After inking merger deals earlier this month, Troutman Pepper Hamilton & Sanders and Ballard Spahr are both expanding beyond their Philadelphia roots into Texas and the Pacific Northwest.

Troutman Pepper and Locke Lord held their partnership vote regarding their long-awaited merger, which passed with flying colors on Sept. 5, and Ballard Spahr announced its own unanimous partnership vote to combine with Pacific Northwest firm Lane Powell on Sept. 9.