Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis is in merger negotiations with Dallas-based Hughes & Luce, with plans calling for a possible combination of the firms by the end of the year. Peter Kalis, chairman and managing partner of K&L Gates, says there is "enormous amount of enthusiasm" for the deal within his firm. The firms went public with the talks in order to stave off the rumor mill, says Edward Coultas, managing partner of Hughes & Luce: "Once you put anything out among two lawyers, it's out."
July 27, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Dallas-based Hughes & Luce is in merger negotiations with Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis, with plans calling for a possible combination of the firms by the end of the year.
The firms announced the talks, which began in the early spring, on Thursday.
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