Mergers & Acquisitions

Texas environmental law firm merges with Kelley Drye

Kelley Drye & Warren has merged with Jackson Gilmour & Dobbs, a 14-lawyer Texas law firm known for its environmental litigation. Kelley Drye announced its merger with Jackson Gilmour & Dobbs in this press release. The Am Law Daily (sub. req.) and Bloomberg Big Law Business covered the development. Jackson…

Dec 1, 2016 12:37 PM CST

Wisconsin law firm will close after most of its remaining lawyers join another firm

Milwaukee law firm Weiss Berzowski has operated for more than 50 years, but it will no longer exist on Wednesday when most of its remaining lawyers join von Briesen & Roper. Fourteen lawyers are making the move to the new firm, report the Milwaukee Business Journal, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel…

Nov 30, 2016 8:30 AM CST

Sutherland and Eversheds confirm merger talks

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan and Eversheds have confirmed they are discussing a merger that would create a law firm with more than 2,300 lawyers in 29 countries. According to a joint statement by the firms, a merger proposal is being presented to partners for a vote likely to take place…

Nov 29, 2016 10:37 AM CST

Two BigLaw firms announce merger; combined firm will have about a thousand lawyers

Arnold & Porter and Kaye Scholer plan to merge and change their name to Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer. The merger wil take place on Jan. 1, according to a press release and a story by the Am Law Daily (sub. req.). The new law firm will have about 1,000…

Nov 10, 2016 10:12 AM CST

Baker Donelson and Ober Kaler vote to merge

Maryland law firm Ober Kaler will merge with Baker Donelson to form a firm with more than 800 lawyers in nine states and Washington, D.C. Shareholders at both law firms have approved the merger, which is set to take effect Jan. 1, according to a press release and stories by…

Oct 31, 2016 2:36 PM CDT

Littler expands European presence by combining with French labor and employment firm

Labor and employment giant Littler Mendelson continued its European expansion, announcing its arrival in France by joining with Paris and Lyon labor and employment firm Fromont Briens. On Monday, the firm revealed that it had entered into a Swiss verein-style combination with the 170-lawyer Fromont Briens. The combination is Littler’s…

Oct 20, 2016 5:12 PM CDT

Honigman experiences high turnover rate as it embarks on expansion plan

Michigan-based Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn has seen an exodus of lawyers over the last couple of years as the firm embarks on an ambitious expansion strategy. On Tuesday, Crain’s Detroit Business reported that 66 attorneys have left the 270-lawyer firm since the beginning of 2015. Crain’s found, of those…

Oct 12, 2016 2:15 PM CDT

UK law firms approve three-way merger

Three law firms in the United Kingdom have approved a merger into a single firm with more than 4,500 lawyers in 36 countries. The combining firms are CMS UK, Nabarro and Olswang, report Legal Week (sub. req.) and Financial Times. The new firm will be known as CMS. The merger…

Oct 11, 2016 12:01 PM CDT

Maynard Cooper & Gale opens New York office

Alabama-based firm Maynard Cooper & Gale has opened a new office in the Big Apple. On Monday, the firm announced the hiring of three veteran intellectual property lawyers to help establish the firm’s new office in New York City. Ex-Goodwin Procter partners Kevin Culligan and John Hanish have joined as…

Oct 5, 2016 1:45 PM CDT

Former Canadian PM Stephen Harper joins Dentons

Former Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper is joining the growing list of political giants that call Dentons home. On Monday, the firm announced it had entered into a partnership with Harper’s consulting firm, Harper & Associates Consulting. Harper, who had served as Prime Minister of Canada for more than…

Sep 13, 2016 12:15 PM CDT

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 advocate Paul Clement. According to a Monday press release, Clement, Dinh and all fifteen of Bancroft’s other attorneys will join…

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 reports. Andrews Kurth will acquire all 55 lawyers from Kenyon & Kenyon, bolstering the size of the larger firm’s IP group…

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 firms told Legal Week (sub. req.) that the merger talks slowed to allow time to evaluate the impact of the Brexit…

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 release, Haynes and Boone announced it had merged with London-based firm Curtis Davis Garrard. According to the press release, the merger…

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 fronts—including claims of intruding into the law-practice arena, even though it was working with attorneys in multiple states—as well as…

Jun 15, 2016 4:48 PM CDT