▁United ▁States ▁The ▁F ay ette ville , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁metropol itan ▁area , ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁F ay ette ville ▁( disambiguation ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Lord ▁Day ▁& ▁Lord ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁ ▁large , ▁blue - ch ip ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁law ▁firm . ▁It ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁by ▁Daniel ▁Lord , ▁his ▁son ▁Daniel ▁De ▁Forest ▁Lord , ▁and ▁his ▁son - in - law ▁Henry ▁Day . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁firm ▁had ▁retained ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁when ▁it ▁merged ▁with ▁smaller ▁firm ▁Bar rett ▁Smith ▁Simon ▁& ▁Arm strong ▁to ▁become ▁Lord ▁Day ▁& ▁Lord , ▁Bar rett ▁Smith . ▁Bar rett ▁Smith ▁was ▁a ▁firm ▁of ▁ 6 5 ▁att or ne ys ▁( which ▁then ▁qualified ▁as ▁mid - s ized ) ▁that ▁focused ▁on ▁white ▁col lar ▁criminal ▁defense ▁lit ig ation , ▁comm od ities ▁and ▁aircraft ▁le asing . ▁It ▁brought ▁major ▁clients ▁the ▁C off ee , ▁Sug ar ▁and ▁C ocoa ▁Exchange , ▁M err ill ▁Lyn ch , ▁and ▁British ▁Air ways . ▁Lord ▁Day ' s ▁traditional ▁clients ▁were ▁the ▁American ▁Stock ▁Exchange , ▁C un ard ▁Line , ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁and ▁Chem ical ▁Bank . ▁The ▁combined ▁firm ▁maintained ▁offices ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁and ▁London . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁consum m ation ▁of ▁the ▁mer ger , ▁however , ▁rival ▁New ▁York ▁firm ▁Ch ad