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Law Firm Mergers—Does Bigger Mean Smarter?

Law firms need to rethink their strategy in the face of technological disruption.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Clients 'No Longer Need to Be Referred Out': Womble and Lewis Roca Eye Merger Benefits

"We have had extreme difficulty representing our client base from other jurisdictions in their work in California," Lewis Roca managing partner Kenneth Van Winkle says.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Managing Partners Survey: Please Let Us Know How The Past Year Went

All responses are CONFIDENTIAL.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Wilmer, Greenberg, Foley and Others Beef Up Partner Ranks in California

Numerous Big Law firms have beefed up their partner ranks with lateral hires throughout California in recent weeks.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Internal Leadership Revamp Aids Growth of Spencer Fane

"We don't believe it is feasible for a practice group leader or co-leaders to effectively execute on everything in the current job description of a practice group leader," firm chair Pat Whalen said.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

'Higher Level' of Law Firm Merger Activity Expected in 2025, but Tie-Ups Remain Steady so Far

"I do think there are fewer options" for merger partners, noted consultant Lisa Smith, "although there's always new firms forming, and new firms spinning off."
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Fennemore Craig Combines With Tech Boutique to Jump-Start AI Initiative

The Am Law 200 firm is merging with Spokane, Washington-based Lucent Law as it launches "Project BlueWave."
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

In Another Am Law 200 Firm Merger, Spencer Fane Expands in Las Vegas

Spencer Fane adds about 14 lawyers in its combination with Las Vegas-based Holley Driggs.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

After This Am Law 200 Firm Fled London, Doubters Are Questioning Its Growth Strategy

St. Louis-founded Armstrong Teasdale is also in the process of exiting Boston and Salt Lake City.
8 minute read

Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: For Big Law Names, Shorter is Sweeter

The shift toward brevity in law firm names may be at odds with another tendency in the legal world: a seeming unending wave of mergers and consolidations.
4 minute read

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