Thompson Coburn
| Thompson Coburn LLP |
|
| No. of offices |
4 |
| No. of attorneys |
approximately 330 (2011) |
| Major practice areas |
General practice |
| Key people |
Thomas J. Minogue, Chairman[1] Steve Blackwell, Chief Operating Officer |
| Revenue |
$160M (2008)[2] |
| Date founded |
1996 |
| Company type |
Limited liability partnership |
| Website |
| thompsoncoburn.com |
Thompson Coburn LLP is an "AmLaw 200" U.S. law firm. In 2010, the firm ranked second in the nation in "Midlevel Associates Survey" conducted by The American Lawyer.
Practice areas
Thompson Coburn is primarily a business-oriented law firm with more than 40 practice areas. The firm has been especially active in the field of product liability.[3] The firm also has practices in business litigation, class action, mergers and acquisitions, admiralty law, aviation, bankruptcy and restructuring, government contracts, intellectual property, labor law and employee benefits, environmental law, railroad law, corporate law, postal regulation, real estate and transportation.[4]
Thompson Coburn has represented clients from nearly every major industrial and corporate sector, including energy, banking, health care, life sciences, transportation, manufacturing and communications.
History
Thompson Coburn was founded in 1996 through the merger of two older St. Louis firms, Thompson & Mitchell and Coburn & Croft.[5] In July 2007 Thompson Coburn completed a merger with Fagel Haber of Chicago, giving the firm its first outpost in the Windy City. In December 2009 and January 2010, 10 attorneys from the Chicago law firm of Schain, Burney, Ross and Citron joined the firm, strengthening its client services in the area of Land Use Real Estate Law.
Notable lawyers and alumni
- Kit Bond, former Missouri governor and U.S. Senator (joined immediately after leaving the Senate in 2010)[6]
- John Cullerton, member and President of the Illinois Senate (D-6th dist.) is a partner in the firm.[7]
- Thomas Eagleton, former U.S. Senator for Missouri and one-time vice-presidential candidate, became a partner in the firm after the end of his Senate career.
- Robin Carnahan, Secretary of State of Missouri, worked for predecessor firm Thompson & Mitchell prior to her political career.
- Louis B. Susman, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom, was a partner at the firm and is a former director of the St. Louis Cardinals. Susman is also a retired vice chairman of Citigroup and was national finance chairman for Senator John F. Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign.
- Thomas Schlafly, partner, is also co-founder of the St. Louis Brewery.
Awards and recognition
- Rated one of the nation’s premier law firms for client service by BTI, the leading provider of strategic research to law firms and general counsel
- Ranked nationally in 28 major practice areas nationally in the 2011 U.S. News/Best Lawyers Best Law Firms survey
- 81 attorneys were selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, 2012 edition (Copyright 2011 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.).
- Six Thompson Coburn attorneys were named 2012 "Lawyers of the Year" by Best Lawyers.
- 22 attorneys are recognized in the 2011 edition of Chambers USA.
- 70 attorneys were selected for inclusion in 2011 Super Lawyers.
- The firm's Real Estate practice was ranked #2 in the 2011 Midwest Real Estate News Best of the Best survey.
- Thompson Coburn was voted "Best Corporate Law Firm in St. Louis" in a 2009 survey by Corporate Board Member magazine.
- The firm has earned perfect scores in the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index and Best Places to Work Survey.
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