Spencer Fane Enters New Mexico Through Combination with Montgomery & Andrews

SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO — Spencer Fane LLP is pleased to announce Montgomery & Andrews, PA, a leading New Mexico firm with rich history in Sante Fe and an impressive bench of trial, transactional, and regulatory attorneys, will combine with the firm effective August 1, 2024. The addition brings 11 new attorneys to Spencer Fane and deepens the firm’s presence in the Southwest.

Consistent with the Spencer Fane approach to expanding its platform to align with the growing needs of clients in the most dynamic legal markets in the country, this combination connects two firms that share a commitment to humility, community, collaboration, and an unwavering drive to achieve success for clients. Following the combination, clients of both firms will benefit from an expanded network of more than 530 attorneys across 27 offices nationwide.

Founded in 1936, Montgomery & Andrews is built on core principles of excellence, integrity, and professionalism that continue to guide the firm today. The firm remains committed to providing the highest quality of legal services and delivering practical, innovative legal solutions to local, regional, and national clients of all sizes. Businesses, government entities, and individuals depend on Montgomery & Andrews for the breadth and depth of its legal experience, as well as its expertise with the procedures and personnel of the New Mexico courts and government. 

“As we combine our firm’s 88-year history of service to the New Mexico business community with Spencer Fane, we have been pleased to realize such strong alignment with the firm in terms of the close, collegial culture both our firms maintain, as well as our shared dedication to deliver consistently high-quality legal services to clients,” Montgomery & Andrews Shareholder Jeff Wechsler said. “Joining the Spencer Fane platform allows us to expand with a nationwide footprint, continue to attract the best talent, better serve current and future clients, and strengthen the commitment we’ve made to the communities we serve.”

Spencer Fane announced Wechsler will serve as Office Managing Partner in New Mexico.

“We are thrilled to welcome almost a dozen attorneys and additional professional staff from Montgomery & Andrews, a firm with an exceptional reputation in the rapidly growing New Mexico market,” Spencer Fane Chair Patrick J. Whalen said. “This combination was inspired by similarities in our cultures, a shared focus on effective solutions for businesses of all sizes, and an emphasis on growing talented, diverse teams for the benefit of our clients. We are excited about the many opportunities that will come from our expanded reach into new practice areas and geographies, especially as we join our new colleagues in underscoring our commitment to serving as a resource in the Southwest.”

About Spencer Fane

Spencer Fane is a full-service business law firm focused on providing results that move clients and their businesses forward. With direct access to firm leadership and a different approach to client engagement, its attorneys instill confidence and certainty that the clients’ interests are the firm’s priority. The firm has offices in Phoenix, Arizona; San Jose (Silicon Valley) and Santa Monica (Los Angeles), California; Denver, Colorado; Tampa, Florida; Overland Park, Kansas; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Cape Girardeau, Jefferson City, Kansas City, St. Louis, and Springfield, Missouri; Omaha, Nebraska; Las Vegas, Nevada; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Greenville, South Carolina; Dakota Dunes, South Dakota; Hendersonville and Nashville, Tennessee; Austin, Dallas, Houston, and Plano, Texas; Salt Lake City and St. George, Utah; and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit spencerfane.com or follow @spencerfane.

About Montgomery & Andrews

Montgomery & Andrews represents major corporations, government entities, institutions, small companies, and private individuals doing business throughout New Mexico. The firm combines a commercial law practice that assists clients in all stages of development with an environmental law, energy, and natural resources team that helps entities manage regulatory compliance and balance the competing values of commerce and preservation. As the preeminent litigation firm in the state, M&A works closely with clients in diverse industries and service areas to assure that they achieve their goals in all avenues of dispute resolution.