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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| 8/03/20 | Bressler Amery Adds Texas Offices | Bressler Amery & Ross | ||
| 7/29/20 | Small Ohio Firms Merge | Dayton Business Journal | ||
| 7/28/20 | Fennemore Craig and Dowling Aaron to Merge | Arizona Business Magazine | ||
| 7/08/20 | Albany Firms Combine | Whiteman Osterman & Hanna | ||
| 7/05/20 | Small Ohio Firms Merge | Coshocton Tribune |
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Current Quarter
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8/03/20 | Bressler Amery & Ross | Florham Park NJ | 145 | & | Ballard & Littlefield | Houston | 6 | ||||||||
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7/29/20 | Buckley King | Cleveland OH | 20 | & | Altick & Corwin | Dayton | 3 | ||||||||
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7/28/20 | Fennemore Craig | Phoenix AZ | 124 | & | Dowling Aaron | Fresno CA | 46 | ||||||||
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7/08/20 | Whiteman Osterman & Hanna | Albany NY | 76 | & | McNamee Lochner | Albany NY | 12 | ||||||||
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7/05/20 | Gottlieb Johnston Beam & Dal Ponte | Zanesville OH | 11 | & | Leech Scherbel & Peddicord | Coshocton OH | 2 | ||||||||
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7/01/20 | Much Shelist | Chicago IL | 96 | & | Zfaty Burns | Newport Beach CA | 6 | ||||||||
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Archive
- 2020 Q2 Mergers & Acquisitions
- 2020 Q1 Mergers & Acquisitions
- 2019 Mergers & Acquisitions
- 2018 Mergers & Acquisitions
- 2017 Mergers & Acquisitions
- Ten Years of Law Firm Mergers & Acquisitions: 2007-2016
- 2007-2016 Merger & Acquisition Totals
- 2007-2016 Cross-Border Combinations
Commentary and Analysis
- 2020 Q2: Law Firm Combinations at Lowest Ebb in Ten Years
- 2020 Q1: Law Firm Merger Activity Slows Amid Coronavirus Crisis
- 2019: High Volume, Smaller Deal Size in Record Year for Law Firm Combinations
- 2018: 106 US Law Firm Mergers and Acquisitions Announced in 2018
- 2017: Record-Breaking Year for US Law Firm Mergers & Acquisitions
- 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
- Selling Yourself and Your Strategy to Merger / Acquisition Candidates
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- 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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