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• Australian firm Freehills reportedly in merger talks with UK firm Herbert Smith

  Yesterday RollonFriday reports on rumours that Australian firm Freehills and UK firm Herbert Smith are preparing to put the question of a merger to their respective partnerships... more

• FFW in merger negotiations with LG

  Yesterday Field Fisher Waterhouse is in the early stages of merger negotiations with LG. No deal has yet been put to partners, and FFW says that the merger is just one of... more

• Dewey & LeBouef's leaders explain the firm's collapse

  May 18 2012 This article gives an account of an interview in DealBook with Martin Bienenstock and L. Charles Landgraf, both of whom served as the ‘office of the Chairman’ at Dewey... more

• DAC Beachcroft allies with Canadian firm with a view to merging

  May 18 2012 DAC Beachcroft has entered into a formal association with Canadian firm McCague Borlack, with a long-term plan to fully merge the two firms. Initially, the deal... more

• Australian secondment firms set to merge

  May 17 2012 Secondment firms Advent Lawyers and Balance Legal have agreed to merge on 1 July. The combined firm will be known as AdventBalance, will have a headcount of around 80... more

• Bristol law firm TLT to merge with Scottish litigation house Anderson Fyfe

  May 15 2012 Bristol law firm TLT is set to merge with Scottish litigation house Anderson Fyfe, gaining offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh as well as eight partners and 45 employees.... more

• UK firm Weightmans posts 33% revenue increase

  May 10 2012 UK law firm Weightmans has posted revenues of £77.1 million in the 2011-12 financial year, an increase of nearly 33% that may see the firm enter the top 50 UK law... more

• Tough going in Scotland: redundancies, defections and shutters

  May 09 2012 Scottish firm Maclay Murray & Spens has initiated a redundancy consultation in its Private Client department, with four support staff roles and two legal roles at... more

• UK firm Taylor Wessing expands in Europe with ENWC merger

  May 07 2012 Taylor Wessing has merged with Austrian-headquartered firm ENWC, which offers the UK firm a means of expanding into Central and Eastern Europe via ENWC’s offices in... more

• Top 100 firms report single digit growth for last year

  May 04 2012 The Am Law Daily has released figures that give a snapshot of the legal services industry over the past year. The top 100 firms saw single digit growth in gross... more

• Clyde & Co pursues growth strategy in Asia

  May 01 2012 Clyde & Co is pursuing a strategy of growth in Asia, despite the departure of seven partners from its Hong Kong office in April, said the firm’s CEO Peter Hasson in... more

• Dewey & LeBoeuf has until the end of the month to negotiate debt problem

  Apr 27 2012 Reports are circulating that troubled New York law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf is facing serious debt problems, and has until the end of the month to negotiate extending a... more

• Amarchand and Luthra lead league table of Indian dealmakers in the first quarter of 2012

  Apr 27 2012 A league table of dealmakers in the Indian legal services market has put Amarchand Mangaldas Suresh A Shroff & Co and Luthra & Luthra at the top of the list - each... more

• Dewey & LeBoeuf loses senior London partner to KPMG

  Apr 25 2012 Dewey & LeBoeuf has lost one of the firm’s most senior London partners, Fred Gander. Gander, a taxation specialist who has been with Dewey since 1991, will join KPMG... more

• McKenna Long & Aldridge merges with Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps

  Mar 28 2012 The merger between Atlanta-based firm McKenna Long & Aldridge and San Diego-based firm Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps has concluded, creating a 575-lawyer firm with... more

• Ashurst appoints new managing partner

  Mar 22 2012 Ashurst has tapped Paris-based banking partner James Collis to be its new managing partner. Collis takes over from Simon Bromwich, who decided last month to step down... more

• US firm Edwards Wildman Palmer posts strong post-merger revenue growth

  Mar 06 2012 US firm Edwards Wildman Palmer has posted an 18 per cent increase in revenue, from $297.9 million to $352.7 million in its first post-merger financial results. The... more

