Troutman Pepper Locke
Troutman Pepper Locke LLP is an international law firm with more than 1,600 attorneys located in 32 U.S. cities and London. The firm was formed on January 1, 2025, as a merger of Troutman Pepper and Locke Lord.
Background
Before the merger
Troutman Pepper Locke's predecessor, Troutman Sanders, was founded in 1897 in Atlanta as the law practice of Walter T. Colquitt. Over the years, it went through many mergers and acquisitions. Before Troutman's merger with Locke Lord, the firm had more than 1,200 attorneys located in 23 U.S. cities. The latest incarnation of the firm was a result of a merger between Troutman Sanders and Pepper Hamilton in 2020. The firm had about $1.08 billion in gross revenue in 2023.Locke Lord originated in 1914, when John Lord started its predecessor in Chicago. It had also gone through several mergers and acquisitions. In 2015 Locke Lord merged with Edwards Wildman. Locke Lord had about $497 million in gross revenue in 2023.
In September 2024, it was announced that Troutman Pepper and Locke Lord would be merging effective January 1, 2025. The new law firm took the name Troutman Pepper Locke LLP.