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BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY:
A FIRM HISTORY
Founded in 1850, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC is one of the oldest law firms
in the country. Established by Moses Hampton, along with his son John, the firm
was also perhaps the first instance of lawyers practicing in partnership in the
Pittsburgh area. When the elder Hampton became president judge of the District
Court for Allegheny County, son John formed a partnership with William C.
Moreland and the firm name changed to Hampton & Moreland.
The year 1868 brought with it the addition of John Dalzell, as well as another name
change for the firm. George B. Gordon joined the firm in 1883, along with William
Scott in 1887, marking the formation of Dalzell, Scott & Gordon. In 1906, with the
passing of William Scott, Dalzell and Gordon each decided to forge off in their own
directions and form a firm of their own. Gordon chose as his partner William
Watson Smith, and the firm became known as Gordon & Smith.
In 1916, John G. Buchanan, a highly revered appellate lawyer, was admitted to the
firm, along with Frank B. Ingersoll, a corporate finance attorney, in 1924, and the
firm underwent another name change to Gordon, Smith, Buchanan & Scott. After
the passing of George Gordon, and the addition of tax attorney Paul G. Rodewald in
1930, the firm name was again altered in 1936 to read Smith, Buchanan & Ingersoll.
The next decade brought the additions of William J. Kyle and David B. Buerger to the
firm, and, in 1958, the firm name became Buchanan, Ingersoll, Rodewald, Kyle &
Buerger after the retirement of William Smith. In 1974, the former firm of Randolph
and O'Connor joined with Buchanan, which significantly enlarged the practice of
Labor Relations law. John McLean, Jr. joined the firm as a senior litigator in 1976.
Another milestone was witnessed in 1980 when the firm became one of the first
large firms to incorporate, which was highly unusual for that time. This step
facilitated efficient management of the firm as well as provided more attractive
retirement and other employment benefits.
The highly respected corporate practice firm of Moorhead & Knox was acquired
in early 1981, bringing to Buchanan advanced legal skills in the corporate, health
care and communications fields. The firm shortened its name in 1983 to Buchanan
Ingersoll Professional Corporation and later to Buchanan Ingersoll PC.
In 2006, the firm merged with Klett Rooney Lieber & Schorling PC to form the
present day Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC. The firm is headquartered in its
original location, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Primary Office Locations
:: Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
:: New York
New York
:: Washington, DC
:: Virginia
Alexandria
:: Florida
Miami
Tampa
:: New Jersey
Newark
Princeton
:: Delaware
Wilmington
:: California
San Diego
Buchanan is one of the largest law firms in the nation, and has more than 450
attorneys and government relations professionals practicing throughout the
United States, with offices in Washington, D.C., Alexandria, New York, Buffalo,
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Miami, Aventura, Tampa, Wilmington,
Princeton, Newark, Cleveland, San Diego and Silicon Valley.
The firm has undergone a series of acquisitions and additions during the past few
years, including the addition of the 55 attorneys and patent professionals of Burns,
Doane, Swecker & Mathis.
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