DENVER (May 27, 2008): Holland & Hart LLP and Hale Lane Peek Dennison and Howard announced today that the firms will combine forces. Hale Lane is one of the largest and most highly regarded Nevada law firms, and Holland & Hart, the largest firm based in the Mountain West, expanded into Nevada in 2006. This combination brings together many of the leading lawyers in Nevada and the Mountain West to provide enhanced legal services across the region.
“With our common traditions of excellence, our shared focus on serving clients, and our complementary experience we believe this combination is a natural partnership that will benefit our present and future clients.” said John Husband, Chairman of Holland & Hart’s Management Committee. “The combination with Hale Lane allows both firms to more effectively and completely assist our clients in Nevada. Hale Lane has a strong reputation and outstanding attorneys. We are very excited about joining our firms.”
This combination allows both firms to maintain strong connections to our communities throughout the region while adding significant scope and depth of skilled professionals to serve our clients’ evolving needs.
“Hale Lane has a long and proud history in Nevada. We’re fortunate to have many successful clients whose legal needs are expanding and becoming more complex as their business grows,” said Tim Lukas, Hale Lane’s Managing Shareholder. “Teaming up with Holland & Hart will increase the legal services we provide and our geographic reach to meet those needs.”
The combined firm will result in a total of 63 attorneys in Nevada, making it one of the four largest law firms in Nevada, and a total of 415 attorneys firm-wide. The firm will maintain the name Holland & Hart LLP and will have offices in Reno, Carson City, and Las Vegas.
For more information on Holland & Hart and Hale Lane, please visit www.hollandhart.com or www.halelane.com.
About Holland & Hart
Holland & Hart has 365 attorneys in 14 offices in seven western states including Nevada, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Washington D.C. The firm provides legal counsel to companies of all sizes, from emerging businesses to large public corporations located throughout the country and internationally. The firm is nationally recognized by several peer-review publications for its experience and capability in litigation, corporate law, and natural resources law. The Holland & Hart Foundation recently won the coveted InnovAction Award for innovative thinking in law firms. Holland & Hart’s in-house trial consultancy, Persuasion Strategies, recently won top honors at the Law Technology News Awards for the use of technology in the courtroom.
About Hale Lane
Hale Lane was founded in Nevada in 1971 and is one of the largest Nevada firms. The firm represents the entire spectrum of business organizations from lenders, developers, and publicly traded companies to entrepreneurs and closely-held corporations. Hale Lane also represents many individuals with regard to estate planning, tax issues, and other personal matters. The firm has a strong litigation and natural resources practice, with clients throughout Nevada and the west. The firm has offices in Reno, Carson City and Las Vegas.