Altman Weil MergerLine™
Welcome to Altman Weil MergerLine™, tracking law firm mergers and acquisitions as they are reported by the press. MergerLine compiles news of mergers and acquisitions of all sizes. Our focus is U.S. firms, but we will report on significant combinations wherever they occur. Lawyer headcounts are derived from published league tables, directories and law firm websites.
Our strategic alliance partner, Jomati Consultants LLP, is tracking all mergers involving UK-based law firms in The Lawyer 100 or which are likely to be in The Lawyer 100 as a result of their merger, starting from January 2011. The list is available at MergerLine UK.
Latest Headlines
| Report Date | Headline | Source | ||
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| 5/21/13 | Adams & Reese Expands to South Carolina | Nashville Business Journal | ||
| 5/15/13 | Maryland Firms to Merge | Baltimore Sun | ||
| 4/18/13 | Birmingham Alabama Firms Merge | Birmingham Business Journal | ||
| 4/17/13 | Baker & McKenzie To Acquire UAE Firm | The Lawyer | ||
| 4/08/13 | Brown Rudnick Acquires SoCal Boutique | National Law Journal |
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Current Quarter
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5/21/13 | Adams & Reese | New Orleans | 304 | & | Ellis Lawhorne | Columbia SC | 23 | ||||||||
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5/15/13 | Rifkin Livingston Levitan & Silver | Annapolis MD | 25 | & | Law Offices of Arnold M. Weiner | Baltimore | 5 | ||||||||
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4/18/13 | White Arnold & Dowd | Birmingham AL | 18 | & | Stockham & Stockham | Birmingham AL | 3 | ||||||||
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4/17/13 | Baker & McKenzie | Chicago | 4000 | & | Habib Al Mulla | Dubai, UAE | 45 | ||||||||
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4/08/13 | Brown Rudnick | Boston | 211 | & | Rus Miliband & Smith | Irvine CA | 8 | ||||||||
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4/01/13 | Sedgwick LLP | San Francisco | 374 | & | Abadin Cook | Miami | 5 | ||||||||
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Archive
- 2013 Q1 Mergers & Acquisitions
- 2007-2013 Merger & Acquisition Trends
- 2012 Mergers & Acquisitions
- 2012 Mergers & Acquisitions by Region
- 2012 Mergers & Acquisitions by Size of Acquired Firm
- 2012 Mergers & Acquisitions by Month
- 2007-2012 Cross-Border Mergers
- 2011 Mergers & Acquisitions
- 2011 Mergers & Acquisitions by Region
- 2011 Mergers & Acquisitions by Size of Acquired Firm
- 2011 Mergers & Acquisitions by Month
- 2010 Mergers & Acquisitions
- 2010 Mergers & Acquisitions by Region
- 2007 Mergers & Acquisitions
- 2007 Mergers & Acquisitions by Region
- 2007 Mergers & Acquisitions by Size of Acquired Firm
- 2007 Merger & Acquisition Activity by Month
Commentary and Analysis
- 2013 Q1: US Law Firm Mergers Hit Four Year High
- Cross-Border Mergers Highlight of 2012 Law Firm Merger Market
- 2012 Q3: Law Firms Grow Through Targeted Acquisitions
- 2012 Q2: Merger Slowdown Attributed to the "Dewey Effect"
- 2012 Q1: Law Firm Mergers Hold Steady at Pre-Recession Pace
- 2011 Rebound for US Law Firm Merger Market
- Law Firm Mergers Surge in 2011
- Law Firm Mergers Up; Small Deals Predominate
- 16 Law Firm Mergers Announced in First Quarter of 2011
- Law Firm Merger Market Picked Up at Year End 2010
- Law Firm Merger Mania on Hold in 2009
- Seventy Law Firm Mergers Announced in 2008
- 2007 Mergers & Acquisitions Summary and Analysis
Practices & Services
Recent Articles
- Law Firm Mergers: Don't Just Get Bigger, Get Better
- Large Law Firm Mergers: What's the Verdict?
- Law Firm Mergers: What's the End Game?
- Are Large Law Firm Mergers Successful?
- Is This Merger a Good Idea?
- In Mergers and Acquisitions You Only Get One Chance to Make a First Impression
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