Arent Fox and Schiff Harden to Merge Into One 600-Attorney Firm

Arent Fox and Schiff Harden announced on Dec. 1 that they will be merging, creating one of the larger law firms in the U.S. with over 600 lawyers and policy professionals, the firms said. Going by ArentFox Schiff, the firm will be based in the following seven U.S. cities: Washington, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Boston, San Francisco and Ann Arbor, Mich. The firm will be led by Chair Anthony Lupo and Co-Firmwide Managing Partners Cristina Carvalho and Joseph Krasovec. The combined entity will offer a greater depth of experience in practice areas including "Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring, Complex Litigation, Government Relations, Intellectual Property, International Trade & Investment, Private Clients, and general regulatory counseling," the firms said.

"We are all very excited about the prospects with this combination," Matthew Nolan of Arent Fox told Trade Law Daily. "Our trade group have had several conversations with the Schiff folks. Schiff offers a different but complementary palate of services, and they have very deep roots with clients in the Midwest. From a trade perspective, they offer significant opportunities for us to expand our practice, and we in turn can introduce our trade clients to the Schiff team. I could not think of a better match for two firms."