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Duane Morris to Acquire San Francisco’s Hancock Rothert


— October 4, 2005

Philadelphia-based Duane Morris is set to acquire Hancock Rothert & Bunshoft, a 75-lawyer San Francisco firm best known for its insurance coverage practice.

According to partners at Duane Morris, a vote at that firm was scheduled to take place Thursday, with an official announcement expected soon afterward.

“There is a lot of work involved,” one Duane Morris lawyer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said. “Duane Morris has never acquired a full firm, ever. This is the first one in 100 years.”

Hmmmm . . . . Details here from Law.com.


Philadelphia-based Duane Morris is set to acquire Hancock Rothert & Bunshoft, a 75-lawyer San Francisco firm best known for its insurance coverage practice.

According to partners at Duane Morris, a vote at that firm was scheduled to take place Thursday, with an official announcement expected soon afterward.

“There is a lot of work involved,” one Duane Morris lawyer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said. “Duane Morris has never acquired a full firm, ever. This is the first one in 100 years.”

Hmmmm . . . . Details here from Law.com.

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