UPDATES: 9/10/14, 1:25 p.m. EDT. Locke Lord and Edwards Wildman Palmer have confirmed the tentative deal in a press release. The two firms expect their combined gross revenues to reach $675 million, putting it in the top 50 of the Am Law 100. 9/11/14, 7:00 a.m. EDT. Lock Lord Edwards’ would-be leaders have spoken separately with The Am Law Daily.

Locke Lord and Edwards Wildman Palmer have tentatively agreed to push forward with a potential merger that would create Locke Lord Edwards, a 1,076-lawyer firm with offices in 23 cities, sources briefed on the matter tell The Am Law Daily. Locke Lord chair Jerry Clements will lead the combined firm.

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