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  • The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Forming Measurable Ties
  • Spencer Fane to Merge With Southwest Law Firm, As Part of Broader Talent Strategy
  • Another Day, Another Mega-Merger: Partners Say Yes To Historic $3 Billion Biglaw Behemoth

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jdsupra.com /1 month ago

The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Forming Measurable Ties

What goes on behind the scenes before and after a law firm merger announcement? As the pace of mergers picks up, this Law360 Expert Analysis series explores strategies for effectiv...

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feeds.feedblitz.com /1 month ago

Spencer Fane to Merge With Southwest Law Firm, As Part of Broader Talent Strategy

Pat Whalen said this merger, and the combinations his firm has done previously, are a result of what's going on across the industry: clients and talent looking for larger firms tha...

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abovethelaw.com /1 month ago

Another Day, Another Mega-Merger: Partners Say Yes To Historic $3 Billion Biglaw Behemoth

The Hogan Lovells Cadwalader merger signals the continuing consolidation of elite firms. The post Another Day, Another Mega-Merger: Partners Say Yes To Historic $3 Billion Biglaw B...

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jdsupra.com /1 month ago

The Accounting Firm M&A Boom — How to Maximize Your Firm’s Value

The accounting industry is experiencing unprecedented consolidation, driven by aging partner demographics, heightened competition, advisory expansion, and, increasingly, private eq...

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feeds.feedblitz.com /2 weeks ago

To Merge or Not to Merge: How Leverage Could Be the Deciding Factor

A Law.com analysis of leverage data reveals the firms that have fewer tools at their disposal to increase revenue-per-lawyer and profit margin, and why, for some, a merger might be...

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abovethelaw.com /3 weeks ago

Newly Merged Top 20 Biglaw Firm’s Growing Pains Include Layoffs

A top 20 debut on the Am Law 100 hasn't spared the firm from post-merger belt-tightening. The post Newly Merged Top 20 Biglaw Firm’s Growing Pains Include Layoffs appeared first on...

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abovethelaw.com /1 month ago

Say Hello To The Next Top 20 Firm: Partners Approve Transatlantic Biglaw Merger

The urge to merge just went global in a $2.8 billion deal. Congrats! The post Say Hello To The Next Top 20 Firm: Partners Approve Transatlantic Biglaw Merger appeared first on Abov...

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feeds.feedblitz.com /1 week ago

With 40 Days Until Merger Closes, Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader Confront Final Integration Challenges

Leaders from both firms are resolving questions surrounding leadership titles, office footprints, business teams and software. Meanwhile Cadwalader is seeking permission from the M...

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feeds.feedblitz.com /1 month ago

Hogan Lovells CEO Miguel Zaldivar on Orchestrating a $4 Billion Big Law Merger

Miguel Zaldivar, the CEO of the soon-to-be Hogan Lovells Cadwalader, speaks with Legal Speak co-host Patrick Smith about the genesis of the deal, the process he and the firm went t...

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feeds.feedblitz.com /1 month ago

Nonequity Expansion Goes Hand-in-Hand with Lateral Additions

Lateral talent raids and exits among Am Law 50 firms have been more poignant in 2026, with nearly every day a Big Law firm announcing the addition of a practice group leader or rai...

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feeds.feedblitz.com /1 month ago

Antitrust Boutique Bolsters Succession Plans With a Rebrand

"[I]t seemed like a good time to assess where were were as a firm, to access who was front-facing, who's applying for the leadership appointments, who's liaising with co-counsel an...

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feeds.feedblitz.com /3 weeks ago

Bridging the Gap: Bold Second Hundred Firms Eye Mergers to Jump Up in Class

The Second Hundred firms that engaged in mergers over the course of 2025 generally outperformed their peers, but many others have good reasons to be content with their current scal...

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feeds.feedblitz.com /3 weeks ago

Law Firms (an Asset Class in Waiting?) See Valuations Climb Higher

The aggregate value of the Am Law 100 surpassed $400 billion for the first time in CFO Madhav Srinivasan's latest effort at applying Wall Street valuation techniques to the apex of...

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feeds.feedblitz.com /1 month ago

On Cusp of Merger, Winston & Strawn Grew Revenue by 8%, Profits 15%

Winston and Taylor Wessing have regulatory approvals, and they'll announce a final closing time within the range of May to June, said chairman Steve D'Amore.       

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feeds.feedblitz.com /1 month ago

Law Firms Are Going Further to Protect Their Equity Tiers

"A more concentrated equity structure gives firms more room to compensate star partners or attract major rainmakers, sometimes at the $20-plus million range," said one legal recrui...

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abovethelaw.com /1 week ago

The Biglaw Firm That Dominates Lateral Hiring

At least so far in 2026. The post The Biglaw Firm That Dominates Lateral Hiring appeared first on Above the Law.

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feeds.feedblitz.com /3 weeks ago

Paul Weiss Sheds Litigation Associates

After Paul Weiss and McDermott's associate cuts, it's possible other firms may follow, encouraged that top firms are taking these steps without apparent financial weaknesses, sourc...

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feeds.feedblitz.com /1 week ago

The 'Rebalancing' of Paul Weiss Has Accelerated—and Litigators Are Feeling It

Leadership changes at the top, notable exits, associate cuts, and continued controversy over the firm's deal with the Trump administration have compounded the identity shift to a t...

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feeds.feedblitz.com /1 month ago

These Am Law 100 Law Firms Have Stacked Revenue the Most Since 2000

A Law.com analysis reveals that 20 firms have achieved compound annual growth rates in revenue of greater than 8% since fiscal 2000. Meanwhile, growth multiples range from 6.88x to...

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abovethelaw.com /3 weeks ago

First The Partners, Then The Associates — See Also

Paul, Weiss Associates Are Being Shown The Door: Looks a lot like the first firm to fold to Trump is doing stealth layoffs. At Least McDermott Was Honest About It: The firm conf...

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feeds.feedblitz.com /3 weeks ago

Will Outside Capital Start Flowing to the Second Hundred First?

One M&A adviser focused on the legal industry predicts the first Big Law MSO deal will come from the Second Hundred—potentially later this year. "In the Second Hundred, you sti...

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feeds.feedblitz.com /1 month ago

Hogan Lovells, Cadwalader Vote to Approve Merger

The combined firm will have two locations in New York, in downtown and midtown, while Cadwalader attorneys will move into Hogan Lovells' offices in Washington, D.C., and London at...

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abovethelaw.com /4 days ago

Hogan Lovells Doesn’t Expect Its Mega-Merger With Cadwalader To Be A Headache

The firm is betting prior merger experience will make a 3,100-lawyer combination look easy. The post Hogan Lovells Doesn’t Expect Its Mega-Merger With Cadwalader To Be A Headache a...

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abovethelaw.com /2 weeks ago

Another Firm, Another Nonequity Partner Tier — See Also

Will A&O Shearman Be The Next Big Name To Adopt The Tier?: Sure looks like it! One Hell Of A Campaign: George Conway is running on impeaching Trump. New To The Game And Tr...

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