‘Do what we think is right’: Eversheds continues search for US deal as Foley & Lardner ends merger discussions

Eversheds will continue to search for a US deal after the firm’s top target, Milwaukee-based Foley & Lardner, ended merger discussions last month via a leaked internal memo.

In the memo, Foley chair and chief executive Jay Rothman said that while there had been preliminary conversations around exploring a more formal affiliation between the two firms, ‘no decision was ever made by Foley to pursue such an affiliation’.

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