Fennemore Merges to Add 56 Lawyers, Nearing 200 Biggest (1)

June 14, 2022, 4:15 PM UTCUpdated: June 14, 2022, 5:41 PM UTC

Fennemore Craig, a fast-expanding regional law firm in the western US, is merging with with Wendel Rosen in California, placing the new operation close to the 200 biggest in the country.

The combination fills a geographic gap in northern California for Fennemore, which has lawyers in the southern and central parts of the state. Wendel Rosen has offices in Oakland, Walnut Creek and Modesto.

“You have to actively seek out opportunities to respond to those changes you see on the horizon, and when you find them, you have to seize the opportunity,” said James Goodnow, Fennemore’s chief executive officer.

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