Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner is the latest firm seeking a merger to shore up the firm in the wake of significant partner departures.
According to sources, Thelen and Nixon Peabody may have an agreement pending. Thelen is not trying to keep its merger aspirations secret, but won’t comment on specifics. A Thelen spokes man said the firm is actively seeking a merger partner, but would not confirm that it was speaking with Nixon Peabody.
Last month Jeffrey Steiner became the third named partner to leave Thelen. Earlier in August, Richard Raysman, a litigator and technology transactional attorney, moved to New York’s Otterbourg, Steindler, Houston & Rosen. In June, Peter Brown, a technology litigation practitioner, went to Baker Hostetler in New York.