Pillsbury said to be in merger talks with Chadbourne

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman is in merger talks with Chadbourne & Parke, according to seven anonymous sources that have been in communication with Bloomberg Business of Law.
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Pillsbury said to be in merger talks with Chadbourne

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Such a merger could create a joint headcount of over 900 lawyers - with 600 coming from San Francisco-based Pillsbury and 345 from Manhattan-based Chadbourne. Revenue would be US$810m. The combined firm would be particularly strong in energy, builidng on Pillsbury's specialism in energy and natural resources and a Chadbourne client list that has included Duke Energy and Tanaska Power Fund. 

Flat demand growth

Don DiPietro, chair of the law firm lending team at Citi Private Bank, said: 'It’s not surprising, in an environment where demand growth has been flat or modest at best, to see various forms of consolidation on the rise.' Source: Bloomberg Business of Law

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