- Armstrong Teasdale
Infobox Law Firm
firm_name = Armstrong Teasdale LLP
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headquarters =St. Louis, Missouri
num_offices = 11 total, 1 international
num_attorneys = approximately 269 (2008)
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practice_areas = General practice
key_people = Michael A. Chivell, managing partner [ [http://www.armstrongteasdale.com/Attorney/Bio.php?HrID=00051 Chivell's firm bio] ] ; Kenneth Teasdale, Chairman of the Firm [ [http://www.armstrongteasdale.com/Attorney/Bio.php?HrID=00370 Teasdale's firm bio] ]
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date_founded = 1901
founder = Thomas Harper Cobbs and John E. Bishop
company_type =Limited liability partnership
homepage = [http://www.armstrongteasdale.com/ www.armstrongteasdale.com]
dissolved =Armstrong Teasdale LLP is a law firm headquartered in
St. Louis, Missouri . It was founded in 1901 byThomas Harper Cobbs andJohn E. Bishop . Since its founding, the firm has grown to nearly 269 lawyers with 11 national and international offices inJefferson City, Missouri ;Kansas City, Missouri ;Belleville, Illinois ;Edwardsville, Illinois ;Overland Park, Kansas ;Reno, Nevada ;Las Vegas, Nevada ;San Francisco, California ;Washington, D.C. ; andShanghai, China . The managing partner isMichael A. Chivell and the chairman isKenneth F. Teasdale .The firm is a member of
Lex Mundi , the world’s leading association of independent law firms in 160 jurisdictions; a member ofUnited States Law Firm Group with 6,000 attorneys practicing in 19 law firms; and a member ofState Law Resources, Inc. , a national network comprised of 46 independent law firms with expertise in administrative, regulatory, and government relations at the state and federal levels.Expanding into China
Armstrong Teasdale established a presence in China in 1994 and was awarded a license to open a foreign law office in
Shanghai in 2000 by the PRC Ministry of Justice. Armstrong Teasdale is also a member of the China Alliance, an arrangement with three leading independent law firms with practices in China's business and regulatory centers.Awards
"Corporate Board Member" magazine listed Armstrong Teasdale as one of the No. 1-ranked corporate law firms in St. Louis, Missouri by directors of U.S. publicly traded corporations in 2007. The firm was named among the 2007 "Working Mother" & Flex-Time Lawyers Best Law Firms for Women. Nationally, fifty law firms were honored for their commitment to the retention and advancement of female lawyers. In the 2007 edition, "Chambers USA" awarded national honors to five Armstrong Teasdale attorneys, and included the firm's general corporate litigation,
mergers & acquisitions , labor & employment, environmental andreal estate practice areas. The firm was also listed as a "Go-To Law Firm" by clientSmurfit-Stone Container Corporation as its firm of choice for corporate governance, corporate transactions, and intellectual property services. The firm has also been recognized for outstanding client service byBTI Consulting Group and was rated as one of the top patent law firms in the country by "Intellectual Property Today" magazine.References
External links
* [http://www.armstrongteasdale.com Armstrong Teasdale website]
* [http://www.lexmundi.com Lex Mundi website]
* [http://www.uslfg.com United States Law Firm Group website]
* [http://www.statelaw.org State Law Resources website]
* [http://www.china-alliance.com China Alliance website]
* [http://www.lawperiscope.com/profiles/024.html LawPeriscope profile]
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