The merger, which will be effective at the beginning of 2020, will push Taft Stettinius’ attorney head count to 610 lawyers spread out among 12 offices. Briggs’ office in Minneapolis, which has 130 attorneys, will become Taft Stettinius’ largest location, and its managing partner, Steve Ryan, will remain in the city as the location’s partner-in-charge.

Ryan said Briggs spent the last three years searching earnestly for the best way to grow the firm ahead of disruption in the market, and the merger with Taft Stettinius came after considering more than 30 firms across the country.