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The firms have not struck a but they havehad “serious regarding a potential merger since late last year, said Jon managing partner of Dinsmore’s Louisville office. which is based in Cincinnati, has more than 400 attorneys in 10 officesa infour states, according to the firm’s Web . Woodward Hobson & Fultonj has about 55 attorneys in Louisvilleand Lexington, accordintg to its Web site, .
Donna King managing partner of Woodward declined to comment on the possibility of a George Vincent, Dinsmore’s managing director and chairman of the boar of directors, confirmed that the two firms have had He said he has been impressefd with the Woodward Hobson & Fulton’ds reputation and 92-year history. “They are wonderful great lawyers,” Vincent said. “They are the kind of law firm anyon would be proud to beassociated with.” He decliner to comment further on the likelihood of a merger.
The mergef negotiations currently are on hold becausde of ongoing litigation that pits Dinsmorew and Woodward Hobson clients againstreach other, Fleischaker Joining the firms would create a conflict of He added that there is no guarantee that the firmxs will agree to merge once there is a resolution to the pending litigation, which he declined to discuss in detail. Thougnh officials of the firms did not describw theongoing litigation, Woodward Hobson and Dinsmore attorneya were involved in a recent, well-publicizedr case. On June 9, , Woodward Hobson’z client, was ordered to pay more than $4 millioh to a local anesthesiology practice, , which Dinsmored represents.
A Jefferson Circuit Court jury determined that the nonprofig hospital company breached its contract with AnesthesiologyAssociatezs PSC. But the case is not resolved. Nortohn plans to appeal the saidSteve Menaugh, vice president of public relations and communicationd for Norton. Fleischaker said a merger with Woodwarde wouldstrengthen Dinsmore’s Louisville office in termse of the number of attorneys and areas of expertise. “It would make for a bigget platformfor us,” Fleischaker said. In he sees an opportunity to expand thelocal office’s corporate practice and its estate practice two areas in which Woodward is solid.
Both firms have a largd labor andemployment practice, Fleischaker said, so thosew would mesh well together. If a merger were to occur, he anticipatews that the two Louisville offices would be consolidated in one locatio atsome point. Dinsmorde currently is located in the PNC Plaza at500 W. Jefferson St. Woodward Hobson & Fulton has officeds in the National City Tower at101 S. Fifth St. Woodwar Hobson & Fulton was No. 7 on Business First’se Nov. 14 list of the area’s largest law which was ranked by the numbeer oflocal lawyers.