Husch Blackwell Sanders

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Husch Blackwell Sanders is a multi-national law firm based in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

Overview

Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP is a litigation and business services law firm with approximately 675 attorneys in offices in 13 cities, stretching from Washington, D.C. to Denver and London. The firm was formed in 2008 as a combination of two regional law firms, Husch & Eppenberger, LLC and Blackwell Sanders LLP. The firm also merged with Welsh & Katz, Ltd., a well-respected Chicago law firm.

The co-chairmen of the firm are Joseph P. Conran, who works from the St. Louis Office., and David A. Fenley, who works from the Kansas City Office.

Famous lawyers and alumni

  • Hal Daub, former U.S. representative for Nebraska's 2nd congressional district
  • Kevin Gunn, member of Missouri Public Service Commission
  • Catherine Hanaway, current United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri
  • Phill Kline, former Attorney General of Kansas
  • Richard Martin, former campaign manager for Senator Claire McCaskill
  • Honorable James C. Miller III, former chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, and former director of the Office of Management and Budget
  • Adam Sachs, chief counsel and staff director to current Majority Whip Congressman James Clyburn
  • Thomas Schlafly, founder of the St. Louis Brewery
  • Chris Koster, member of the Missouri Senate

Offices

  • Chattanooga, TN (39 attorneys)
  • Chicago, IL (45 attorneys)
  • Denver, CO (8 attorneys)
  • Jefferson City, MO (9 attorneys)
  • Kansas City, MO (201 attorneys)
  • Lincoln, NE
  • London, England (2 attorneys)
  • Memphis, TN (7 attorneys)
  • Omaha, NE (41 attorneys)
  • Overland Park, KS
  • Peoria, IL (11 attorneys)
  • Springfield, MO (37 attorneys)
  • St. Louis, MO (244 attorneys)
  • Washington, D.C. (10 attorneys)

office information as of 6/2009 from NALP Directory of Legal Employers

Practice Groups

  • Advertising & Marketing
  • Antitrust & Unfair Competition
  • Appellate
  • Aviation
  • Banking & Finance
  • Business Litigation
  • Class Actions
  • Closely Held Business
  • Commercial Transactions
  • Construction & Design
  • Copyright (IP)
  • Corporate
  • Customs & Trade
  • E-Discovery
  • Education
  • Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
  • Energy
  • Entertainment & Media
  • Environmental, Water & Natural Resources
  • ERISA/Employee Benefits Litigation
  • Estate Planning, Trusts & Estates
  • Family Law
  • Food Law
  • Franchise & Distribution Law
  • Government Compliance, Investigations & Litigation
  • Government Contracts
  • Governmental Affairs
  • Health Law
  • Hospitality
  • Immigration
  • Indian Law
  • Insolvency and Commercial Bankruptcy
  • Insurance Litigation
  • Intellectual Property
  • International
  • Investment Management
  • Labor & Employment
  • Land Use Development & Financing
  • Levee & Flood Control
  • Malpractice Defense
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Municipal
  • Patents (IP)
  • Private Equity Financing
  • Products Liability & Toxic Tort
  • Public Finance
  • Real Estate
  • Records & Information Management
  • Safety & Health
  • Securities & Corporate Governance
  • Securities Industry Regulation & Litigation
  • Tax
  • Tax Exempt Organizations
  • Technology & E-Commerce
  • Telecommunications Practice
  • Trademarks (IP)
  • Transportation
  • White Collar Criminal Defense