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distinguished Cleveland corporate law firm. benefits, public finance, financial services and in careers in the law engage in paid summer
On July 1, 1967, the merger with McAfee was bankruptcy and restructuring legal internships at Cleveland law firms, courts
completed, and the firm grew to 120 lawyers. From the time Messrs. Squire, Sanders and and legal nonprofits. This commitment also is
The firm’s emergence as a firm of national scope Dempsey founded our firm, they demonstrated reflected in the firm’s leadership. A majority
and prominence continued with its opening of a strong commitment to contributing to our of its 12-member Global Board are women or
a Washington, DC office in 1971 and continued community’s civic life and to its cultural and social minorities, and in Cleveland, we serve as the
during the following decades with the opening institutions and social service organizations. In firm’s Global Managing Partner of the US LLP
of offices in Columbus, New York, Miami, its early years, the founders and their colleagues and Office Managing Partner, respectively.
Phoenix, Los Angeles and Cincinnati. helped establish the legal structure for the Though the firm has undergone
Beginning in the 1990s, under the 20-year Cleveland Museum of Art and the Cleveland extraordinary growth over its more than 125
leadership of Cleveland partner R. Thomas MetroParks System; donated land that would years, from its offices in Key Tower, Squire
Stanton, the firm embarked on a strategy for become part of the campus for Case Western continues to exemplify the commitment to
international expansion that would enable the Reserve University; and provided support for the legal excellence, professionalism and civic and
firm to serve the needs of clients around the Cleveland Society for the Blind, the Cleveland Zoo, social commitment that its founders established
world in the increasingly global economy. The the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and many years ago in the Perry-Payne building.
firm opened offices in London and Western the Cleveland Museum of Art. That commitment
Europe and was one of the first US firms to has abided and continues today. The lawyers of
open an office in Eastern Europe. Through its the Cleveland office are preserving and building Fred Nance serves as the Global
combination with Graham & James in 2000, the upon the strong and supportive relationship that Managing Partner of Squire Patton
firm not only expanded its presence in California, the firm formed with the Legal Aid Society of Boggs (US) LLP, which includes 36
but also achieved a presence in Asia with offices Cleveland under Davis’ leadership 50 years ago. offices in 15 countries, Chairs the firm’s
in Tokyo and Beijing. Similarly, through its Both as a firm and as individual attorneys, the Sports & Entertainment practice in
combination in 2005 with Steel Hector, the firm Cleveland office of Squire Patton Boggs continues the US and has held various other leadership positions
increased its presence in Florida and established to be exemplary in its support of local nonprofit in the firm for more than 25 years. He’s had leadership
a presence in Latin America. The 2011 merger organizations that address the social service needs, roles in the Cleveland Clinic, the Greater Cleveland
with Hammonds added 500 attorneys in work to expand economic development and Partnership and the Cleveland Foundation. He has
Europe, followed shortly by additional attorneys maintain the extraordinary cultural institutions of been a CMBA member since 2013. He can be reached
in new offices in Sydney and Perth, Australia. Cleveland, including United Way, the Cleveland at (216) 479-8500 or fred.nance@squirepb.com.
Shortly after the Hammonds merger, lawyers Metropolitan Bar Foundation, Playhouse Square
from Perth-based Minter Ellison joined the Foundation, the Cleveland Orchestra, Legal Aid,
firm, further expanding our significant presence University Circle, Inc., the Diversity Center of Michele Connell serves as managing
in the fast-growing Asia-Pacific market with Cleveland, and many others. partner of Squire Patton Boggs’
new offices in Australia. The firm and the Cleveland office also strive Cleveland office, where she is a
The historic 2014 combination between Squire to maintain a historic tradition of promoting a partner in the Corporate Practice
Sanders and Patton Boggs, DC’s preeminent diverse and inclusive profession and workplace. and sits on the Latin America
public policy law firm, created Squire Patton The firm has received a perfect score in Executive Committee. She serves on the Board of
Boggs. The merger brought together the the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Directors of University Hospitals, University Circle,
strengths of a global business law firm with those Equality Index for 10 consecutive years and the United Way of Greater Cleveland, the Ohio
of a premier public policy practice, while adding is a sustaining sponsor of the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce and Business Volunteers
a leading position in the Middle East and several Metropolitan Bar Association’s Louis Stokes Unlimited. She has been a CMBA member since
new locations in the US. With more than 1,400 Scholars Program, a pipeline diversity initiative 2015. She can be reached at (216) 479-8500 or
lawyers in more than 40 offices around the world, through which college students interested michele.connell@squirepb.com.
Squire has become a fixture on Law360’s annual
ranking of firms with the largest international For over forty-five years we have become renowned statewide
presence and cross-border experience. for providing timely, high quality title and escrow
The Cleveland office of Squire Patton Boggs closing services at competitive prices in all 88 counties.
remains the seat of many of the firm’s leaders and
practice areas while its clients have expanded
from the first industrial companies to include
Fortune 100 clients involved in global operations,
privately held enterprises, local governments,
sports and entertainment stars and emerging
companies. Over 100 years, the office has grown to
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