Squire Patton Boggs – what does the merger mean for lawyers in London and Europe? Legal Business Effective on 1 June, the merger between 39-office firm Squire Sanders and 330-lawyer Washington outfit Patton Boggs will bring together…
Approved – Squire Sanders and Patton Boggs confirm merger Legal Business Despite reports in the US legal press that the merger between Squire Sanders and Washington-headquartered lobbying firm Patton Boggs may have hit…
HowardKennedyFSI adds £5m to top line as it acquires boutique firm CKFT Sarah Downey West End firm HowardKennedyFSI has today (1 May) announced it has acquired Hampstead boutique CKFT, a union that will boost…
Africa expansion: Dentons ties up with Cape Town associate firm Legal Business Dentons has announced today (9 April), that it has tied up with local associate firm KapdiTwala to launch an office…
Eversheds in merger talks with German partner as it opens a new Berlin office Francesca Fanshawe Eversheds has confirmed it is in talks over a full merger with its German partner Heisse Kursawe Eversheds as the…
Squire Sanders’ merger talks partner Patton Boggs approached by Dentons Legal Business Squire Sanders‘ merger talks partner Patton Boggs has been approached with an offer to combine from top 50 Global 100…
Blake Lapthorn and Morgan Cole announce July merger Legal Business Tie-up to create a strong platform in south of England and Wales Despite talks over the giant south-east combination between…
Due south: Blake Lapthorn and Morgan Cole announce July merger Jaishree Kalia While talks of the giant south-east combination between Blake Lapthorn, Boyes Turner and Morgan Cole to create a £100m firm fell…
Tax overhaul threatens US firms with four-year cash drain but could boost global mergers Jaishree Kalia US law firms are facing a fundamental overhaul over the way they calculate and distribute their profits that could result…
US merger talks: Patton Boggs and Squire Sanders confirm ‘early’ discussions Legal Business Washington-based Patton Boggs and transatlantic top 40 Global 100 firm Squire Sanders are in preliminary merger talks, the firms confirmed to Legal…
Mergerwatch: Speechly Bircham in talks with Charles Russell Sarah Downey Speechly Bircham is trying its hand once more at finding a merger partner as the firm last month announced it…
Davenport Lyons and Howard Kennedy FSI take another chance on the mid-market merger game David Stevenson After a relatively quiet few weeks for mid-tier merger mania, Davenport Lyons and Howard Kennedy FSI have done the decent…
Cost cutting and near-shoring – Field Fisher Waterhouse ties up with Manchester’s Heatons David Stevenson Following last year’s announcement from Field Fisher Waterhouse that it was looking to move a number of its London support functions…
Fallout begins as Dundas & Wilson suffers spate of partner exits post-CMS merger deal Sarah Downey The fallout from Dundas & Wilson‘s recently announced takeover by CMS Cameron McKenna has begun in earnest, with the Scottish firm confirming…
Merger watch – 2013 a record year for legal mergers as 2014 promises more of the same David Stevenson The long-awaited consolidation of the legal market accelerated in 2013, which was a record year for large UK law firm…
Merger Watch 2013 – The runners, riders and fallers at the last hurdle Legal Business ‘I believe the market lends itself to opportunities for growth and successful law firms will take advantage of these opportunities.…
Consolidation watch: serial acquirer Shakespeares targets City practice through Davenport Lyons merger David Stevenson It may not have attracted as much attention as DWF this year but Midlands challenger firm Shakespeares shows no sign of…
Buy-side story: how CMS and Dundas & Wilson finalised their surprise merger Sarah Downey Talk to any partner at Dundas & Wilson in the early 1990s – when Cameron McKenna launched its fledgling oil…
Updated merger watch – CMS completes successful tie-up with Dundas & Wilson Caroline Hill CMS Cameron McKenna and beleaguered Scottish firm Dundas & Wilson have merged, the firms announced this evening (12 December), creating a…
Sealed at last – Wragges secures major City merger as vote backs LG tie-up to forge £171m practice Francesca Fanshawe After years of rejecting the need for a City presence – and subsequent years hunting for a major London deal…
