UPDATE: 6/2/14, 9:47 a.m. EDT. In a sign of the law firm branding times, the Pittsburgh Business Times reports that Clark Hill has dropped the Thorp Reed name from its shingle in Pittsburgh a little more than a year after a merger between both firms.

The proposed merger between Squire Sanders and Patton Boggs that will go live on June 1 under the Squire Patton Boggs banner is being called a “game changer” by the leaders of both legacy firms.