Profile: Bell, Boyd and Lloyd was a Chicago-based law firm. Effective March 1, 2009, the firm merged with Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis; the combined firm operates under the name of K & L Gates. According to the National Law Journal's 2008 NLJ 250 rankings of firms by size, the firm had 260 attorneys (as of 9/30/08) and was the 167th largest firm in the United States. In terms of revenue, the firm ranked 173rd on the The American Lawyer's 2009 Am Law 200 rankings, with gross revenue of $129,000,000 in 2008. Bell, Boyd provided counsel to industrial and high technology companies, financial institutions, service firms, government bodies, and individuals. Its areas of expertise included corporate and finance, especially securities, litigation, and investment company counsel. In addition to its Chicago headquarters, Bell, Boyd and Lloyd had a Washington, D.C. office.