Faegre & Benson
| Faegre & Benson LLP | |
|---|---|
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| Headquarters | Minneapolis, MN |
| No. of offices | 6 |
| No. of attorneys | 500 |
| Major practice areas | Trial, Corporate, Banking & Commercial, Benefits & Compensation, Environmental, Natural Resources, and Energy, Health, Indian & Gaming, Labor & Employment, Patent, Public Finance, Real Estate, Tax, Trusts & Estates, Trademark |
| Revenue |
 $312,500,000 USD (2008) [1] |
| Date founded | 1886 |
| Founder | Cobb & Wheelwright |
| Company type | Limited liability partnership |
| Dissolved | 2012 (merger with Baker & Daniels to become Faegre Baker Daniels |
| Website | |
| www.faegre.com | |
Faegre & Benson LLP is a predecessor to the firm Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, which resulted after the firm merged in 2012 with Indianapolis-based Baker & Daniels LLP. Even prior to the merger, Faegre & Benson was the largest law firm in Minnesota (ahead of Dorsey & Whitney, its key competitor in the Twin Cities, by number of lawyers) and one of the 100 largest firms headquartered in the United States,[1] with more than 500 lawyers on three continents. Faegre & Benson was established in Minneapolis in 1886 as Cobb & Wheelwright. As a full-service law firm, Faegre & Benson provided legal counseling and litigation to clients in a wide range of practice areas. On August 11, 2011, Faegre announced that it is in discussions with Baker & Daniels regarding a potential merger, which was consummated on January 1, 2012.