Troutman Pepper Will Gain from New Size, Scope, Consultants Say

The soon-to-be merged Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders stands to benefit from its added size, legal consultants say.

The partnerships of Troutman Sanders and Pepper Hamilton voted unanimously on Jan. 8 to create a 1,100-lawyer firm with offices in 23 cities. The new firm, going live on April 1, will be known less formally as “Troutman Pepper.”

Troutman Pepper should expect to see bolstered—and possibly even new—practice groups, said law firm management consultant Kent Zimmermann with the Zeughauser Group.

For example, firm leaders could decide to develop a new and potentially lucrative private equity real estate practice group, he said, by ...