Midwest firms arrive in top 75 through merger

Two large midwest law firms have catapulted themselves into the top 75 US legal practices through a merger which will put them into 14 cities.

Missouri Sherry Day

Stinson Morrison Hecker and Leonard, Street and Deinard will have 525 lawyers when the merger takes place on 1 January. The firm will have several offices in Missouri and others in locations including Washington, Arizona and North Dakota.

The merger follows a history of collaboration and, according to a statement quoted in the St Louis Post-Dispatch, the merger is a 'natural extension of a long-standing relationship'.

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