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.
Latest Headlines
| Report Date | Headline | Source | ||
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| 7/02/09 | Two Tulsa Firms Merge | The Journal Record | ||
| 7/01/09 | Howrey Acquires Silicon Valley IP boutique | Silicon Valley Business Journal | ||
| 6/26/09 | Cochran Firm Acquires Milwaukee Personal Injury Litigation Boutique | Milwaukee Business Journal | ||
| 6/22/09 | Barnes & Thornburg Acquires Minneapolis Firm | Indianapolis Business Journal | ||
| 6/02/09 | Two Ohio Employment Boutiques Merge | Crain's Cleveland Business |
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Current Quarter
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7/02/09 | Sneed Lang | Tulsa OK | 17 | & | Herrold Herrold & Co. | Tulsa OK | 17 | ||||||||
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7/01/09 | Howrey | Washington DC | 725 | & | Day Casebeer Madrid and Batchelder | Cupertino CA | 25 | ||||||||
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6/26/09 | The Cochran Firm | Dothan AL | 135 | & | Techmeier Law Firm | Milwaukee | 10 | ||||||||
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6/22/09 | Barnes & Thornburg | Indianapolis | 400 | & | Parsinen Law Firm | Minneapolis | 22 | ||||||||
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6/02/09 | Licata & Toerek | Independence OH | 10 | & | Elizabeth A. Crosby & Associates | Cleveland | 3 | ||||||||
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5/28/09 | Norris McLaughlin & Marcus | Bridgewater NJ | 115 | & | Tallman Hudders & Sorrentino | Allentown PA | 35 | ||||||||
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5/27/09 | White Goss Bowers March Schulte & Weisenfels | Kansas City | 18 | & | Bradshaw Herrington | Kansas City | 4 | ||||||||
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4/06/09 | Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan | Milwaukee | 70 | & | Atkins & Evans | Los Angeles | 9 | ||||||||
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4/01/09 | Rothstein Rosenfeldt & Adler | Fort Lauderdale | 64 | & | Wolfe & Goldstein | Miami | 3 | ||||||||
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Archive
- 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
- Law Firms Continue to Merge in Tumultuous First Quarter of 2009
- Seventy Law Firm Mergers Announced in 2008
- Volatile Economy Slows Mergers, Creates Opportunities in Third Quarter of 2008
- Pace of Law Firm Mergers Up Sharply in Second Quarter of 2008
- Pace of Law Firm Mergers Holds Steady in First Quarter of 2008
- 2007 Mergers & Acquisitions Summary and Analysis
Practices & Services
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