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 involving at least one US law firm (including vereins with a US partnership component). Lawyer headcounts are derived from published league tables, directories and law firm websites.
In 2017, Altman Weil published Ten Years of Law Firm Mergers and Acquisitions, 2007-2016. The report includes a ten year retrospective on market activity, lists the 25 largest deals of the decade, profiles the ten most active state markets, and includes special sections on cross-border combinations, the acquisitions of AmLaw 200 firms, and the most active deal-makers.
Latest Headlines
| Report Date | Headline | Source | ||
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| 8/08/19 | Dorsey and Whitney Acquires Immigration Boutique | The American Lawyer | ||
| 8/07/19 | Dentons Will Combine with South Korean Firm | Global Legal Post | ||
| 8/05/19 | Dentons to Add Honduran Firm | Legal Week | ||
| 8/01/19 | Carlton Fields Adds DC Construction Boutique | Carlton Fields | ||
| 8/01/19 | Cozen Adds California Employment Boutique | Bloomberg Big Law Business |
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Current Quarter
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7/31/19 | Dentons | New York | 10000 | & | Kensington Swan | Auckland NZ | 113 | ||||||||
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8/07/19 | Dentons | New York NY | 10000 | & | Lee International | Seoul South Korea | 35 | ||||||||
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8/05/19 | Dentons | New York NY | 10000 | & | Gustavo Zacapa y Asociados | Tegucigalpa Honduras | 6 | ||||||||
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8/01/19 | Cozen O'Connor | Philadelphia | 783 | & | Miller Law Group | San Francisco | 13 | ||||||||
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8/08/19 | Dorsey & Whitney | Minneapolis | 508 | & | Webber Law Firm | Edina MN | 3 | ||||||||
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8/01/19 | Spencer Fane | Kansas City MO | 295 | & | Zimmerman Axelrad Stern & Wise | Houston | 19 | ||||||||
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8/01/19 | Carlton Fields | Tampa | 277 | & | McManus & Felsen | Washington DC | 5 | ||||||||
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8/01/19 | Parker Poe | Charlotte NC | 201 | & | Leftwich LLC | Washington DC | 5 | ||||||||
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7/15/19 | Offit Kurman | Bethesda MD | 198 | & | Horack Talley Pharr & Lowndes | Charlotte NC | 27 | ||||||||
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7/01/19 | Shartsis Friese | San Francisco | 63 | & | Stephenson Kasper & King | San Francisco | 3 | ||||||||
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7/07/19 | Frantz Ward | Cleveland | 56 | & | Kadish Hinkel & Weibel | Cleveland | 11 | ||||||||
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7/01/19 | McBrayer | Lexington KY | 47 | & | Reed Weitkamp Schell & Vice | Louisville KY | 7 | ||||||||
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7/12/19 | Stokes Lawrence | Seattle | 46 | & | Mills Meyers Swartling | Seattle | 9 | ||||||||
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7/16/19 | Eisner LLP | Beverly Hill CA | 39 | & | Tavel & Shulman | New York NY | 3 | ||||||||
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7/09/19 | SettlePou | Dallas | 35 | & | The Berry Firm | Dallas | 5 | ||||||||
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8/01/19 | Therrel Baisden | Miami | 9 | & | Weiner & Cummings | Miami | 4 | ||||||||
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7/26/19 | Eilbacher Fletcher | Fort Wayne IN | 7 | & | Van Glider & Trzynka | Fort Wayne IN | 3 | ||||||||
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7/31/19 | Frankel Sims | Towson MD | 4 | & | Holden & Campbell | Annapolis MD | 4 | ||||||||
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Archive
- 2019 Q2 Mergers & Acquisitions
- 2019 Q1 Mergers & Acquisitions
- 2018 Mergers & Acquisitions
- 2017 Mergers & Acquisitions
- Ten Years of Law Firm Mergers & Acquisitions: 2007-2016
- 2007-2016 Merger & Acquisition Totals
- 2007-2016 Cross-Border Combinations
Commentary and Analysis
- 2019 Q2: 20 Combinations Announced; Slowdown in Larger Deals
- 2019 Q1: 27 Law Firm Combinations Announced
- 2018: 106 US Law Firm Mergers and Acquisitions Announced in 2018
- 2017: Record-Breaking Year for US Law Firm Mergers & Acquisitions
- 2016: Law Firm Merger Market Concludes Fourth Strong Year
- 2015: A Record Year for US Law Firm Combinations
- 2014: Another Active Year for US Law Firm Combinations
- Law Firm Combinations Up 47% in 2013
- Cross-Border Mergers Highlight of 2012 Law Firm Merger Market
- 2011 Rebound for US Law Firm Merger Market
- 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
- A Growing Problem?
- 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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