‘Bringing together two firms with more than a billion dollars in revenue each has never been done before. There’s never been a merger of equals of firms this size,’ says Perkins Coie managing partner Bill Malley of the firm’s recently announced plans to merge with Ashurst.
The proposed tie-up – which is set to go live in mid-2026, subject to a successful partner vote in spring – marks the end of a decades-long quest for a US merger by Ashurst.








