Albert Victor Hammond opens his law firm in industrial Bradford, Yorkshire, UK.
We provide clients with unique insight at the point where law, business and government meet, giving them a voice, supporting their ambitions and achieving successful outcomes. We have grown to become one of the world’s strongest law firms through a unique mix of organic growth to match our clients’ needs, plus astute combinations to bring additional local insight, skills and opportunities.
Today, we have a global team of more than 2,600, including more than 1,500 partners and lawyers.
Albert Victor Hammond opens his law firm in industrial Bradford, Yorkshire, UK.
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey is founded in Cleveland, Ohio, US.
Patton Boggs is founded in Washington DC, US.
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey opens a Brussels office.
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey continues its US expansion with office openings in Columbus, Miami, Phoenix and New York.
Hammonds opens its Brussels office.
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey becomes one of the first US law firms to establish a permanent presence in Eastern Europe, opening an office in Prague.
Hammonds opens an office in London.
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey expands in Europe with office in Bratislava.
Patton Boggs opens its Dallas office.
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey broadens its European presence with the establishment of offices in London.
Hammonds opens an office in Manchester.
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey’s office in Moscow is opened.
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey opens an office in Houston.
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey’s first Asia Pacific office opens in Hong Kong.
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey opens its Cincinnati office.
Hammonds acquires its Birmingham, UK, office.
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey adds California, Tokyo and Beijing offices with the acquisition of Graham & James, effectively making the firm one of the longest tenured US law firms in Japan.
Hammonds opens offices in Hong Kong, Berlin and Paris.
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey establishes office in Tampa.
Hammonds opens an office in Madrid.
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey opens its Shanghai office, expanding regional coverage in China to three offices.
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey adds offices in Santo Domingo and Florida through the acquisition of Steel Hector & Davis LLP.
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, already having one of the strongest Central and Eastern European legal practices, adds an office in Warsaw.
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey establishes a Frankfurt office and doubles the number of lawyers based in the London office.
Patton Boggs opens offices in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
Hammonds and Squire, Sanders & Dempsey combine, completing one of the industry’s largest transatlantic mergers.
Squire Sanders further expands its significant presence in the fast-growing Asia Pacific market with the addition of 80 lawyers from the Perth-based partnership of Minter Ellison.
Squire Sanders opens offices in Singapore, and Seoul, Republic of Korea, as well as Darwin and Sydney, Australia.
One of the world’s most comprehensive legal platforms is created when Patton Boggs and Squire Sanders combine.
Squire Patton Boggs and Carroll Burdick & McDonough combine, expanding presence in California and Germany.
Squire Patton Boggs opens an office in Atlanta.
Squire Patton Boggs opens an office in Milan.
Squire Patton Boggs opens Dublin office.
Squire Patton Boggs opens an office in Astana, Beirut, Riyadh, Amsterdam and Geneva.
