Altman Weil MergerLine™
Welcome to Altman Weil MergerLine™, tracking law firm mergers and acquisitions as they are reported by the press. MergerLine compiles news of mergers and acquisitions of all sizes involving at least one US law firm (including vereins with a US partnership component). Lawyer headcounts are derived from published league tables, directories and law firm websites.
In 2017, Altman Weil published Ten Years of Law Firm Mergers and Acquisitions, 2007-2016. The report includes a ten year retrospective on market activity, lists the 25 largest deals of the decade, profiles the ten most active state markets, and includes special sections on cross-border combinations, the acquisitions of AmLaw 200 firms, and the most active deal-makers.
Latest Headlines
| Report Date | Headline | Source | ||
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| 8/08/17 | Dentons Approves Combination with Maclay Murray | Dentons | ||
| 8/03/17 | FisherBroyles Acquires Sacramento IP Boutique | FisherBroyles LLP | ||
| 8/03/17 | Idaho Firms Combine | PRWeb | ||
| 7/24/17 | Illinois Firms Combine | Chicago Daily Herald | ||
| 7/20/17 | DLA Piper to Acquire 60-Lawyer Los Angeles Firm | Los Angeles Business Journal |
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Current Quarter
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8/08/17 | Dentons | New York | 7800 | & | Maclay Murray & Spens | Glasgow | 200 | ||||||||
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8/03/17 | Hawley Troxell | Boise | 56 | & | Moffatt Thomas | Boise | 19 | ||||||||
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8/03/17 | FisherBroyles | Atlanta | 189 | & | Ntellect Law PC | Sacramento | 3 | ||||||||
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7/24/17 | Huck Bouma | Wheaton IL | 36 | & | Brady & Jensen | Elgin IL | 5 | ||||||||
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7/20/17 | DLA Piper | New York | 3800 | & | Liner LLP | Los Angeles | 60 | ||||||||
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7/19/17 | Hepworth Janis & Kluksdal | Boise | 3 | & | Holzer Edwards | Boise | 2 | ||||||||
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7/11/17 | Gingras Cates & Luebke | Madison WI | 8 | & | Richie Wickstrom & Wachs | Eau Claire WI | 3 | ||||||||
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7/10/17 | Munck Wilson Mandala | Dallas | 49 | & | Howison & Arnott | Dallas | 7 | ||||||||
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7/05/17 | Clark Hill | Detroit | 348 | & | Morris Polich & Purdy | Los Angeles | 90 | ||||||||
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7/03/17 | Dentons | New York | 7800 | & | Avent Advokat | Tashkent Uzbekistan | 10 | ||||||||
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Archive
- 2017 Q2 Mergers & Acquisitions
- 2017 Q1 Mergers & Acquisitions
- Ten Years of Law Firm Mergers & Acquisitions: 2007-2016
- 2007-2016 Merger & Acquisition Totals
- 2016 Mergers & Acquisitions by Quarter
- 2016 Mergers & Acquisitions by Region of Acquired Firm
- 2016 Mergers & Acquisitions by Size of Acquired Firm
- 2007-2016 Cross-Border Combinations
Commentary and Analysis
- 2017Q2: US Law Firm Merger Market Continues to Accelerate
- 2017Q1: A Fast Start for the Law Firm Merger Market in 2017
- 2016: Law Firm Merger Market Concludes Fourth Strong Year
- 2015: A Record Year for US Law Firm Combinations
- 2014: Another Active Year for US Law Firm Combinations
- Law Firm Combinations Up 47% in 2013
- Cross-Border Mergers Highlight of 2012 Law Firm Merger Market
- 2011 Rebound for US Law Firm Merger Market
- Law Firm Merger Market Picked Up at Year End 2010
- Law Firm Merger Mania on Hold in 2009
- Seventy Law Firm Mergers Announced in 2008
- 2007 Mergers & Acquisitions Summary and Analysis
Practices & Services
Recent Articles
- A Growing Problem?
- Law Firm Mergers: Don't Just Get Bigger, Get Better
- Large Law Firm Mergers: What's the Verdict?
- Law Firm Mergers: What's the End Game?
- Are Large Law Firm Mergers Successful?
- Is This Merger a Good Idea?
- In Mergers and Acquisitions You Only Get One Chance to Make a First Impression
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