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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]]