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Large Firms

Jan. 13, 2009

Thelen's Construction A-Team Builds New Home

After Thelen's disintegration last fall, Howrey picked up more than 40 lawyers from Thelen’s construction practice. In some ways, it seemed like a match made in heaven. But to some in the construction bar, Howrey’s acquisition seemed like a particularly unnatural union.

By Amelia Hansen
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - In some ways, it seemed like a match made in heaven.

Howrey, the Washington D.C.-based powerhouse firm, had a bunch of empty offices and the desire to fill them.

The Thelen construction litigators - some of the best in the country - had just watched their firm dissolve and were looking for a home.

Just before the holidays, the construction litigators moved in with the glob...

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