• UK firm DWF set to make redundancies

  Feb 27 2012 UK firm DWF is set to make some redundancies after the proposed merger with Cobbetts fell through three weeks ago, through RollOnFriday points out that the firm would... more

• International law firms set their sights on Mexico

  Feb 24 2012 Large international law firms are setting their sights on Mexico, as the country’s growing economy precipitates both inbound and outbound investment streams. DLA... more

• Salans and SNR Denton rumored to be close to merger deal

  Feb 21 2012 There are rumours circulating that Salans and SNR Denton in the final stages of negotiating a merger. The combined firm would have the benefit of Salans’... more

• Australian firm Mallesons reviews lockstep ahead of merger with King & Wood

  Feb 20 2012 Mallesons Stephen Jaques is reviewing its lockstep remuneration system ahead of the merger with Chinese law firm King & Wood. The firm currently operates a 10-year... more

• Singapore allows foreign law firms to take a stake in local legal practices

  Feb 16 2012 Singapore has passed legislation to foreign law firms to own a stake in local legal practices or share in their profits, and has relaxed the rules for admission of... more

• Indian law firms Udwadia & Udeshi and Argus Partners set to merge

  Feb 15 2012 Indian law firms Udwadia & Udeshi and Argus Partners are set to merge on April 1, 2012. The combined firm will operate under the name Udwadia, Udeshi & Argus Partners,... more

• FoxMandal and Little & Co Make De-merger Settlement

  Feb 14 2012 Indian firms FoxMandal and Little have ended their five-year old alliance, de-merging with a settlement agreement after internal conflicts between the partners led to... more

• Pinsent Masons and McGrigors announce merger plans

  Feb 07 2012 London firm Pinsent Masons and Scottish firm McGrigors have announced a formal agreement to merge. The combined firm will operate under the banner of Pinsent Masons... more

• DWF and Cobbetts end merger talks

  Feb 06 2012 After months of negotiations, the proposed merger between DWF and Cobbetts has fallen in a heap. Word go out last November that the firms were considering joining up,... more

• Ashurst managing partner steps down 6 months early

  Feb 01 2012 Ashurst managing partner Simon Bromwich has announced that he will stand down from his role in May, six months ahead of schedule. Bromwich is set to take over as head... more

• Herbert Smith and Freehills consider July merger

  Feb 01 2012 Herbert Smith is still in merger negotiations with Australian firm Freehills, with reports emerging that a tie-up between the firms could happen as early as 1 July... more

• Mergers provide firms with the chance to weed out underperformers

  Jan 27 2012 Merger agreements are providing law firms with a convenient way to get rid of underperforming partners, says Legal recruiter Larry Watanabe of Watanabe & Nason.... more

• Herbert Smith enters negotiations with Australian firm Freehills

  Jan 23 2012 Herbert Smith has entered into merger talks with Australian firm Freehills, with a number of different options on the table including a full merger, a Swiss... more

• McGrigors and Pinsent Masons in merger talks

  Jan 21 2012 Scotland’s largest law firm by turnover, McGrigors, has confirmed that it is in merger talks with the London-based Pinsent Masons, with a deal to be put to the firms’... more

• US firms McKenna Long and Luce Forward announce merger

  Jan 20 2012 McKenna Long & Aldridge and Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps have announced a merger, forming a combined firm under the McKenna banner, with a headcount of over 600... more

• UK firms DWF and Cobbetts finally announce plans to merge

  Jan 18 2012 UK firms DWF and Cobbetts have finally announced their plans to merge in May, after unconfirmed reports circulated about the tie-up since November, when the domain... more

• Salans finds a new alliance in Turkey

  Jan 16 2012 Salans is expanding into Turkey after making an alliance deal with local firm Balcioglu Selcuk Akman Keki. Salans has already been in Turkey for eight years, allied... more

