FBT Gibbons LLP

FBT Gibbons is a national mid-market firm with more than 800 attorneys across 26 offices serving growth-oriented startups through multinational corporations. The firm combines deep industry expertise in energy, finance, life sciences, and manufacturing with recognized innovation in AI legal strategies, digital assets, and commercial litigation.

About

FBT Gibbons is a national mid-market law firm formed on January 1, 2026, through the combination of Frost Brown Todd and Gibbons. The firm now operates more than 800 attorneys across 26 offices, including its Charleston, West Virginia location and a newer Naples, Florida office.

The firm serves a broad range of clients, from growth-oriented startups and mid-sized businesses to multinational corporations with interests in middle markets. FBT Gibbons maintains recognized strength in the energy, finance, life sciences, and manufacturing sectors. The firm's attorneys combine deep industry knowledge with a forward-thinking approach to legal strategy, developing solutions that reflect both market dynamics and clients' broader business objectives.

FBT Gibbons structures its practice around several core service areas. The firm handles business and commercial litigation, banking and financial disputes, commercial finance, and consumer financial services and protection matters. In the intellectual property space, the firm advises on advertising, entertainment, and media issues. The firm also provides counsel in product, tort, and insurance litigation; private equity and venture work including acquisitions and divestitures; and wealth planning and family office services. Government services, municipal law, and technology-focused practice areas—including AI legal strategies and data and digital assets—round out its capabilities.

Innovation and technology are central to the firm's identity. FBT Gibbons has been recognized by The Financial Times as one of the Most Innovative Firms in North America, a distinction reflecting not only its adoption of new legal tools and technologies but also its commitment to developing creative approaches to legal practice and client service. The firm maintains a dedicated focus on artificial intelligence as both a subject matter for legal counsel and as a tool for improving how it serves clients.

Beyond traditional legal work, FBT Gibbons emphasizes diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging as core values—not merely as business strategy but as a matter of principle. The firm's leadership team brings a visionary approach to both the substance of legal practice and the firm's role within its communities.

FBT Gibbons maintains a national profile with thought leadership in its core industries. Prospective clients can expect a firm that combines broad legal capability, deep sectoral experience, and a commitment to innovation in how it approaches legal problems and client relationships.

Overview compiled from the firm's website