Locke Lord

Locke Lord LLP was an international law firm formed on October 2, 2007, after the combination of Texas-based Locke Liddell & Sapp PLLC and Lord Bissell & Brook LLP. Locke Lord's earliest predecessor firms date from 1887 and 1891. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas and changed its name to Locke Lord LLP on September 27, 2011.^[5]

Locke Lord LLP

Headquarters	Dallas, Texas
No. of offices	20
No. of attorneys	641[1]
Major practice areas	General Practice
Key people	David Taylor[2][3] (Chair) Jerry K. Clements[4] (Chair emeritus)
Date founded	October 2, 2007 (predecessor firms date from late 19th Century)
Company type	Limited liability partnership
Dissolved	January 1, 2025 (2025-01-01) (merged with Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP)
Website	www.lockelord.com

In January 2025, they merged with Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, also known as Troutman Pepper, to become Troutman Pepper Locke.

History

Locke Lord's origin traces back to 1914, when John Lord started its predecessor in Chicago.

In 1999, Locke Liddell & Sapp was formed from the merger of two predecessor firms in Dallas and Houston. In May 2007, the management of both Locke Liddell & Sapp and Lord Bissell & Brook proposed a corporate merger. On September 12, 2007, the partnership of each firm approved the merger, effective October 2, 2007.^[6]

On January 10, 2015, the merger between Locke Lord and Edwards Wildman Palmer was completed. The deal combined roughly 1,600 lawyers across 33 U.S. offices, plus London and Brussels.^[7] The merged firm adopted the name Locke Lord, although legacy offices of Edwards Wildman Palmer used the name Locke Lord Edwards for a transition period. The firm employed 641 attorneys as of 2018.^[1]

On January 1, 2025, Locke Lord merged with Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP to become Troutman Pepper Locke.^[8]