Client conflicts, which commonly crop up in Big Law mergers, may have resulted in at least a few partners leaving Locke Lord as the firm continues negotiations for a combination with Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders.
According to two sources, a small number of Locke Lord partners have left because of conflicts or were asked to leave in the run-up to the combination of the two Am Law 100 firms, which is expected to take place on Jan. 1. Bloomberg first reported on the departures linked to merger conflicts.
