Dead Kennedys initiated by his former Dead Kennedys band mates over songwriting credits and unpaid royalties. In 2001, the band reformed without Biafra; various singers have since been recruited for vocal duties. Dead Kennedys formed in June 1978 in San Francisco, California, when East Bay Ray (Raymond Pepperell) advertised for bandmates in the newspaper "The Recycler", after seeing a ska-punk show at Mabuhay Gardens in San Francisco. The original band lineup consisted of Jello Biafra (Eric Reed Boucher) on vocals, East Bay Ray on guitar, Klaus Flouride (Geoffrey Lyall) on bass, 6025 (Carlos Cadona) on rhythm guitar and Ted (Bruce Slesinger) on
Kennedys Law move that added 70 employees and a Brussels office to the firm. In 2016 Kennedys merged with Danish firm Advokatfirmaet Erritzøe and acquired an office in Copenhagen. On November 1, 2016 Kennedys merged with boutique marine and shipping law firm Waltons & Morse. Kennedys merged with a US insurance law firm Carroll McNulty & Kull (CMK) in 2017, increasing their US practice in all their key markets. "Chambers UK 2016" have ranked Kennedys as Band 1 in nine practice areas, and have listed 38 lawyers as Leading Individuals. "The Legal 500 UK 2016" have ranked Kennedys as a ‘top-tier firm’