• Squire Sanders & Demspey rebrands

  Jan 16 2012 The law firm formerly known as Squire Sanders & Dempsey has lost the third name from its letterhead. After 111 years under the same banner, the firm has decided to... more

• US firms Bingham McHale and Greenebaum Doll & McDonald to merge

  Dec 22 2011 US firms Bingham McHale and Greenebaum Doll & McDonald have announced plans to merge. The combined firm will maintain offices in Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio, and have a... more

• Reed Smith loses three partners in Hong Kong

  Dec 21 2011 Reed Smith has lost three partners from its Hong Kong office. The trio of partners - litigation veteran and former senior partner Chris Howse along with partners Kevin... more

• Chinese and Australian firms will merge to become a force in Asia-Pacific

  Dec 18 2011 Leading Chinese law firm King & Wood is set to ally with major Australian firm Mallesons Stephen Jaques to form one of the biggest legal practices in Asia. The firms... more

• Merger of Indian law firms ends up in court

  Dec 18 2011 Merger negotiations between two of India’s oldest law firms, FoxMandal and Co and Little & Co, have fallen in a heap after four years, precipitating a legal battle in... more

• Arnold Porter acquires SF firm Howard Rice

  Dec 08 2011 Washington-based law firm Arnold & Porter is set to acquire mid-size San Francisco firm Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin. The merger will brin Howard Rice’s... more

• International firm Bryan Cave acquires Denver firm Holme Roberts

  Dec 07 2011 The 113-year-old Denver firm Holme Roberts & Owen is set to merge with St. Louis-based Bryan Cave. Holme Roberts will bring its 150 lawyers under the banner of... more

• Lathams gains commercial litigation capacity in Milan with merger

  Dec 06 2011 US firm Latham & Watkins is now able to offer commercial litigation expertise in Italy, after acquiring Italian litigation boutique Degli Occhi e Associati. Cesare... more

• UK firms Martineau and Sprecher Grier set to merge

  Dec 04 2011 UK firms Martineau and Sprecher Grier Halberstam are set to merge, forming a combined entity with more than 200 fee-earners, 60 partners and a turnover of £30 million.... more

• Hogan Lovells moves toward merit-based system across the board

  Dec 03 2011 Transatlantic firm Hogan Lovells is preparing for a full review of partner compensation as it moves toward integrating the pay structures of the merged firms Lovells... more

• Bryan Cave in merger talks with Holme Roberts & Owen

  Dec 01 2011 Bryan Cave and Denver-based Holme Roberts & Owen are investigating a potential tie-up, according to reports. Holme Roberts managing partner Randall Miller said:... more

• King & Wood Mallesons - would it work?

  Dec 01 2011 Interesting article here on the proposed merger between Australian firm Mallesons Stephen Jaques and Chinese firm King & Wood. The article tries to assess whether the... more

• Merger negotiations between Alllen & Gledhill and A&O pose questions for future of profession in Singapore

  Nov 30 2011 As Allen & Gledhill, Singapore's leading corporate law firm continues its courtship with British giant Allen & Overy, many in the industry are asking what a merger... more

• Herbert Smith to leave alliance after 'best friends' reject formal merger

  Nov 26 2011 Merger negotiations between Herbert Smith and its alliance partners have fallen through, thwarting the UK-based firm’s plans for the next step in a ten-year alliance.... more

• Mallesons and King & Wood put merger to partners

  Nov 23 2011 Australian firm Mallesons Stephen Jaques and Chinese firm King & Wood are set to put their merger proposal to partners this week. If it goes ahead, the merged firm... more

• Washington firm McKenna Long in merger talks with California firm Luce Forward

  Nov 17 2011 Washington DC-based firm McKenna Long & Aldridge has initiated merger negotiations with Californian firm Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps. Luce was founded in 1873 and... more

• Veteran arbitrator leaves Norton Rose, citing post-merger conflicts of interest

