Ed.
note:
Welcome
to
our
daily
feature,
Quote
of
the
Day.
It’s
a
lot
of
everything
all
at
once.
You
have
to
be
respectful
of
everyone
going
through
the
change.
Lawyers
aren’t
exactly
change
agents,
and
managing
them
through
that
is
challenging.
—
Tom
Cole,
chair
of
newly
merged
firm
Troutman
Pepper
Locke,
in
comments
given
to
the
American
Lawyer,
on
what
the
merger
and
integration
process
has
been
like
with
legacy
firm
Locke
Lord.
The
merger
between
Troutman
Pepper
Hamilton
Sanders
and
Locke
Lord
took
effect
on
January
1,
2025,
and
the
combined
firm
is
expected
to
bring
in
$1.5
billion
and
will
rank
among
the
country’s
top
30
largest
law
firms.
Staci
Zaretsky is
a
senior
editor
at
Above
the
Law,
where
she’s
worked
since
2011.
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love
to
hear
from
you,
so
please
feel
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