2,000 lawyers across 28 offices: Bingham loses out on rescue merger as Morgan Lewis acquires 227 partners Jaishree Kalia17 November 2014Legal mergersStrategic recruitmentUS firms Following much touted speculation of the potential merger between US firms Morgan, Lewis & Bockius and Bingham McCutchen, Morgan Lewis has decided to cherry pick 227 partners.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 categoryMorgan Lewis opens in Riyadh with A&O co-managing partnerTrading places: Latham real estate head leaves for Kirkland as A&O Shearman sanctions head joins SidleyPartners at top Philadelphia firms on the state of play in a burgeoning lateral recruitment marketRevealed: A&O Shearman partner exits pass 100 mark since merger announcementKramer Levin’s Paris office joins Morgan Lewis amid HSF merger dealBDB Pitmans rebrands as Broadfield as discussions over US tie-up continueFreshfields launches in Boston with Latham private capital M&A hireRevolving Doors: Hogan Lovells and Linklaters boost competition as Simpson Thacher snaps up US funds quartetRevolving Doors: Clifford Chance, Akin and Dechert bolster PE and finance teams in the City