K&L Gates, Kennedy Covington expect to merge by July 1

Global law firm K&L Gates and Charlotte-based Kennedy Covington, which have been engaged in merger discussions for months, are far enough along in those talks that they released a statement Thursday saying they could merge by July 1. The merger would create a law firm with 1,700 lawyers in 28 offices located in the United States, Europe and Asia. K&L Gates, with about 1,500 lawyers, is the bigger firm by far.

K&L Gates, Kennedy Covington expect to merge by July 1 bizjournals.com Fri, May 2, 2008