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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| 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
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2/02/12 | K&L Gates | Pittsburgh | 1763 | & | Marini Salsi Picciau | Milan | 9 | ||||||||
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2/01/12 | Baker Donelson | Memphis | 600 | & | Drucker Rutledge & Smith | Houston | 7 | ||||||||
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1/31/12 | Womble Carlyle | Winston-Salem NC | 535 | & | Hall & Bowers | Columbia SC | 3 | ||||||||
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1/19/12 | Jackson Lewis | White Plains NY | 687 | & | Simandl & Prentice | Milwaukee | 6 | ||||||||
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1/19/12 | Littler Mendelson | San Francisco | 850 | & | Kiesewetter Wise Kaplan Prather | Memphis | 16 | ||||||||
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1/17/12 | McKenna Long & Aldridge | Atlanta | 425 | & | Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps | San Diego | 139 | ||||||||
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1/13/12 | Lim Ruger | Los Angeles | 19 | & | Wang & Chang | San Francisco | 4 | ||||||||
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1/06/12 | Sacks & Weston | Jenkintown PA | 4 | & | Petrelli Law | Philadelphia | 2 | ||||||||
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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
- 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
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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
AW Seminars
- When Should Law Firms Merge?, WEBINAR (02/28/12)
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