History
The firm was founded in 1982 as a merger of two large Indiana-based firms: the Indianapolis-based Barnes, Hickam, Pantzer & Boyd (founded in 1940) and the South Bend-based Thornburg, McGill, Deahl, Harman, Carey & Murray (founded in 1926). Since the merger, the firm has expanded by acquiring a number of smaller firms. In 2007, the National Law Journal ranked Barnes & Thornburg as the 97th largest law firm in the United States. In 2012, the American Lawyer released its AmLaw 100 rankings, and Barnes & Thornburg was listed at No. 99.
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