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| Headquarters | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
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| No. of offices | 6 |
| No. of attorneys | 500 |
| Major practice areas | Trial, Corporate, Banking & Commercial, Benefits & Compensation, Environmental, Natural Resources, and Energy, Health, Indian & Gaming, Labor & Employment, Patent, Public Finance, Real Estate, Tax, Trusts & Estates, Trademark |
| Revenue |  $312,500,000 USD (2008) [1] |
| Date founded | 1886 |
| Founder | Cobb & Wheelwright |
| Company type | Limited liability partnership |
| Dissolved | 2012 (merger with Baker & Daniels to become Faegre Baker Daniels |
| Website | www.faegre.com |
Faegre & Benson LLP is a predecessor to the firm Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, which resulted after the firm merged in 2012 with Indianapolis-based Baker & Daniels LLP. [2] Prior to the merger, Faegre & Benson was the largest law firm in Minnesota by number of lawyers and one of the 100 largest firms headquartered in the United States, [1] with more than 500 lawyers on three continents. Faegre & Benson was established in Minneapolis in 1886 as Cobb & Wheelwright.
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A full-service law firm, Faegre & Benson provided legal counseling and litigation to clients in a wide range of practice areas. On August 11, 2011, Faegre announced that it was in discussions with Baker & Daniels regarding a potential merger. [3] [4] [5] The merger was completed January 1, 2012. [6]