Kansas City, Mo.-based Spencer Fane will combine with Tulsa, Okla-based Conner & Winters LLP. The merger, effective July 1, will result in Spencer Fane having its first Arkansas office, as the Conner & Winters office in Fayetteville is part of the combination.
Spencer Fane has more than 700 attorneys and 33 offices nationwide. Founded in 1933, Conner & Winters has more than 75 attorneys and five offices in three states, including Arkansas. As part of the merger, Conner & Winters will be rebranded as Spencer Fane.
Kevin Redwine, managing partner of Conner & Winters, said the legal industry has been experiencing a lot of consolidation, but this has not reached Oklahoma and Arkansas “in a big way” until now…