Law Firm Mergers and Alliances
McDermott, Schulte agree $2.8bn merger
Combination set to go live on 1 August, creating top-20 US firm by revenue with more than 1,750 lawyers
The beginner’s guide to law firm mergers - a managing partner’s perspective
Following the arrival of two former law firm managing partners at 3Kites, Paul Longhurst taps their vast experience to create a checklist for firms considering a merger
Kinstellar builds in Asia with Cambodia launch
Top European independent forms association with two Cambodian firms after debuting in Southeast Asia last year through Vietnam tie-up
Crowell merges with life sciences boutique, opens Boston office
Tie-up with 24-lawyer Faber Daeufer & Itrato boosts Crowell’s emerging companies and life sciences capabilities
HSF’s merger with Kramer Levin goes live
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer boasts revenue of more than $2bn; points to focus on US growth
Pérez-Llorca furthers LatAm ambitions with landmark Colombia merger
Tie-up with 120-lawyer Gómez-Pinzón marks first merger between two leading firms in the Iberian Peninsula and Colombia
PE-backed Lawfront scoops up sixth regional UK firm
Legal services group eyes £150m turnover as it marks largest acquisition to date with South West law firm Trethowans
McDermott, Schulte in merger talks to create $2.8bn firm
Tie-up would create top 20 US firm by revenue and headcount
DAC Beachcroft forges Australian alliance
Collaboration with insurance specialist Gilchrist Connell intended to help clients navigate complex coverage issues and defend claims
Herbert Smith Freehills and Kramer Levin approve merger to create top 20 global firm
Partnerships vote ‘overwhelmingly’ for combination, forging ‘transatlantic and transpacific’ firm with $2bn-plus revenue
Womble Bond Dickinson enters alliance with Brazilian firm Schmidt Valois
Collaboration will enhance Womble’s energy and natural resources coverage in Latin America
Taylor Wessing unveils Italian alliance
Anglo-German firm joins forces with Orsingher Ortu, boosting European credentials
Two sets of mid-sized UK law firms unveil mergers as business costs rise
Seddons GSC and Wilkin Chapman Rollits will both come into being on 1 April
French firm LPA Law debuts in Vietnam through boutique merger
Tie-up with 15-lawyer APFL Partners comes as Vietnam’s economy grows rapidly fuelled by strong exports and foreign investment
Knights absorbs South East firm in £30m deal
Merger with IBB Law largest yet for listed UK acquisitor firm
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