‘A major business hub’: HFW enters the US with Houston acquisition Madeleine Farman Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) is to gain a US presence by taking over Houston law firm Legge, Farrow, Kimmitt, McGrath…
Eversheds in talks with Sutherland Asbill & Brennan as firm gets closer to long-held US ambitions Kathryn McCann Eversheds is in talks with Atlanta-based Sutherland Asbill & Brennan as the firm gets closer to its long-held ambition of…
‘Rapidly changing’: DWF enters Northern Ireland market through Belfast merger Legal Business National firm DWF has secured a merger in Northern Ireland with Belfast firm C&H Jefferson as the 20-partner firm prepares…
King & Wood’s American dream over as merger talks with Morgan Lewis called off Legal Business Following a long courtship, merger discussions between King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius have been called…
The big get bigger: Dentons to enter Central America with local tie-up Legal Business Dentons announced today (16 November) that it will merge with Costa Rica-based Muñoz Global to become the second major law…
Fieldfisher latest to boost Chinese presence with JS Partners tie–up Legal Business Fieldfisher has announced a tie-up with Chinese boutique firm JS Partners. The merger is effective today (15 November) and will…
Updated: Addleshaws confirms merger plans with HBJ Gateley Kathryn McCann Following failed merger talks with Maclay Murray & Spens, Addleshaw Goddard is making another play for the Scottish market, seeking…
Nabarro slashes pension deficit ahead of three-way merger, LLPs reveal Matthew Field Nabarro has more than halved its pension deficit from almost £31.9m to £12.2m, according to its latest LLP filing for…
Fieldfisher acquires Birmingham presence with £6m boutique takeover Legal Business Fieldfisher has merged with Birmingham practice Hill Hofstetter in a deal that will add £6m to its top line.
The $1bn club: Arnold & Porter and Kaye Scholer confirm merger Victoria Young Just a day after the US elected Donald Trump as its new president, New York and Washington firms Kaye Scholer…
Comment: The Legal 500 view – Consolidation and risk define UK legal market Alexander Boyes Coming off the back of a 2015 that saw a more robust deal market and greater levels of activity in…
Comment: Camerons double merger adds up but will it multiply? Legal Business Pity the poor pundit obliged to come up with an opinion on the obtusely-forged union of CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro…
Exclusive: Morgan Lewis holds talks with KWM as Camerons circles Sarah Downey Morgan, Lewis & Bockius has emerged as a potential partner to King & Wood Mallesons (KWM), despite the US giant…
‘I didn’t see anyone not put their hand up’: CMS, Olswang, Nabarro vote for merger Madeleine Farman Madeleine Farman, Matthew Field and Kathryn McCann speak to those inside and outside the fence ‘A merger was definitely going…
‘Each market is different’: Dentons’ Australian tie-up delayed Legal Business Melbourne office unlikely following Singapore closure Dentons’ tie-up with Australian firm Gadens, announced a year ago, has been delayed, with…
Camerons’ double merger adds up but will it multiply? Alex Novarese Pity the poor pundit obliged to come up with an opinion on the obtusely-forged union of CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro…
Nabarro drops out of European alliance as three-way merger talks continue Matthew Field Nabarro is to lose its seat in the five firm Broadlaw Group as a consequence of its merger plans with…
CMS Cameron McKenna partnership spared from post-merger lock-in agreement Legal Business Following CMS Cameron McKenna‘s announcement it would merge with Olswang and Nabarro, it has emerged that Camerons partners will be…
Moving in: Camerons, Olswang and Nabarro ink deal for Cannon Place Legal Business Soon to be merged firms CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro and Olswang are to move in together into CMS UK’s current…
‘A UK legal merger which makes sense’: CMS, Olswang and Nabarro vote in favour of union Legal Business After weeks of speculation, CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro and Olswang have voted to combine, taking on the CMS brand and…
