Law and lobbying firm Hogan & Hartson is in talks with United Kingdom based Lovells to create a firm with 2,500 attorneys, the blog of Legal Times reported.

Hogan & Hartson has long been one of the top lobbying firms in Washington, though it like other D.C. law firms with lobbying arms, has suffered from the downturn in the economy. For the first half of 2009, the firm posted lobbying revenue of $8.92 million, down 13 percent from a year ago, we reported.

The National Law Journal's story on the merger's potential implications for Hogan can be found here. (subscription.)