Mergers & Acquisitions

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

Patton Boggs in merger talks with Squire Sanders

Lobbying powerhouse Patton Boggs is talking about a potential merger with Squire Sanders, a 1,300-attorney Swiss verein that has grown from its Cleveland roots into an international firm with offices on five continents. Although Patton Boggs has been tightening its belt after a 12 percent revenue drop last year, a…

Feb 26, 2014 7:25 PM CST

Dinsmore merges with bond-counsel firm as part of ‘aggressive’ growth strategy

Dinsmore & Shohl is merging with Cincinnati-based bond-counsel firm Peck Shaffer & Williams. Thirty-five lawyer Peck Shaffer will become a division of Dinsmore, according to a press release. The merger takes effect on March 1. The Cincinnati Business Courier and Cincinnati.com have stories. The combination gives Dinsmore a presence in…

Feb 26, 2014 12:53 PM CST

Investors spent $458M on legal startups in 2013; will 2014 be another big year?

As a number of traditional law firms struggle to move forward in challenging economic times, legal startups are booming. Following a remarkable 2013 in which investors poured $458 million into ventures such as Judicata, Rocket Lawyer and Shake—a stunning increase over the $66 million invested in 2012—it looks like 2014…

Feb 14, 2014 8:30 PM CST

Cohen Milstein merges with Florida firm

Class-action law firm Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll has merged with Florida firm Leopold Law, adding two partners and three other lawyers to the Milstein firm. The merged firm will have 80 lawyers, according to a press release, the Daily Business Review (sub. req.) and the Washington Business Journal. Cohen…

Feb 13, 2014 12:51 PM CST

McDonald Hopkins expands office in Ohio’s capital by adding litigation boutique

McDonald Hopkins announced Monday that it is expanding its office in the Ohio state capital by acquiring a six-attorney litigation boutique. Welin, O’Shaughnessy + Scheaf focuses on construction law and litigation, complex business litigation and oil and gas litigation. Name partner Peter D. Welin will now head the Columbus office…

Feb 3, 2014 9:00 PM CST