Saul Ewing LLP is a U.S.-based law firm with 18 offices and more than 450 attorneys providing a broad range of legal services. Its offices are located along the East Coast from Boston to Miami and extend into the Midwest by way of Chicago. On September 1, 2017, Saul Ewing LLP and Arnstein & Lehr LLP merged to form Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP. In November 2022, the firm changed its name back to Saul Ewing LLP as part of a rebrand effort. On August 1, 2023, the firm merged with Los Angeles–based Freeman Freeman & Smiley.

History

In 1921, Maurice Bower Saul begins Saul, Ewing, Remick & Saul, along with his brother, Walter Biddle Saul, Joseph Ewing and Raymond Remick. The partners combined their strengths in banking, estate management, litigation, international commerce, tax and real-estate development to work with many of the clients served by John G. Johnson, the leader of the Philadelphia bar who had died in 1917. Over the years, the firm continued to grow, expanding outside of Pennsylvania in 1982 with an office in Wilmington, Delaware. By 1998, the firm attained regional status, with offices in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland. In 2000, the firm shortened its name to Saul Ewing and became a limited liability partnership. The firm expanded its footprint with offices in Boston, Massachusetts (2011) and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (2012). Saul Ewing was named a "Pennsylvania Powerhouse" firm by Law360 for several years. Under the direction of Managing Partner Barry F. Levin, in 2017, the firm completed its largest merger to date, combining with Chicago-based Arnstein & Lehr LLP, an established, 125-year-old firm, known for its litigation, bankruptcy and real estate practices. The combination added four offices in Illinois and Florida and 140 attorneys. Guided by Managing Partner Jason St. John, the firm merged with Freeman Freeman & Smiley in 2023, expanding the firm’s reach to California with offices in Los Angeles and Orange County.

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Core services

As a full-service law firm, Saul Ewing provides legal advice and assistance in the following areas: bankruptcy and restructuring; corporate; cybersecurity and privacy; intellectual property; labor and employment ; litigation; mergers and acquisitions; trusts and estates; private equity; public finance; real estate; tax; and venture capital.

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Offices

The firm has offices in the following locations: Baltimore, Maryland; Boston, Massachusetts; Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania; Chicago, Illinois; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Los Angeles, California; Miami, Florida; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Newark, New Jersey; New York, New York; Orange County, California; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Princeton, New Jersey; Washington D.C.; West Palm Beach, Florida and Wilmington, Delaware.

Notable lawyers and alumni