Thompson Hine Heads West to Los Angeles Adding Boutique Firm

Thompson Hine is opening a Los Angeles office by hiring an 11-lawyer group of litigators from boutique firm Conkle, Kremer & Engel.

The move creates the first West Coast office for Thompson Hine, a roughly 350-lawyer firm founded in Cleveland that brought in $263 million in revenue last year, according to AmLaw data, making it the country’s 146th largest firm by revenue.

The lawyers add employment, intellectual property, construction and general litigation capabilities, Thompson Hine’s managing partner, Anthony White, said in an interview. The firm plans on adding lawyers in Los Angeles that match its broader national practices, including corporate ...