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Law Firm Merger Numbers Closing in on Pre-Recession Levels

Law Firm Merger Numbers Closing in on Pre-Recession Levels

A survey released by Altman Weil shows that mergers for law firms are bouncing back to the levels they were at prior to the recession of 2008 and 2009. Across…

Baker Donelson Merges with Spain Chambers; Marks Firm’s Entry Into Texas

Baker Donelson Merges with Spain Chambers; Marks Firm’s Entry Into Texas

The law firm of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC has merged with the law firm of Spain Chambers, based in Houston. The move, a part of the firm’s…

Law Firm Merger Numbers Rise in U.S.

Law Firm Merger Numbers Rise in U.S.

The United States economy is still struggling to recover from the recession that hit nearly three years ago in 2008. One of the biggest examples of this is the number…

Law Firms Collas Day and Crill Canavan To Merge in 2011

Law Firms Collas Day and Crill Canavan To Merge in 2011

Collas Day in Guernsey and Crill Canavan in Jersey revealed their merger plan, which will take effect sometime in the spring of 2011. The combined law firms will be known as Collas…

Law Firm Mergers Ramp Up in Second Quarter

Law Firm Mergers Ramp Up in Second Quarter

Law firm merger activity picked up during the second quarter of 2010, with a total of ten completed mergers involving U.S.-based law firms, according to Hildebrandt Baker Robbins, leading consultants…

Ruden McClosky Down But Not Out

Ruden McClosky Down But Not Out

By all accounts, these are tough times at Ruden McClosky. Defections, layoffs and office closures recently led the Florida-based firm to fall out of the National Law Journal’s ranking of…

Altman Weil Foresees Increase in Law Firm Mergers

Altman Weil Foresees Increase in Law Firm Mergers

While law firm mergers continued at a below-average pace in the first quarter of 2010, a principal at Altman Weil said he expects law firm mergers to increase significantly later…

And Speaking of Mergers…

And Speaking of Mergers…

There’s a new merger taking place in the Carolinas as South Carolina’s Rogers Townsend & Thomas has merged with North Carolina’s Kellam & Pettit. The combined firm will operate as…

More on Law Firm Mergers

More on Law Firm Mergers

Yesterday we reported that law firm mergers were down 24% last year. That’s according to a report from Altman Weil. That’s only half the story, however. According to Hildebrandt Baker…

More Mergers Expected After Slow ’09

More Mergers Expected After Slow ’09

Law firm mergers are expected to rise in 2010 after falling by 24 percent in 2009. There were 53 mergers last year that involved law firms with 20 or fewer…

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