  Nov 08 2011 The chairman emeritus at Norton Rose is leaving the firm, citing conflicts of interest. Chairman emeritus L. Yves Fortier joined the firm know as Ogilvy Renault 50... more

• London firms Beachcroft and Davies Arnold Cooper cancel trainee programs

  Oct 25 2011 London merger partners Beachcroft and Davies Arnold Cooper have announced that they will not conduct a trainee recruitment program this year. The two insurance law... more

• More departures from Barlow Lyde & Gilbert ahead of merger

  Oct 13 2011 Barlow Lyde & Gilbert insurance partners Simon Cooper and Kiran Soar have left the firm to join with Ince & Co ahead of the firm’s merger with Clyde & Co. Chris... more

• US firms Baker & Daniels and Faegre & Benson agree to merge

  Oct 13 2011 Indianapolis-based firm Baker & Daniels has confirmed that a merger agreement has been reached between itself and Minneapolis firm Faegre & Benson. The agreement... more

• End of merger talks between Dundas & Wilson and Bircham

  Oct 10 2011 Merger talks have collapsed between Edinburgh-based Dundas & Wilson and London firm Bircham Dyson Bell. According to this article in The Lawyer magazine, the... more

• Norton Rose concludes merger agreement with Canadian firm Macleod Dixon

  Oct 10 2011 Norton Rose has announced the conclusion of merger negotiations with Canadian firm Macleod Dixon, agreeing to tie up with the firm in January 2012. The alliance –... more

• Norton Rose in merger negotiations with Canadian firm Macleod Dixon

  Oct 04 2011 International law firm Norton Rose is in merger talks with Canadian firm Macleod Dixon, with the aim of boosting its resources practice. Norton Rose confirmed that... more

• Eversheds merges with local firm to enter Romanian market

  Oct 03 2011 Eversheds has announced that it will launch in Romania after concluding the terms of merger with local four-partner firm Lina & Guia. The office in Bucharest will... more

• Ashurst set to merge with Australian firm Blake Dawson

  Sep 27 2011 British firm Ashurst has announced plans to form an alliance with one of Australia's biggest law firms, Blake Dawson. The firms will merge their Asian practices in... more

• Scottish and British law firms in formal merger negotiations

  Sep 23 2011 Scottish law firm Dundas & Wilson and British firm Bircham Dyson Bell have confirmed that they are considering a merger which, if it went ahead, would create a 130... more

• Financial penalties encourage Barlows equity partners to stay put after merger

  Sep 15 2011 The merger deal between Barlow Lyde & Gilbert and Clyde & Co includes financial penalties for any Barlows equity partners that leave the combined firm any time in the... more

• High merger activity between law firms is set to continue

  Sep 07 2011 Interesting article here in the Wall Street Journal, which anticipates more merger activity for law firms in the near future. According to reports, firms are now... more

• Jones Walker merges with Mississippi firm Watkins Ludlam

  Sep 06 2011 Louisiana law firm of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre and Mississippi law firm of Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis have announced plans to merge... more

• Indianapolis firm Ice Miller takes on 90 lawyers via merger

  Aug 24 2011 Indianapolis-based law firm Ice Miller has merged with Columbus firm Schottenstein Zox & Dunn, bringing 90 lawyers under the Ice Miller Banner from 1 January 2012.... more

• Norton Rose Australia appoints new managing partner

  Aug 18 2011 Norton Rose Australia has announced the appointment of a new managing partner, with Wayne Spanner set to take over the role from current MP Don Boyd on 1 January 2012.... more

• US firms Baker & Daniels and Faegre & Benson consider merger

  Aug 15 2011 Baker & Daniels and Faegre & Benson have confirmed that they are in formal discussions regarding a potential merger between the two firms. If the tie-up proceeds, the... more

• Partnerships give the nod to merger between Clydes and Barlows

  Aug 05 2011 The proposed merger between Clyde & Co and Barlow Lyde & Gilbert has passed muster in a partnership vote, clearing the way to a formal agreement. Clyde & Co senior... more

