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TALK ABOUT MIXED MARRIAGES: LEGG MASON AND A LAW FIRM

Baltimore brokerage Legg Mason Inc.'s joint venture with a Boston law firm is a test of a union…

Baltimore brokerage Legg Mason Inc.'s joint venture with a Boston law firm is a test of a union between the legal and the securities professions that many see as inevitable, but risky.

To capture more wealthy clients for its money management business, Legg Mason formed a joint venture last week wit

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