Texas-based Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart has recently acquired four-attorney Philadelphia firm Simon Moran. Barry Simon and Christopher J. Moran will serve as shareholders in the firm and will continue in their current office space under the name of Ogletree Deakins. Ogletree Deakins was ranked 173rd on the 2006 Am Law 200 chart and reported $119 million in gross revenues for 2006. The firm represents management in all types of employment-related legal matters. After Jan. 1, it will have 350 lawyers located in 28 offices, including Dallas, Phoenix, Miami and Los Angeles. Besides handling labor and employment law matters, the firm also deals with business immigration, employee benefits, and workplace safety and health law.
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