• Indian firm Khaitan & Co boosts Bangalore practice with merger

  Aug 04 2011 Khaitan &Co has boosted its Bangalore office with the hire of partner Anindita Phukan. Phukan is followed by her team from Phukan & Associates – the firm she founded a... more

• Fulbright & Jaworski merges with Houston IP boutique

  Aug 03 2011 Fulbright & Jaworski has announced a merger agreement with Houston intellectual property boutique Slusser Wilson & Partridge. The merged firm will operate under the... more

• O'Melveny & Myers appoints Bradley Butwin as Chairman

  Jul 29 2011 O'Melveny & Myers has appointed New York-based litigation head Bradley Butwin as its new chair. Butwin was selected for the top job over two other candidates,... more

• Leading Russian firms merge to create market leader

  Jul 21 2011 Two leading Russian firms have announced a merger, in a move that will create the largest law firm in the region, with over 300 lawyers. Moscow-based Egorov Puginsky... more

• SNR Denton calls for cash contributions from salaried partners

  Jul 11 2011 SNR Denton has called on non-equity partners to contribute capital to the firm for the first time ever, asking for contributions of between £10,000 and £20,000. The... more

• Boston and Chicago firms in advanced merger negotiations

  Jul 07 2011 Boston firm Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge and Chicago firm Wildman, Harrold have announced that they are in advanced merger talks, though no final deal has yet been... more

• Ahurst investigates entry into Australian market

  Jun 30 2011 Reports have emerged that UK firm Ashurst is investigating options for a presence in Australia, following in the fresh footprints laid down by Norton Rose, Allen &... more

• UK insurance firms negotiate for a merger

  Jun 24 2011 UK insurance law firms Beachcroft and Davies Arnold Cooper are in the midst of negotiations over a possible merger which, if completed, would create an insurance law... more

• Norton Rose sees £47m increase in turnover in 2010-11

  Jun 16 2011 Norton Rose has announced its financial results for the 2010-22 financial year, posting revenues of £484m for its international operations. This figure represents a... more

• Eversheds merges with Middle East consortium

  Jun 13 2011 London law firm Eversheds has expanded its Middle Eastern presence by merging with a Middle Eastern law consortium. The consortium operates under the name KSLG and... more

• Norton Rose merges with major law firms in Canada and South Africa

  Jun 13 2011 Norton Rose has merged with two law firms - Canada's Ogilvy Renault and South Africa's Deneys Reitz. The former will henceforth be known as Norton Rose OR LLP, while... more

• Indian firm Advani & Co allies with NY firm Moses & Singer

  Jun 08 2011 Mumbai based law firm Advani & Co has made a 'best friends' practice agreement with New York based law firm Moses & Singer to share expertise for the benefit of... more

• Barlow Lyde & Gilbert under pressure

  Jun 07 2011 More reports have emerged to shed light on the merger negotiations between Barlow Lyde & Gilbert and insurance rival Clyde & Co. TheLawyer.com has reported an... more

• Clyde & Co in advanced merger negotiations with Barlow Lyde & Gilbert

  Jun 06 2011 Legal Week has revealed that Clyde & Co and Barlow Lyde & Gilbert are in advanced merger talks. If the merger proceeds, it will be one of the largest ever link ups... more

• Kennedys to merge with Dublin associate firm

  Jun 01 2011 Kennedys has announced the formal merger with its Dublin associate firm O’Hare O’Conner Walsh. The seven-partner Dublin office will operate as Kennedys Ireland, and... more

• Rumor mill: Herbert Smith planning to open in Australia?

