At the beginning of this month, Spencer Fane announced a merger in Santa Fe, New Mexico with Montgomery & Andrews. This is the firm's second merger of the year. Compass Law Group is proud to have worked with Jeff Wechsler, the new Santa Fe Office Managing Partner and Pat Whalen, Spencer Fane's Chair, to make this combination happen. In the firm announcement, Jeff explained:
“As we combine our firm’s 88-year history of service to the New Mexico business community with Spencer Fane, we have been pleased to realize such strong alignment with the firm in terms of the close, collegial culture both our firms maintain, as well as our shared dedication to delivering consistently high-quality legal services to clients,” Montgomery & Andrews Shareholder Jeff Wechsler said. “Joining the Spencer Fane platform allows us to expand with a nationwide footprint, continue to attract the best talent, better serve current and future clients, and strengthen the commitment we’ve made to the communities we serve.”
Pat said this about Montgomery & Andrews, and the combination:
“We are thrilled to welcome almost a dozen attorneys and additional professional staff from Montgomery & Andrews, a firm with an exceptional reputation in the rapidly growing New Mexico market,” Spencer Fane Chair Patrick J. Whalen said. “This combination was inspired by similarities in our cultures, a shared focus on effective solutions for businesses of all sizes, and an emphasis on growing talented, diverse teams for the benefit of our clients. We are excited about the many opportunities that will come from our expanded reach into new practice areas and geographies, especially as we join our new colleagues in underscoring our commitment to serving as a resource in the Southwest.”
"While most Am Law 200 firms wouldn't be able to come into a market like Santa Fe," Hayden Flowers of Compass Law Group said, "Spencer Fane has figured out how to do it profitably. Because of the firm's business model that emphasizes autonomy and collaboration, they are able to be the vanguard of the Am Law 200 in many emerging markets. They are rethinking how big-law traditionally pursues work and serves clients, and I see lawyers across the country being drawn to the model."
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