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]
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]