Law firms Strategy review puts US merger and new office launches on HSF agenda Legal Business · 4 February 2015 · 3 min read US Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Further New York growth and Washington DC offering on the cardsHerbert Smith Freehills (HSF) is accelerating its US development plans, launching consultations to explore a US merger and office openings outside of New York.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: US firms lead hiring as White & Case, Cleary, McDermott build across EuropeLaw firmsEliza Winter8 May 2026Legal Business Awards 2026: which firms made the shortlist?Law firmsNews Editor7 May 2026McDermott hires HSF Kramer global energy leadLaw firmsKate Peacock7 May 2026‘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 2022Talent wars, private equity and number crunching: LB’s most read features of 2024Law firmsGeorgina Stanley23 Dec 2024Youle, Dejonghe, Levine and the top women in private equity – LB’s most popular interviews of 2024Law firmsGeorgina Stanley23 Dec 2024‘$20m isn’t much once you deduct the essentials’ – LB’s best quotes of the yearLaw firmsElisha Juttla23 Dec 2024