Bingham said to be seeking merger

July, 18 2014

Boston-based, 800-lawyer firm Bingham McCutchen is said to have approached at least four other practices to discuss merger in the last three months.

Some say that Bingham is seeking to merge and have approached at least four other firms. Marcio Jose Bastos Silva

Sources have told Reuters that the 123-year old practice has spoken to Chicago-based Winston & Strawn, Philadelphia-based Morgan Lewis & Bockius as well as O’Melveny & Myers and Morrison & Foerster. The firm is said to be seeking a merger partner after demand for its services has diminished among corporates. Corporate clients are slashing budgets and cutting what they will pay to their external advisers. Source: Reuters