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Another major player is betting on Austin. Gilmore & Bell, a Kansas City-based law firm with deep roots in public finance and municipal bond work, is pushing into the Lone Star State for the first time — and it's choosing the Texas capital as its beachhead.
The firm announced plans to establish its inaugural Texas outpost in Austin, a move that signals continued confidence in the city's expanding corporate ecosystem and the growing demand for sophisticated legal services tied to infrastructure, municipal finance, and technology-sector deal flow.
Gilmore & Bell has built a national reputation advising state and local governments on debt issuance and public finance transactions — a specialization that dovetails neatly with Austin's booming municipal bond activity and the region's aggressive infrastructure spending tied to explosive population growth.
The expansion adds to a wave of out-of-state professional services firms relocating or extending operations into Austin as the metro continues attracting corporate headquarters, semiconductor manufacturers, and venture-backed startups. Where businesses go, specialized legal talent follows.
For Austin's tech and startup community, the arrival of firms like Gilmore & Bell deepens the local bench of legal expertise available to founders navigating public partnerships, government contracts, and complex financing structures — resources that have historically required flying in outside counsel or relocating key transactions to larger markets like Dallas or Houston.
The firm did not immediately disclose the size of its Austin team or a specific office address, but the move marks a clear strategic pivot toward Texas as a long-term growth market.