Law Firm Mergers and Alliances
Stephenson Harwood and Taylor Wessing call off merger talks
UK and European firms characterise decision not to go ahead with proposed tie-up as mutual in joint statement
Stephenson Harwood acquires DLA Piper’s Bangkok office
Office transfer – said to be the first of its kind in the Thai market – adds more than 40 team members, including four partners
Clare Locke, Schillings launch intelligence and investigations joint venture
US-based CLS Vision will be fronted by former CIA leader Fred Glazier and intelligence expert Allison Everhardt
Clifford Chance to end formal alliance with Singapore’s Cavenagh Law after 14 years
UK firm ends relationship with boutique that enabled it to provide local litigation advice in city-state
Fennemore to merge with Gallagher & Kennedy to reshape Arizona legal scene
Combination is the latest in a string of M&A deals for the fast-growing regional firm
PE-backed regional-focused accumulator group Lawfront makes double acquisition
Lawfront firm FJG acquires Giles Wilson in Leigh-on-Sea and Farleys purchases Houldsworth Solicitors in Clitheroe
Regional powerhouse Knights steps up South East expansion with £27m Moore Barlow deal
Listed regional firm will add 160 legal professionals to its ranks with acquisition of target’s commercial and private wealth business lines
Knights expands Thames Valley footprint with THP Solicitors acquisition
Deal worth £4m adds 30 legal experts to firm’s Reading office
Linklaters and South Africa’s Webber Wentzel end 13-year alliance
Move continues string of strategy changes in South Africa by major law firms including A&O Shearman, Norton Rose Fulbright and legacy Hogan Lovells
Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader cement $3.9bn merger
Combination touted as the ‘largest law firm merger in history’ goes live today
Ashurst, Perkins Coie complete $2.8bn transatlantic merger
Ashurst Perkins Coie launches with more than 950 partners across 52 global offices
Addleshaw Goddard debuts in the Netherlands with local merger
Tie-up with 17-partner corporate firm Florent continues AG’s Europe and Middle East expansion drive
Transatlantic Winston Taylor merger goes live
Tie-up of Winston & Strawn and Taylor Wessing’s UK-led business completed today, creating firm with 1,400 lawyers and £1.2bn in revenue
Private equity-backed BBS Law and Carter Bond combine to launch Orwins
Aliter Capital-backed Orwins also invests in Reading-based firm Clarkslegal
Pérez-Llorca extends Latin America push with Peru merger
Spanish-headquartered firm agrees deal to combine with Lima-based Miranda & Amado