Harris Beach Murtha Formally Launches as New, Combined Firm

(Jan. 2, 2025) — Harris Beach Murtha is pleased to announce the successful combination of Harris Beach PLLC and Murtha Cullina LLP to form a new legal powerhouse.

Harris Beach Murtha offers clients greater strength and reach through added geographies and expanded services with more than 250 lawyers, including ~150 partners, working across 16 offices in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and the District of Columbia.

The law firm has a Northeast presence with global reach, and attorneys who embrace the unique challenges of regional, national and international law with the personalized dedication and attention of a local firm. Harris Beach Murtha serves clients in more than 20 major areas of law across a multitude of diverse industries.

Harris Beach Murtha’s deep understanding of complex regulatory, governmental, political and cultural environments, supported by extensive experience, deep local roots and a high standard of excellence sets the firm apart. This unique combination equips clients to successfully navigate ever changing legal landscapes.

Chris Jagel will serve as the Chief Executive Officer of Harris Beach Murtha, and Andy Corea, who served as Murtha Cullina’s Managing Partner for four years, will serve on the firm’s Management Committee.

Chris Jagel, Harris Beach Murtha CEO, said:

"Harris Beach Murtha unites the strengths of two firms, both deeply embedded in the communities we serve, and extends our capabilities and reach. The combination has already created synergies that enhance our ability to deliver exceptional results. We serve our clients and prospective clients with high-quality, tailored and new legal services in more locations, all while preserving our commitment to excellence and the unique culture that sets us apart.”

Andy Corea, Harris Beach Murtha Partner and former Murtha Cullina Managing Partner, said: 

“In becoming Harris Beach Murtha, our firms will continue their well-known commitment to dedicated client service, not only for our long-term, valued clients, but for potential clients who we can now serve due to an expanded geographic footprint. With our attorneys collaborating across more diverse practice areas, we have already begun delivering cross-disciplinary legal services that better respond to our clients’ expanding needs.”

The two firms first announced the combination last May, with the partnerships of both voting overwhelmingly in its favor.

About Harris Beach Murtha

Harris Beach Murtha formed in 2025 via the combination of Harris Beach PLLC and Murtha Cullina LLP. A forward-thinking and innovative partnership with the benefit of more than 250 years of combined history, Harris Beach Murtha’s New York roots reach back to 1856 and the firm has had ties to New England since 1936. Harris Beach and Murtha Cullina were separately among the country’s top law firms as ranked by The National Law Journal.

Harris Beach Murtha and its subsidiaries have a strong Northeast presence, but a global reach.  Clients include Fortune 100 corporations, privately held companies, emerging businesses, public sector entities, tax-exempt organizations and individuals. The firm’s practice areas and industries served span appellate law, business litigation, commercial real estate, construction, corporate, environmental, energy, financial institutions, financial restructuring, government compliance and investigations, health care, immigration, intellectual property, labor and employment, mass torts, medical and life sciences, political law, product liability, public finance, tax, and trusts and estates.

Harris Beach Murtha is the exclusive member firm in Connecticut for Lex Mundi, the world’s leading network of independent firms with in-depth experience in more than 125 countries worldwide. As part of the Lex Mundi global network, Harris Beach Murtha can provide clients with preferred access to more than 22,000 lawyers around the world – all from a single point of contact. Lex Mundi allows Harris Beach Murtha to seamlessly handle clients’ most challenging cross-border transactions and disputes.

The firm’s lawyers and consultants practice from offices throughout Connecticut in Bantam, Hartford, New Haven and Stamford; New York state in Albany, Buffalo, Ithaca, New York City, Rochester, Saratoga Springs, Syracuse, Long Island and White Plains, as well as in Boston, Massachusetts, Newark, New Jersey and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit www.harrisbeachmurtha.com.