Kirkland & Ellis acquires Bancroft, home to famed Supreme Court advocate Paul Clement

Kirkland & Ellis have acquired Bancroft, the litigation boutique founded by Viet Dinh, a Bush Administration official who helped create the Patriot Act, and home to well-respected U.S. Supreme Court…

Sep 12, 2016 10:16 AM CDT

Telltale signs of a union are confirmed: Andrews Kurth acquires all of Kenyon’s lawyers

Updated: Andrews Kurth has acquired all of the lawyers from intellectual property boutique Kenyon & Kenyon, confirming evidence of a possible union.

The deal was announced on Monday, Law.com…

Aug 29, 2016 1:10 PM CDT

Hunton merger talks with UK law firm reportedly stall following Brexit vote

Uncertainty following Britain’s vote to leave the European Union has reportedly slowed merger talks between Hunton & Williams and the U.K. law firm Addleshaw Goddard.

Unidentified partners at the…

Aug 25, 2016 11:53 AM CDT

Haynes and Boone merges with London-based law firm

The United Kingdom may have voted to leave the European Union, but that has not stopped Haynes and Boone from choosing to come to London.

In a Thursday press…

Jul 1, 2016 9:30 AM CDT

Law firm with tech expertise has acquired ‘Fixed’ ticket-fighting app

A smartphone-application-based business that helps individuals fight tickets has been acquired by a law firm with an unusual emphasis on technology.

Fixed, which had faced pushback on a number of…

Jun 15, 2016 4:48 PM CDT

Microsoft to purchase LinkedIn for $26.2 billion

Microsoft announced that it would pay $26.2 billion for social networking site LinkedIn, making it the largest deal in the software giant’s history.

According to the New York Times,…

Jun 13, 2016 1:24 PM CDT

Anderson Kill adds 10-attorney firm known for representation of HOA boards

Anderson Kill has added to its ranks a 10-attorney New York corporate firm known for its real estate work, as well as the representation of the boards and management companies…

Jun 2, 2016 11:15 AM CDT

Hunton & Williams is reportedly in merger talks with UK law firm

Hunton & Williams is discussing a merger with U.K. law firm Addleshaw Goddard, according to a legal publication’s report.

The firms have reportedly been discussing a merger for about nine…

May 24, 2016 11:21 AM CDT

Staples and Office Depot merger blocked by judge; companies call off the deal

Office Depot and Staples have abandoned merger plans as a result of a federal judge’s decision on Tuesday to block the deal.

U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan of Washington, D.C.,…

May 11, 2016 9:47 AM CDT

Husch Blackwell merges with Wisconsin law firm

Husch Blackwell is merging with the Wisconsin-based litigation and business law firm Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek.

The combined law firm will have 19 offices and more than 700 lawyers, according to…

Apr 29, 2016 9:54 AM CDT

Elevate Services acquires Legal OnRamp

Elevate Services has announced that it is expanding its legal technology business by acquiring Legal OnRamp.

Paul Lippe, the founder and CEO of OnRamp Systems Inc., will serve…

Apr 28, 2016 4:20 PM CDT

Pepper Hamilton and Reed Smith call a halt to merger talks

Pepper Hamilton and Reed Smith have ended their discussion of a possible merger.

Both firms issued written statements Friday confirming that their talks have concluded, but putting a slightly…

Apr 25, 2016 1:00 PM CDT

Pepper Hamilton and Reed Smith are discussing a possible merger

Pepper Hamilton and Reed Smith are in preliminary merger talks.

Both law firms confirmed early discussions about a merger, the Legal Intelligencer (sub. req.) reports. Bloomberg Big Law…

Apr 12, 2016 10:18 AM CDT

Top deal lawyer leaves Cravath for Paul Weiss

A top deal lawyer is leaving Cravath, Swaine & Moore to join Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.

Scott Barshay will lead the mergers-and-acquisitions practice at his new firm, report…

Apr 4, 2016 11:57 AM CDT

Merged law firms focus on operations at the expense of client development, report says

Most law firm mergers focus too much on operations and too little on client benefits, according to a new report by a consulting firm.

The report by Gulland Padfield says…

Mar 31, 2016 6:15 AM CDT