Lewis and Roca LLP, a Southwestern leader in representing businesses in litigation and complex real estate transactions, and Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP, a century-old Rocky Mountain firm with nationally recognized litigation and banking practices, announced today that the two law firms officially combined forces on September 1, 2013 to become Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP (Nevada, USA).
"For the past few years, clients at both legacy firms have been asking us to help them face legal challenges across a broader geographic area," said Kenneth Van Winkle, Managing Partner of Lewis Roca Rothgerber (formerly Lewis and Roca's Managing Partner). "Joining forces with Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons allows us to answer this client need as a new firm. Our two firms were strong apart, and now we are even stronger together."
Frederick J. Baumann, Executive Committee Chairman of Lewis Roca Rothgerber (formerly Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons' Chairman) said clients will benefit from both the combined firm's expanded legal capabilities and larger geographic footprint.
"As the new firm of Lewis Roca Rothgerber, we're in a unique position to provide an even greater depth and breadth of legal services to our clients," said Baumann. "And because so many of our services are national in scope, we will be able to help clients wherever they need us—whether it's down the street, in the West, or across the country."
The combination strengthens the legacy firms' existing national litigation practices, creating an expanded team of litigators with added experience across additional jurisdictions.
Lewis Roca Rothgerber also provides clients with an enhanced range of services in real estate, banking, insurance reorganization, corporate and securities, intellectual property, gaming, energy and utilities, and labor and employment. The combined firm is stronger in key industries as well—with broadened capabilities in insurance, financial institutions, energy infrastructure, mining, and religious institutions.
