Editing Ballard Spahr

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| name           = Ballard Spahr LLP
| logo           = [[File:Ballard Spahr logo.png|frameless|Ballard Spahr]]
| headquarters    = [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] 
| num_offices     = 13 offices
| num_attorneys   = More than 500 
| num_employees   = 
| practice_areas  = Real Estate, Intellectual Property, Business and Finance, Litigation, and Public Finance
| key_people      = Mark S. Stewart, Chair
| revenue         = <!-- amount (year) -->
| date_founded    = 1885
| founder         =
| company_type    = [[Limited Liability Partnership]]
| homepage        = [http://www.ballardspahr.com/ www.ballardspahr.com]
| dissolved       =   <!-- Date/Reason the company dissolved, e.g., merger or bankruptcy -->
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'''Ballard Spahr LLP''' is a [[Philadelphia]]-based [[law firm]] of more than 500 lawyers practicing throughout the [[United States]] in the areas of litigation, business and finance, intellectual property, public finance, and real estate. <ref>{{cite web|url=
http://www.ballardspahr.com/The_Firm.aspx |title=Ballard Spahr LLP Website |publisher=ballardspahr.com |date= |accessdate=April 26, 2013}}</ref> The firm is one of the largest in the United States according to [[The American Lawyer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=
http://www.americanlawyer.com/PubArticleTAL.jsp?id=1202494427064&The_2012_Am_Law_200 |title=American Lawyer Media AmLaw 200 List, 2012 |publisher=americanlawyer.com |date= |accessdate=May 30, 2012}}</ref>

==Practice areas==
Ballard Spahr has a [[real estate]] practice in the United States, encompassing virtually all aspects of real estate finance, [[conveyancing]], [[Construction law|construction]], and [[Real estate development|development]].  The firm's largest department is its litigation department.  The firm also works in [[mergers and acquisitions]], [[Security (finance)|securities]] and other areas of [[corporate law]], including the representation of [[Sports law|sports franchises]].  The firm has also represented government entities in the issuance of [[municipal bonds]] and other [[tax-exempt]] instruments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chambersandpartners.com/USA/Firms/3532-32533 |title=Chambers USA profile |publisher=Chambersandpartners.com |date= |accessdate=September 29, 2010}}</ref> The firm also practices in the areas of [[United States labor law|labor & employment]], [[insurance law]], [[United States environmental law|environmental law]], [[tax law]] and other related sub-disciplines.<ref>http://www.ballardspahr.com/about/practice.asp Full list of practice areas</ref>

In 2008, Ballard Spahr acquired the [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]]-based [[intellectual property]] [[Boutique law firm|boutique firm]] of Needle & Rosenberg.<ref>(Press Release)  [http://www.ballardspahr.com/press/press_detail.asp?ID=1657 Firm press release announcing the acquisition]</ref>

In 2013, Ballard Spahr announced a partnership with [[New York City]]-based firm of Stillman & Friedman <ref>(Press Release)  http://www.ballardspahr.com/bssfny</ref>

In 2017, the firm opened an office in [[Boulder, Colorado]]—a hub for innovation and entrepreneurial leadership—with the addition of a group of attorneys focused on corporate and securities, mergers and acquisitions, licensing, and strategic transactional matters.

==See also==
[[Philadelphia lawyer]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.ballardspahr.com/}}

{{Philadelphia Corporations}}

[[Category:Law firms established in 1886]]
[[Category:Law firms based in Philadelphia]]
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-}}'''Ballard Spahr LLP''' is a [[Philadelphia]]-based [[law firm]] of more than 500 lawyers practicing throughout the [[United States]] in the areas of litigation, business and finance, intellectual property, public finance, and real estate. <ref>{{cite web|url=
 http://www.ballardspahr.com/The_Firm.aspx |title=Ballard Spahr LLP Website |publisher=ballardspahr.com |date= |accessdate=April 26, 2013}}</ref> The firm is one of the largest in the United States according to [[The American Lawyer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=
 http://www.americanlawyer.com/PubArticleTAL.jsp?id=1202494427064&The_2012_Am_Law_200 |title=American Lawyer Media AmLaw 200 List, 2012 |publisher=americanlawyer.com |date= |accessdate=May 30, 2012}}</ref>