I approach change as positive and necessary. Gray Plant Mooty, one of the largest independent law firms in the Twin Cities, is merging with Kansas City, Mo.-based Lathrop Gage..

140 on the 2019 Am Law 200 list, based on gross revenue.

Minneapolis' oldest continuing law firm Gray Plant Mooty will merge with Kansas City, Mo., firm Lathrop Gage.

The combination of Lathrop Gage and Gray Plant Mooty into Lathrop GPM, announced Oct. 31, 2019, is effective Jan. 1, 2020.

Again, our ultimate focus was on serving our clients and helping them achieve their goals.”The Digital Edition of Minnesota Lawyer is available to both print and online subscribers.Lathrop Gage managing partner Cameron Garrison, left, and Gray Plant Mooty managing officer Michael Sullivan. and MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The combination of Lathrop Gage and Gray Plant Mooty into Lathrop GPM, announced Oct. 31, 2019, is effective Jan. 1, 2020.The combination expands client services, deepens both firms’ core in the Midwest and provides a wider national platform. The 13-member Lathrop GPM Executive Committee will have partners from each legacy firm.It has been only two months since Briggs and Morgan announced its merger with Taft Stettinius & Hollister, a law firm from Indianapolis, which sent a ripple through the legal community.

It currently has a bench of 155 lawyers across its offices in Minnesota, North Dakota and Washington, D.C.Lathrop Gage was founded in 1873 in Kansas City, Missouri and has a roster of 239 lawyers in 10 offices across the country.