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Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Armstrong Teasdale
HeadquartersSt. Louis, Missouri
No. of offices17
No. of attorneysapproximately 400 (2023)
No. of employees800 (including lawyers)
Major practice areasGeneral practice
Key peoplePatrick W. Rasche, managing partner[1]

David W. Braswell, chairman[2]

Michael A. Chivel, chairman emeritus[3]
Date founded1901
FounderThomas Harper Cobbs and John E. Bishop
Company typeLimited liability partnership
Websitearmstrongteasdale.com

Armstrong Teasdale is a partner-owned law firm headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.[4] The firm has about 800 employees in 17 offices[5] and is one of the largest law firms in the St. Louis area.[6] It was founded in 1901.

History

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Armstrong Teasdale was founded in 1901.[6][7] In 1989, it merged with Dietrich, Davis, Dicus, Rowlands, Schmitt & Gorman, which became the firm's Kansas City office.[7][8] In 1995, it created a consulting arm called A-T International Consultants to practice Chinese law out of Shanghai.[8] By 1996, Armstrong Teasdale had 168 lawyers and was the third largest law firm in the St. Louis area.[8] It merged with a D.C. firm, Tighe Patton & Babbin, in 2000.[9] It also later merged with Pellegrini & O'Keefe.[10] The firm established its first east coast office in Philadelphia in 2018.[11][12] Shortly afterward, Armstrong Teasdale expanded its east coast operations with new offices in Utah, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, and Massachusetts.[13] In 2021, the firm expanded to the Delaware[14] and the United Kingdom by merging with Kerman & Co.[15] In 2022, the firm opened offices in Miami, Washington, D.C., and Dublin, Ireland. In 2023, the firm expanded to Orange County and Chicago.[16]

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Armstrong Teasdale's legal work has included supporting the financing of the St. Louis Cardinals Stadium and the St. Louis Mills Mall.[4] It also helped Victoria's Secret sue The May Department Stores Company regarding a non-compete agreement that would have prohibited an executive from working at Victoria's Secret.[4] Armstrong Teasdale has also done several high-profile personal injury and product liability cases on both the defense and plaintiff side.[17] In 2017, it helped Johnson & Johnson overturn a $72 million verdict in litigation over talcum powder.[18] In 2019, it represented Payless in its bankruptcy filing.[19] And in 2020, it earned a $386 million contract for biotech intellectual property work for the National Institutes of Health.[20]

References

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  1. ^ "Patrick W. Rasche, Managing Partner". Armstrong Teasdale. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  2. ^ "David W. Braswell, Chairman". Armstrong Teasdale. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Michael A. Chivell, Chairman Emeritus". Armstrong Teasdale. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Mueller, Angela (March 26, 2004). "Top 150 privately held companies: Armstrong Teasdale LLP". St. Louis Business Journal. Vol. 24, no. 30.
  5. ^ "Firm History". Armstrong Teasdale LLP. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Faust, Fred (April 21, 1996), "Breaking barriers", St. Louis Post, p. 1E
  7. ^ a b MacLachlan, Claudia (January 20, 1989). "Law Firms Here, in KC Merge". St. Louis Post. p. D.7.
  8. ^ a b c Margolies, Dan (November 17, 1996). "Armstrong courts Watson attorneys". Kansas City Business Journal.
  9. ^ Margolies, Dan (December 7, 2000). "Armstrong Teasdale merges with D.C. firm". The Kansas City Star. p. 40.
  10. ^ "Armstrong Teasdale". St. Louis Business Journal. 20 (29): A91. March 27, 2000.
  11. ^ Lovelace, Ryan (February 21, 2019). "Armstrong Teasdale Elects New Managing Partner Who Aided East Coast Growth". Law.com.
  12. ^ McLellan, Lizzy (January 27, 2019). "Armstrong Teasdale Launches NY Office, Taking 16 More From Montgomery McCracken". Law.com.
  13. ^ Stokes, Samantha (April 1, 2020). "Armstrong Teasdale Sets Up Shop in Boston 1 Week After Utah Launch - The American Lawyer". The American Lawyer. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  14. ^ Blumenthal, Jeff (January 5, 2021). "St. Louis law firm Armstrong Teasdale snags Wilmington office from Elliott Greenleaf". Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  15. ^ Henry, Justin (February 9, 2021). "New London Office Is Armstrong Teasdale's 'Bridge' to European Expansion - The American Lawyer". The American Lawyer. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  16. ^ Thomas, David (2023-04-03). "Law firm Armstrong Teasdale enters Chicago, marking 13th new office in 5 years". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  17. ^ "Armstrong's Shrinking KC Office Focuses on Litigation". Missouri Lawyers Media. January 14, 2008.
  18. ^ Bronstad, Amanda (October 19, 2017). "Litigator of the Week: A $72M Save in Talc Case". Law.com. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  19. ^ Lovelace, Ryan (March 13, 2019). "Armstrong Teasdale Nudges Revenue Higher Amid East Coast Debut". Law.com.
  20. ^ Edwards, Greg (June 1, 2020). "St. Louis law firm inks deal with National Institutes of Health worth up to $386M". St. Louis Business Journal.
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