Law firms Consolidation in US mid-tier continues as Locke Lord and Edwards Wildman set to merge Mark McAteer · 11 September 2014 · 3 min read US Edwards Wildman Palmer Legal mergers Troutman Pepper Locke The run of consolidation in the US national market continues with Dallas-bred Locke Lord and Boston’s Edwards Wildman this week announcing plans to merge, forming a $675m practice that would sit just outside the top 50 of the Global 100.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryGlobal 100 2025: elite tier set the pace as powerhouse firms pull awayLaw firmsAlex Ryan17 Dec 2025‘Dubious financial arrangements’: Disgraced ex-Locke Lorde partner struck off and handed £70,000 billLaw firmsTom Baker22 May 2018Off the leash – as regulators target City leaders, is more to come?Law firmsTom Baker13 Feb 2018‘There’s a lot of money in Chicago’ – the city’s top lawyers on what’s driving business in the MidwestLaw firmsAlex Ryan13 Jan 2025Osborne Clarke launches international arbitration offering in MiamiLaw firmsAyesha Ellis12 Sep 2023The American dream: US firms in expansion mode amid wave of international office openingsLaw firmsCharles Avery28 Jun 2022Eversheds Sutherland’s Ireland arm in talks to join Ireland leader William FryLaw firmsAnna Huntley13 Dec 2024‘All options are on the table’: HSF’s CEO on why they chose Kramer – and whether more mergers could followLaw firmsAnna Huntley20 Nov 2024‘A wake-up call to those resisting integration’: HSF US merger marks further shift towards profit-sharingLaw firmsAnna Huntley13 Nov 2024