Snow Christensen & Martineau joins Kansas City's Spencer Fane

Utah law firm Snow Christensen & Martineau has joined with Spencer Fane LLC, a Kansas City, Missouri-based firm with offices nationwide. With roots going back to 1886, Snow Christensen & Martineau has offices in Salt Lake City and St. George.

The combination will be effective March 1 and the firm will be known locally as Spencer Fane Snow Christensen & Martineau.

Spencer Fane is recognized as the fastest-growing law firm in the Amlaw 200 over the past five-years.

“This combination provides Spencer Fane and its clients entry into one of the nation’s most dynamic markets by way of Snow Christensen & Martineau’s presence in Salt Lake City and St. George,” said Spencer Fane in a release. At the same time, the combination creates a pathway for Snow Christensen & Martineau to serve the needs of its clients through a network of more than 500 attorneys across 25 offices nationwide.

Snow Christensen & Martineau has served many of Utah’s most prominent businesses, public entities and individuals, the release said. “The firm has established a reputation for serving clients in many industries that align with the firm’s strengths, including the business and finance, real estate, healthcare, government, and insurance sectors, among others. These parallels in practice, as well as in shared commitment to culture, are what drew the two firms together.”

“As we thoughtfully explored this combination, we found ourselves repeatedly returning to the conclusion that our two firms are a match on the measures that matter most, ranging from our approach to serving clients to our shared interest in talent development,” said D. Jason Hawkins, president of Snow Christensen & Martineau. “As an example, Snow Christensen & Martineau has long recognized the importance of providing the highest-quality legal services to our clients in a cost-efficient way, and we’ve been pleasantly surprised to find a national firm in Spencer Fane that strives to adhere to the same values.”

“Our teams have come to know each other not only professionally but also personally, which has allowed us to develop a comfort in knowing we are aligned in a number of areas that are central to the identity of our firms, whether in regard to our embrace of humility as a core value; our fierce resolve to win; or our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion,” said Spencer Fane Chair Patrick J. Whalen. “Our firms recognize these values drive value to our clients, and we are excited to work together to build upon the ways we can be of service to them in new ways as one firm.”