San Francisco based firm Littler Mendelson approaches merger agreement with Cleveland boutique Duvin, Cahn & Hutton. Duvin is presently a 47-lawyer labor and employment boutique; the merger with Littler will create a combined firm with 585 lawyers in 39 offices and could become one of the country’s 100 top-grossing law firms. In 2005, Littler posted revenues of $199.5 million, making it the 105th top-grossing firm in the country, according to the annual Am Law 200 survey. Mrkonich said the firm expects to post in excess of $225 million in 2006. Littler has grown into a national firm over the years, having added more than 100 lawyers since last year as well as new offices in Kansas City, Orange County and Fayetteville, Ark.
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