Armstrong Teasdale

Last updated
Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Armstrong Teasdale logo.gif
Headquarters St. Louis, Missouri
No. of offices18
No. of attorneysapproximately 400 (2023)
No. of employees800 (including lawyers)
Major practice areasGeneral practice
Key peoplePatrick W. Rasche, managing partner [1]

David W. Braswell, chairman [2]

Michael A. Chivel, chairman emeritus [3]
Date founded1901
FounderThomas Harper Cobbs and John E. Bishop
Company type Limited liability partnership
Website armstrongteasdale.com

Armstrong Teasdale is a partner-owned law firm headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. [4] The firm has about 800 employees in 18 offices [5] and is one of the largest law firms in the St. Louis area. [6] It was founded in 1901.

Contents

History

Armstrong Teasdale was founded in 1901. [6] [7] In 1989, it merged with Dietrich, Davis, Dicus, Rowlands, Schmitt & Gorman, which became the firm's Kansas City office. [7] [8] In 1995, it created a consulting arm called A-T International Consultants to practice Chinese law out of Shanghai. [8] By 1996, Armstrong Teasdale had 168 lawyers and was the third largest law firm in the St. Louis area. [8] It merged with a D.C. firm, Tighe Patton & Babbin, in 2000. [9] It also later merged with Pellegrini & O'Keefe. [10] The firm established its first east coast office in Philadelphia in 2018. [11] [12] Shortly afterward, Armstrong Teasdale expanded its east coast operations with new offices in Utah, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, and Massachusetts. [13] In 2021, the firm expanded to the Delaware [14] and the United Kingdom by merging with Kerman & Co. [15] In 2022, the firm opened offices in Miami, Washington, D.C., and Dublin, Ireland. In 2023, the firm expanded to Orange County and Chicago. [16]

Armstrong Teasdale's legal work has included supporting the financing of the St. Louis Cardinals Stadium and the St. Louis Mills Mall. [4] It also helped Victoria's Secret sue The May Department Stores Company regarding a non-compete agreement that would have prohibited an executive from working at Victoria's Secret. [4] Armstrong Teasdale has also done several high-profile personal injury and product liability cases on both the defense and plaintiff side. [17] In 2017, it helped Johnson & Johnson overturn a $72 million verdict in litigation over talcum powder. [18] In 2019, it represented Payless in its bankruptcy filing. [19] And in 2020, it earned a $386 million contract for biotech intellectual property work for the National Institutes of Health. [20]

Related Research Articles

Linklaters LLP is a British multinational law firm, headquartered in London, England. Founded in 1838, it is a member of the "Magic Circle" of elite London-headquartered law firms. It currently employs over 3100 lawyers across 31 offices in 21 countries.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bryan Cave</span> International law firm with 25 offices

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP is an international law firm with 25 offices worldwide. Bryan Cave was headquartered in St Louis, Missouri. Berwin Leighton Paisner was headquartered in London.

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP is a global white shoe law firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm employs approximately 800 attorneys throughout 23 offices around the world.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Foley & Lardner</span> International law firm

Foley & Lardner LLP is an international law firm founded in 1842. In terms of revenue, it ranked 48th on The American Lawyer's 2022 AmLaw 100 rankings of U.S. law firms, with over $1 billion in gross revenue in 2021.

Addleshaw Goddard LLP is an international law firm headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. It is structured as an LLP and has circa 1,400 lawyers including 325 partners in 17 offices located in Aberdeen, Doha, Dubai, Dublin, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Glasgow, Hamburg, Leeds, London, Luxembourg, Manchester, Munich, Muscat, Paris, Singapore and Tokyo. The firm advises FTSE 100 and other major companies across corporate, commercial, finance and project, real estate and litigation business divisions with specialist fields such as private capital; energy, financial services, health and life sciences, real estate, retail and consumer, construction and transport sectors; and has a strong interest in tech.

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP is an American law firm headquartered in New York City with branch offices in Silicon Valley, California; Washington, D.C.; and Paris, France. The firm has 324 lawyers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Howrey</span>

Howrey LLP was a global law firm that practiced antitrust, global litigation and intellectual property law. At its peak Howrey had more than 700 attorneys in 17 locations worldwide.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Winston & Strawn</span> American law firm

Winston & Strawn LLP is an international law firm. Headquartered in Chicago, it has nearly 800 attorneys in ten offices in the United States and six offices in Europe and Asia. Founded in 1853, it is one of the largest and oldest law firms in Chicago.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Taft Stettinius & Hollister</span> American law firm

Taft Stettinius & Hollister, commonly known as "Taft", is an American, white-shoe law firm founded in Cincinnati, with offices in Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton and Delaware, Ohio; Chicago, Illinois; Denver, Colorado; Detroit, Michigan; Indianapolis, Indiana; Covington, Kentucky; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Phoenix, Arizona; and Washington, DC. Taft has been referred to as Cincinnati's most prestigious law firm.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Berwin Leighton Paisner</span>

Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) was an international law firm with 14 offices across 10 countries. It specialized in real estate, finance, litigation and corporate risk, private wealth and tax. In 2018, Bryan Cave merged with Berwin Leighton Painser to create Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, led by Lisa Mayhew and Therese Pritchard.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Saul Ewing</span> United States-based law firm

Saul Ewing LLP is a U.S.-based law firm with 16 offices and approximately 400 attorneys providing a broad range of legal services. Its offices are located along the East Coast from Boston to Miami and extend into the Midwest by way of Chicago. On September 1, 2017 Saul Ewing LLP and Arnstein & Lehr LLP merged to form Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP. In November 2022, the firm changed its name back to Saul Ewing LLP as part of a rebrand effort.

