Partners at Heller Ehrman have been provided with general information on Baker & McKenzie, further fuelling expectations that the two firms are gearing up for a substantial merger. Legal Pad, a blog from Legal Week’s US sister title Cal Law, reported this week that partners from Heller were provided with materials on Bakers on Tuesday (8 July).

The material apparently covered general background information on the larger firm and did not include any explicit reference to a merger.