Locke Lord

Locke Lord LLP
HeadquartersDallas, Texas
No. of offices20
No. of attorneys641
Major practice areasGeneral Practice
Key peopleDavid Taylor
(Chair)
Jerry K. Clements
(Chair emeritus)
Date foundedOctober 2, 2007 (predecessor firms date from late 19th Century)
Company typeLimited liability partnership
DissolvedJanuary 1, 2025 (2025-01-01) (merged with Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP)
Websitewww.lockelord.com

Locke Lord LLP was an American law firm formed on October 2, 2007, after the combination of Texas-based Locke Liddell & Sapp PLLC and Lord Bissell & Brook LLP. Locke Lord's earliest predecessor firms date from 1891 and 1914. The firm was headquartered in Dallas, Texas and changed its name to Locke Lord LLP on September 27, 2011.

In January 2025, they merged with Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, also known as Troutman Pepper, to become Troutman Pepper Locke.

History

Locke Lord's origin traced back to a firm founded in Dallas by Maurice Locke in 1891. The firm became Locke & Locke when Maurice Locke's sons ran the practice, and his grandsons renamed it Locke Purnell. The predecessor of the Lord Bissell & Brook firm was founded in 1914, when John Lord started its predecessor in Chicago.

In 1999, Locke Liddell & Sapp was formed from the merger of two predecessor firms in Dallas and Houston. In May 2007, the management of both Locke Liddell & Sapp and Lord Bissell & Brook proposed a corporate merger. On September 12, 2007, the partnership of each firm approved the merger, effective October 2, 2007.

On January 10, 2015, the merger between Locke Lord and Edwards Wildman Palmer was completed. The deal combined roughly 1,600 lawyers across 33 U.S. offices, plus London and Brussels.[AI-retrieved source] The merged firm adopted the name Locke Lord, although legacy offices of Edwards Wildman Palmer used the name Locke Lord Edwards for a transition period. The firm employed 641 attorneys as of 2018.

On January 1, 2025, Locke Lord merged with Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP to become Troutman Pepper Locke in a $1.6 billion merger.

References

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  3. ↑ "New firm head from Houston for Locke Lord". Houston Chronicle. January 1, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Jerry K. Clements cv". Locke Lord.
  5. ↑ "Law firm shortens name to Locke Lord". bizjournals.com. Retrieved October 20, 2026.
  6. ↑ Raymond, Nate (March 29, 2012). "Ex-Locke Lord Partner's Tale Shows Toll That Thinning of Large Firm Ranks Can Take". The AmLaw Daily. ALM. Archived from the original on March 27, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  7. ↑ Locke, Troutman Pepper (January 10, 2015). "It's Official: Locke Lord, Edwards Wildman Combination Launched; Locke Lord Edwards Expands Global Reach, Enhances Client Services". InsureReinsure. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  8. ↑ Merken, Sara (September 5, 2024). "Law firms Troutman Pepper, Locke Lord agree to merge, creating 1,600-lawyer firm". Reuters. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Leading Atlanta law firm announces a major merger". ajc. Retrieved October 20, 2026.
  10. ↑ Basham, Victoria (September 6, 2024). "Troutman Pepper, Locke Lord cement $1.6bn merger". The Global Legal Post. Retrieved October 20, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Locke Lord, Troutman Pepper to merge with over 1,600 lawyers in US, Europe". Canadian Lawyer. September 17, 2024. Retrieved October 20, 2026.