McMillan LLP is a Canadian business law firm serving public, private and not-for-profit clients across various industries in North America and around the world. McMillan LLP is the only national Canadian law firm with an office in Hong Kong, in addition to its offices across Canada in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa and Montréal. The firm has industry groups in different sectors such as technology, energy, oil and gas, mining, construction and infrastructure, automotive, and transportation. 

<span class="mw-page-title-main">McGrigors</span>

McGrigors LLP was a UK Top 50 law firm with offices in six British cities as well as Qatar and the Falkland Islands. The firm merged with international law firm Pinsent Masons in 2012.

Venable LLP is an American law firm headquartered in Washington, D.C. It is the largest law firm in the state of Maryland. Founded in 1900 by Richard Venable in Baltimore, Venable operates 13 offices across the United States and employs about 850 professionals specializing in regulatory, litigation, corporate, and investigations matters.

Fieldfisher LLP is a multinational law firm headquartered in London. The firm has 25 offices across Europe, China and the United States. It advises national and multinational corporations, financial institutions and governments.

James Martin was a United States Attorney as well as an Assistant U.S. Attorney and for the Eastern District of Missouri, based out of St. Louis. Martin is currently a partner at Dowd Bennett LLP practicing in the areas of white-collar criminal defense, corporate governance and compliance and complex business litigation. Martin was previously in private practice at the law firm of Armstrong Teasdale concentrating in the areas of white collar defense and corporate compliance.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cooley LLP</span> American international law firm

Cooley LLP is an American international law firm, headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with offices worldwide. The firm's practice areas include corporate, litigation, intellectual property, fund formation, public markets, employment, life sciences, clean technology, real estate, financial services, retail, regulatory and energy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Faegre Drinker</span>

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, also known as Faegre Drinker, is a full-service international law firm and one of the 100 largest law firms in the United States. Formed in February 2020 by the merger of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP and Drinker Biddle & Reath, the firm provides legal counseling and litigation to a wide range of clients across many practice areas.

Kennedys Law LLP is an international commercial law firm specialising in insurance, dispute resolution and advisory services. In 2019/20 it increased total global revenue by 9% to £238 million. UK turnover increased by 9.7%, and revenue growth was supported by a 7% increase in the number of fee-earners worldwide, taking global headcount to 2,500+. It has offices in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Oman, Peru, Singapore, Spain, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Troutman Pepper</span> American law firm

Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, known as Troutman Pepper, is an American law firm with more than 1,200 attorneys located in 23 U.S. cities. In terms of revenue it placed 47th on The American Lawyer's 2022 AmLaw 100 rankings of U.S. law firms, with $1,029,503,000 in gross revenue in 2021.

References

  1. ↑ "Patrick W. Rasche, Managing Partner". Armstrong Teasdale. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "David W. Braswell, Chairman". Armstrong Teasdale. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Michael A. Chivell, Chairman Emeritus". Armstrong Teasdale. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 Mueller, Angela (March 26, 2004). "Top 150 privately held companies: Armstrong Teasdale LLP". St. Louis Business Journal. Vol. 24, no. 30.
  5. ↑ "Firm History". Armstrong Teasdale LLP. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  6. 1 2 Faust, Fred (April 21, 1996), "Breaking barriers", St. Louis Post, p. 1E
  7. 1 2 MacLachlan, Claudia (January 20, 1989). "Law Firms Here, in KC Merge". St. Louis Post. p. D.7.
  8. 1 2 3 Margolies, Dan (November 17, 1996). "Armstrong courts Watson attorneys". Kansas City Business Journal.
  9. ↑ Margolies, Dan (December 7, 2000). "Armstrong Teasdale merges with D.C. firm". The Kansas City Star. p. 40.
  10. ↑ "Armstrong Teasdale". St. Louis Business Journal. 20 (29): A91. March 27, 2000.
  11. ↑ Lovelace, Ryan (February 21, 2019). "Armstrong Teasdale Elects New Managing Partner Who Aided East Coast Growth". Law.com.
  12. ↑ McLellan, Lizzy (January 27, 2019). "Armstrong Teasdale Launches NY Office, Taking 16 More From Montgomery McCracken". Law.com.
  13. ↑ Stokes, Samantha (April 1, 2020). "Armstrong Teasdale Sets Up Shop in Boston 1 Week After Utah Launch - The American Lawyer". The American Lawyer. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  14. ↑ Blumenthal, Jeff (January 5, 2021). "St. Louis law firm Armstrong Teasdale snags Wilmington office from Elliott Greenleaf" . Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  15. ↑ Henry, Justin (February 9, 2021). "New London Office Is Armstrong Teasdale's 'Bridge' to European Expansion - The American Lawyer". The American Lawyer. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  16. ↑ Thomas, David (2023-04-03). "Law firm Armstrong Teasdale enters Chicago, marking 13th new office in 5 years". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  17. ↑ "Armstrong's Shrinking KC Office Focuses on Litigation". Missouri Lawyers Media. January 14, 2008.
  18. ↑ Bronstad, Amanda (October 19, 2017). "Litigator of the Week: A $72M Save in Talc Case". Law.com. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  19. ↑ Lovelace, Ryan (March 13, 2019). "Armstrong Teasdale Nudges Revenue Higher Amid East Coast Debut". Law.com.
  20. ↑ Edwards, Greg (June 1, 2020). "St. Louis law firm inks deal with National Institutes of Health worth up to $386M". St. Louis Business Journal.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.