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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...

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...

The Law Firms Looking To Expand Their Office Space

There has to be somewhere to put all the lawyers firms are requiring to come into the office. The post The Law Firms Looking To Expand Their Office Space appeared first on Above th...

Law Firm Succession and Transition – What is the Best Strategy?

Question: I am a partner in a three partner firm in Fresno, California. We handle exclusively personal injury plaintiff work consisting of auto accidents, slip and fall cases, prem...

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...

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...

Law Firm Owner – Lawyer or Businessperson?

Question:  I am the owner of a three attorney general practice firm in Chicago, Illinois. The other attorneys were recently hired associates right out of law school. We have two le...

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...

Law Firm Succession Planning – Client Transition in a Multi-Partner Firm

Question: Our firm is a 24 attorney firm in Memphis, Tennessee.  We have 10 partners – five of which are in their early 60s. We represent small to mid-size business clients. Recent...

The Case for Broader Business Development Support in Law Firms

Investing more broadly and deliberately in business development support helps firms retain lawyers, recruit talent, and reduce long-term risk. In a market where compensation alone...

National Law Firms See Promise in Delaware, Spurred by Changing Demand for Bankruptcy Work

Three Am Law Second Hundred and midsize firms have all opened Wilmington offices since the start of 2026 with the help of lateral bankruptcy partners, while several other large fir...

Making Hires, Gaining Clients: Sullivan & Cromwell's London Gamble 6 Months On

Backed by its work on global deals and the engine of its New York office, the firm's leaders say the London base has started to win market share.       

Litigation Trends to Watch: Online Directories, Lawyer's Ponzi Scheme and Campus Expansion Drive Litigation

Data brokers are facing a wave of class actions over cell phone listings in commercial directories.       

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...

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...

Law Firm Disrupted: From Brand Stewards to Revenue Generation Gurus

The evolution of marketing department roles helps explain how law firms are now operating with a level of sophistication that matches the broader business world.       

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...

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...

The Law Firm For Tenant, Inc. Rights Expands to New Location to Better Serve California Tenants

Big Law's Next Competitive Edge: Building the Internal Culture Engine

The growth firms are enjoying right now has expanded the cost base — talent, technology, real estate — faster than the operating model has adapted to support it. That gap is not cl...

Why Successful Law Firms Eventually Plateau

Most law firms assume growth and scale are the same thing. They are not. Growth is often easy—at least initially. More clients come in. Revenue increases. The team expands. The cal...

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...

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...

Law Firm Lead Generation Helps APAC Corporate and Commercial Law Firms Identify and Engage Qualified Clients

When it comes to matters involving contracts, mergers and acquisitions, and intellectual property, many corporate and commercial law firms can […] Magellan Solutions - Call Center...