Mergers & Acquisitions

Verrill Dana to hire 20 lawyers from Connecticut firm, will tie Pierce Atwood as biggest Maine firm

Although technically not a merger, an agreement by Verrill Dana to acquire the employees of a Connecticut-based law firm effectively is one, says managing partner K.C. Jones. And when the 20 lawyers from Levett Rockwood come on board around the beginning of the year, the combined roster of approximately 140…

Dec 2, 2014 3:00 PM CST

Locke Lord and Edwards Wildman to merge into 1,000-attorney firm

The partners of Locke Lord and Edwards Wildman Palmer have OK’d a merger, effective Jan. 10, that will put the melded 1,000-attorney firm among the county’s 50 highest-grossing law partnerships. A joint announcement Monday says the new firm will be known as Locke Lord Edwards. Locke Lord chair Jerry Clements…

Dec 1, 2014 11:55 AM CST

More than 750 Bingham partners, lawyers and staffers are going to Morgan Lewis

Morgan Lewis is acquiring 525 lawyers and staffers from Bingham McCutchen in addition to 226 partners from the law firm. Terms of the acquisition were finalized on Friday, the Am Law Daily reports. The acquisition gives Morgan Lewis about 2,000 lawyers in 28 offices. Morgan Lewis chair Jami McKeon said…

Nov 24, 2014 9:23 AM CST

How to curb the law firm exodus? Study looks at traits of those most likely to leave law practice

Law firms seeking to hire lawyers more likely to stay in law practice should be forewarned: Lawyers with “higher levels of resilience, empathy, initiative and sociability” are more likely to leave law practice than those with lower levels of those traits. That finding is from an online assessment of more…

Nov 13, 2014 5:45 AM CST

Bingham and Edwards Wildman shed lawyers ahead of potential mergers

Bingham McCutchen and Edwards Wildman Palmer are preparing for potential mergers by shedding some of their lawyers. Edwards Wildman may vote this month on a potential merger with Locke Lord; the two firms have signed a letter of intent to form a merged firm called Locke Lord Edwards, the Am…

Nov 7, 2014 7:27 AM CST

Armstrong Teasdale opens office in Denver

Armstrong Teasdale has opened a new office in Denver. According to the St. Louis Post Dispatch, the firm’s new office, which includes a group of 10 attorneys from Steese, Evans & Frankel, officially opened its doors today. The move is the latest in a westward expansion by the Missouri-based Armstrong…

Oct 1, 2014 5:23 PM CDT

Fox Rothschild acquires Dallas boutique firm

Fox Rothschild now has a presence in Texas as a result of its acquisition of 18-lawyer Dallas law firm David & Goodman. According to a Tuesday story from the Legal Intelligencer, Fox Rothschild’s newest office will provide litigation, corporate and family law services. Fox Rothschild acquired every one of David…

Oct 1, 2014 12:21 PM CDT

Are key partners on board for merger of Bingham and Morgan Lewis?

Updated:Two dozen or more key partners at Bingham McCutchen will have to be on board with a merger before Morgan, Lewis & Bockius will agree to proceed with the deal, according to published reports. Two anonymous sources told the Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) about the importance of about two…

Sep 29, 2014 10:08 AM CDT

Bingham and Morgan Lewis reportedly reach merger agreement

Bingham McCutchen’s managing partner Steven Browne reportedly informed partners on Friday that the firm has reached an agreement to merge with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius. Browne revealed the tentative tie-up in a voice mail, anonymous sources told Reuters, which broke the news. The Am Law Daily and the Wall Street…

Sep 22, 2014 7:12 AM CDT

Locke Lord and Edwards Wildman OK letter of intent to merge into 1,000-attorney firm

Two well-known law firms announced Wednesday that they have signed a letter of intent to merge. However, partners Locke Lord and Edwards Wildman Palmer haven’t yet voted to OK the potential melding of the two firms, which is subject to what a press release describes as “the negotiation and execution…

Sep 10, 2014 1:45 PM CDT

Will Bingham lose its London managing partner? Merger talks said to spur possible exodus

Bingham McCutchen could lose London managing partner James Roome along with several other international partners if the firm pursues merger talks with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, according to a published report. Four former Bingham partners who asked for anonymity told the Am Law Daily (sub. req.) that Roome was in…

Sep 9, 2014 10:34 AM CDT

Which lawyers are leaving Patton Boggs?

At a press conference on Tuesday, leaders of merging law firms Patton Boggs and Squire Sanders said that some lawyers would not be joining Squire Patton Boggs. Squire Sanders chairman Jim Maiwurm did not say how many lawyers would join the merged firm, the Washington Post reported. “A few people…

May 30, 2014 12:54 PM CDT

Squire Sanders and Patton Boggs will merge on June 1

Meet Squire Patton Boggs, one of the 25 largest law firms in the United States. The merger of Squire Sanders and Patton Boggs will take effect on June 1, according to a press release. The merged firm will have nearly 1,600 lawyers spanning 45 offices in 21 countries around the…

May 27, 2014 12:10 PM CDT

Patton Boggs and Squire Sanders reportedly could vote on a merger proposal this week

Partners at Patton Boggs and Squire Sanders could vote on a proposed merger as early as this week. Reuters and Wall Street Journal say unnamed sources familiar with the matter told them that the combined entity would result in an approximately-1,700 lawyer firm that would be known as Squire Patton…

May 19, 2014 6:56 PM CDT

Buchanan Ingersoll acquires a 90-attorney Florida firm

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney is acquiring a 90-lawyer Florida law firm, increasing its attorney roster in the state and adding four new Florida offices. Partners of Pittsburgh-based Buchanan Ingersoll and Fowler White Boggs voted Thursday to approve a merger that takes effect Friday, according to a press release. Together, they…

Mar 13, 2014 7:53 PM CDT