Law firms Merger mania: Addleshaws and CMS discussed combination before entering current talks Matthew Field · 27 July 2016 · 1 min read Legal mergers CMS Cameron McKenna Addleshaw Goddard CMS Despite both firms now being in merger talks with other suitors, Legal Business understands CMS Cameron McKenna and Addleshaw Goddard considered merging with each other earlier this year.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 categoryRevolving Doors: Kirkland hires top IP barrister as Gibson Dunn builds City real estate practiceLaw firmsNews Editor2 Jun 2026New study finds in-house teams are underprepared for cyber attacks as threats riseLaw firmsKate Peacock1 Jun 2026Starling launches new panel as 16 firms make the cutIn-HouseTheresa Hargreaves29 May 2026Revealed: A&O Shearman partner exits pass 100 mark since merger announcementLaw firmsAlex Ryan23 Jan 2025Kramer Levin’s Paris office joins Morgan Lewis amid HSF merger dealLaw firmsTom Cox20 Dec 2024BDB Pitmans rebrands as Broadfield as discussions over US tie-up continueLaw firmsTom Cox3 Dec 2024‘You have to go with one brand’: CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro and Olswang ditch legacy names as merger goes liveLaw firmsMadeleine Farman2 May 2017News in brief – April 2017Law firmsLegal Business7 Apr 2017Consolidation: CMS Olswang and Nabarro to cut roughly a third of support staff jobs ahead of mergerLaw firmsMatthew Field21 Mar 2017