Barnes & Thornburg LLP is a national law firm of more than 600 legal professionals located across 13 offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Delaware, Indiana, Los Angeles, Michigan, Minneapolis, Ohio and Washington, D.C. We are among the 100 largest firms in the U.S. and have experience in virtually all the legal practice areas required to do business in today’s global marketplace.
The attorneys at Barnes & Thornburg serve clients from more than 50 dedicated practice and industry areas. Our main areas of focus include litigation, intellectual property, labor and employment, white collar crime, corporate law, governmental services and finance, energy, telecommunications, transportation and utilities, environmental, real estate, health care, creditors’ rights and construction law.
We represent many of the world’s largest companies in U.S. legal matters and assist a broad array of U.S. companies operating abroad to achieve their international business objectives. As a member of TerraLex, we are part of a selective, international network of more than 155 independent law firms located in nearly 100 countries.
The firm is a member of TechLaw Group, Inc., an international association of 24 law firms that focuses on technology companies and technology issues, and one of the firm’s lawyers serves on the board of directors. Barnes & Thornburg also is one of 148 law firms around the world to be a part of SCG Legal, a global network of more than 11,000 attorneys in 82 countries; membership is by invitation only.
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On Sept. 6, 2024, Barnes & Thornburg, Vanderbilt Law School’s Law and Business Program, National Association of Corporate...
On Sept. 6, 2024, Barnes & Thornburg, Vanderbilt Law School’s Law and Business Program, National Association of Corporate...
On Sept. 6, 2024, Barnes & Thornburg, Vanderbilt Law School’s Law and Business Program, National Association of Corporate...
On Sept. 6, 2024, Barnes & Thornburg, Vanderbilt Law School’s Law and Business Program, National Association of Corporate...
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