  May 23 2011 Rumour has it that Herbert Smith is considering a move to Australia, following the path laid down by Norton Rose, Clifford Chance and Allen & Overy. It is not yet... more

• UK firms Martineau and Sprecher Grier negotiate for merger

  May 23 2011 Birmingham firm Martineau and London firm Sprecher Grier Halberstam have confirmed that they are in the advanced stages of merger talks. The tie-up, should it proceed,... more

• Merger to create Israel's biggest law firm

  May 18 2011 Goldfarb, Levy, Eran, Meiri & Co and M Seligman & Co are set to merge to become Israel’s largest law firm, with 190 attorneys and 448 employees. Goldfarb, Levy,... more

• FoxMandal Little merges with boutique firm LexIndia

  May 17 2011 LexIndia, a boutique firm with strong presence in Paris has merged with FoxMandal Little. LexIndia has offices in New Delhi and London. FML Partner, Som Mandal in... more

• DLA Piper merges with DLA Phillips Fox to enter Australian market

  May 04 2011 International law firm DLA Piper has entered the Australian market after merging with local firm DLA Phillips Fox. The integration of the two firms bolsters DLA... more

• SNR Denton to review UK strategy in the face of falling profits

  Apr 25 2011 SNR Denton is conducting a review of its UK business strategy in the face of a huge drop in profits per equity partner. UK partners could see profits drop to as... more

• North Carolina - South Carolina Merger: Womble Carlyle expands

  Apr 15 2011 North Carolina firm Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, with a headcount of 500 lawyers, has acquired 44-lawyer firm Buist Moore Smythe McGee of South Carolina.... more

• Kelley Drye & Warren is back in LA after linking up with local firm

  Apr 07 2011 New York-based firm Kelley Drye & Warren has re-established a presence in LA after the acquisition of 15-lawyer Los Angeles boutique White O'Connor Fink & Brenner.... more

• Six K&L Gates partners depart to launch new firm

  Apr 05 2011 Six partners are leaving the Seattle office of K&L Gates to launch a boutique firm called Pacifica Law Group. The departing lawyers are Gerry Johnson, Stacey... more

• Another partner leaves DLA Phillips Fox ahead of merger with DLA Piper

  Mar 23 2011 Another partner at Australian firm DLA Phillips Fox has decided to leave the firm ahead of the merger with DLA Piper, taking the total number of departures to 12.... more

• Weightmans and Vizards Wyeth to merge

  Mar 23 2011 A new player will enter the UK top 50 law firms with the merger of Weightmans and Mace & Jones. The merged firm – under the banner of Weightmans - will have a... more

• 9 partners leave Australian firm before merger with DLA Piper

  Mar 15 2011 A group of nine partners is set to leave Australian firm DLA Phillips Fox ahead of the merger with DLA Piper. The group includes Philip Byrnes, James Daniel, Philip... more

• DLA Piper is looking for a Canadian merger partner

  Mar 11 2011 DLA piper is in talks with several top Canadian firms about a possible merger, according to the firm’s US co-chairman Frank Burch. “We’ve talked to six or seven... more

• Kennedys merges with Portuguese alliance partner

  Mar 02 2011 Kennedys has announced the completion of a merger agreement with its Portugal-based associate office Almeida & Athayde to launch Kennedys Portugal. Senior partner... more

• Top UK firm Clifford Chance merges with two Australian firms

  Feb 17 2011 Clifford Chance, the UK’s highest-grossing law firm last year, has announced a merger with two Australian firms. Clifford Chance will join with Sydney firm Chang,... more

• Hogan Lovells posts first results after merger

  Feb 17 2011 Hogan Lovells has posted its first financial results since its merger last year, with average profits per equity partner climbing around 10% from $1.042 million to... more

• Edwards Angell merges with Washington DC firm Fleischman and Harding

  Feb 15 2011 International law firm Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge has announced a merger with Washington DC-based Fleischman and Harding. The precise terms of the merger... more

• Winston & Strawn makes offers to three quarters of the Howrey partnership

  Feb 03 2011 After the Chicago-based Winston & Strawn dropped merger negotiations with Howrey, the firm has moved to raid Howre’s talent-base instead. According to reports, Winston... more