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
2/02/12		K&L Gates Acquires Milan Firm		The Legal Intelligencer
2/01/12		Baker Donelson Acquires Another Houston Firm		Memphis Business Journal
1/31/12		Womble Carlyle Acquires Columbia SC Firm		Winston-Salem Journal
1/19/12		Jackson Lewis Acquires Milwaukee Labor & Employment Boutique		The AmLaw Daily
1/19/12		Littler Mendelson Acquires Memphis Labor & Employment Boutique		Memphis Business Journal

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Current Quarter

Link	Report Date	Firm 1	Main Office	Size	&	Firm 2	Main Office	Size
	2/02/12	K&L Gates	Pittsburgh	1763	&	Marini Salsi Picciau	Milan	9
	2/01/12	Baker Donelson	Memphis	600	&	Drucker Rutledge & Smith	Houston	7
	1/31/12	Womble Carlyle	Winston-Salem NC	535	&	Hall & Bowers	Columbia SC	3
	1/19/12	Jackson Lewis	White Plains NY	687	&	Simandl & Prentice	Milwaukee	6
	1/19/12	Littler Mendelson	San Francisco	850	&	Kiesewetter Wise Kaplan Prather	Memphis	16
	1/17/12	McKenna Long & Aldridge	Atlanta	425	&	Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps	San Diego	139
	1/13/12	Lim Ruger	Los Angeles	19	&	Wang & Chang	San Francisco	4
	1/06/12	Sacks & Weston	Jenkintown PA	4	&	Petrelli Law	Philadelphia	2
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Archive

• 2011 Mergers & Acquisitions
• 2011 Mergers & Acquisitions by Region
• 2011 Mergers & Acquisitions by Size of Acquired Firm
• 2011 Mergers & Acquisitions by Month
• 2007-2011 Merger & Acquisition Trends
• 2007-2011 Acquired Firm Size Trends
• 2010 Mergers & Acquisitions
• 2007-2010 Cross-Border Mergers
• 2010 Mergers & Acquisitions by Region
• 2010 Mergers & Acquisitions by Size of Acquired Firm
• 2010 Merger & Acquisition Activity by Month
• 2009 Mergers & Acquisitions
• 2009 Mergers & Acquisitions by Region
• 2009 Mergers & Acquisitions by Size of Acquired Firm
• 2009 Merger & Acquisition Activity by Month
• 2008 Mergers & Acquisitions
• 2008 Mergers & Acquisitions by Region
• 2008 Mergers & Acquisitions by Size of Acquired Firm
• 2008 Merger & Acquisition Activity by Month
• 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

• 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