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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| 8/23/10 | Dickinson Wright Acquires Las Vegas IP Boutique | Crain's Detroit Business | ||
| 7/27/10 | Cozen O'Connor Acquires DC Firm | Philadelphia Business Journal | ||
| 7/06/10 | Saul Ewing Acquires Gaming Industry Boutique | Philadelphia Business Journal | ||
| 6/30/10 | Squire Sanders Adds Japanese Firm | Legal Week | ||
| 6/29/10 | Clark Hill Acquires Chicago IP Boutique | Crain's Detroit Business |
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2010 Mergers
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8/23/10 | Dickinson Wright | Detroit | 259 | & | Gibson Lowry Burris | Las Vegas | 3 | ||||||||
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7/27/10 | Cozen O'Connor | Philadelphia | 530 | & | Sher & Blackwell | Washington DC | 13 | ||||||||
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7/06/10 | Saul Ewing | Philadelphia | 229 | & | Ruben & Aronson | Bethesda MD | 4 | ||||||||
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6/30/10 | Squire Sanders & Dempsey | Cleveland | 838 | & | Miki & Yoshida | Tokyo | 4 | ||||||||
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6/29/10 | Clark Hill | Detroit | 200 | & | Trexler Bushnell Giangiori Blackstone & Marr | Chicago | 8 | ||||||||
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6/23/10 | Allen Kopet & Associates | Chatanooga TN | 63 | & | Francis Nelson & Brison | Charleston WV | 7 | ||||||||
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6/23/10 | Carroll Burdick & McDonough | San Francisco | 67 | & | Smith & Partners | Stuttgart Germany | 12 | ||||||||
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6/16/10 | Phelps Dunbar | New Orleans | 259 | & | Lyons Pipes and Cook | Mobile | 25 | ||||||||
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5/26/10 | Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal | Chicago | 655 | & | Denton Wilde Sapte | London | 600 | ||||||||
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5/14/10 | Adorno & Yoss | Miami | 290 | & | Wong Fleming | Princeton | 15 | ||||||||
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4/21/10 | Boylan Brown | Rochester NY | 37 | & | Schatz Law Offices | West Hartford | 2 | ||||||||
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4/20/10 | Dowling Aaron & Keeler | Fresno CA | 44 | & | Hurley & Laird | Visalia CA | 2 | ||||||||
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4/05/10 | Hoge Fenton | San Jose | 43 | & | Law Offices of Kathryn Schlepphorst | San Jose | 3 | ||||||||
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3/30/10 | Babst Calland | Pittsburgh | 76 | & | Law Office of Jennifer Bierly | State College PA | 2 | ||||||||
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3/29/10 | Jones Walker | New Orleans | 280 | & | Walston Wells & Birchall | Birmingham AL | 22 | ||||||||
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3/23/10 | McElroy Deutsch | Morristown NJ | 245 | & | Pepe & Hazard | Hartford CT | 44 | ||||||||
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3/17/10 | Polsinelli Shugart | Kansas City MO | 470 | & | Hendren Andrae | Jefferson City MO | 7 | ||||||||
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3/08/10 | Ward Norris Heller & Reidy | Rochester NY | 25 | & | Daller Greenberg & Dietrich | Conshohocken PA | 9 | ||||||||
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3/02/10 | Benesch Friedlander | Cleveland | 145 | & | Dann Pecar Newman & Kleiman | Indianapolis | 26 | ||||||||
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1/12/10 | Chartwell Law Offices | Valley Forge PA | 52 | & | Kenneth Goldberg & Associates | New York City | 5 | ||||||||
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1/08/10 | Ferrara Firoenza Larrison | East Syracuse NY | 19 | & | Norton Radin Hoover & Freedman | Kenmore NY | 2 | ||||||||
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1/05/10 | Rogers Townsend & Thomas | Columbia SC | 49 | & | Kellam & Pettit | Charlotte NC | 8 | ||||||||
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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
- International Merger Market Shows Some Life
- Slow Pace of Law Firm Mergers Continues Into 2010
- Law Firm Merger Mania on Hold in 2009
- Law Firm Mergers Continue Slow in Third Quarter
- Law Firm Mergers Slow in Second Quarter of 2009
- 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
Recent Articles
- Law Firm Mergers: Don't Just Get Bigger, Get Better
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- Follow Prescription for Successful Merger
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- Is This Merger a Good Idea?
- In Mergers and Acquisitions You Only Get One Chance to Make a First Impression
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