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Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP has completed its merger with Denver’s oldest and third-largest law firm, Sherman & Howard L.L.C. With this expansion, Taft now has more than 1,000 attorneys, spanning from the Mountain West region to Washington, D.C. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gcv62NWb #AModernLawFirmShapingTheFuture #ShermanHoward #Taft #MountainWest

Bob Friedman sat down with Triangle-based Maginnis Howard to discuss their strategic expansions, including merging with Charles G. Monnett III & Associates in 2022 and Britton Law in 2020, extending their reach to Raleigh, Charlotte, and Fayetteville. Read more about their journey in the latest interview: https://lnkd.in/gHkGvwQD #MaginnisHoward #AttorneyAtLawMagazine

It's official: Locke Lord LLP, a Texas-founded firm with a history of more than 135 years in Texas, will merge with Troutman Pepper. Strategic adviser Kent Zimmermann describes the combination as “the most appealing in recent history. “If you look at the Am Law 100 and you count up Chambers-ranked practices they have, (the combined firms) would rank tenth. If you rank the number of Chambers-ranked lawyers, they would rank sixth.” More from The Lawbook in this story. https://lnkd.in/dU2-bZvy

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP said it will acquire a 54-lawyer team in Paris from rival U.S. law firm Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel. The move comes ahead of Kramer Levin's planned merger with global legal giant Herbert Smith Freehills, which had previously said that the New York-founded firm's Paris outpost would not be part of the combination. The group joining Philadelphia-founded Morgan Lewis on Jan. 1 includes corporate partner Dana Anagnostou and private equity partner Sébastien Pontillo, who co-led Kramer Levin's Paris office. Anagnostou will head Morgan Lewis' Paris location alongside its current leader, Sabine Smith-Vidal, the firm said. Sara Merken has more: https://reut.rs/41LRpYi

📊 The Big Keep Getting Bigger: Legal Giants Enter 2025 Bruce MacEwen from Adam Smith, Esq., LLC highlights how last year's AMLAW 100 data revealed the growing concentration of power in the legal market: Share of revenue among billion-dollar+ firms: 2003: 25.3% 2013: 58.0% 2023: 74.5% (!) As we enter 2025, the landscape is clear: 50 firms now report revenue over $1B, with Kirkland & Ellis leading at $6.514B. That's more than double from just a decade ago. The recent Herbert Smith Freehills & Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP merger sets the tone for this year. As Herbert Smith Freehills CEO Justin D'Agostino MH puts it, they aim to "forge a new global elite." With 75% of AmLaw 100 revenue now concentrated among the billion-dollar club, 2025 promises to be another year of big moves in Big Law. #LegalIndustry #BigLaw #LawFirms #LegalBusiness #2025Trends What major moves do you expect to see this year? 👇

🌍 Transformative News in the Legal Industry 🌍 Kramer Levin is set to combine with global powerhouse Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) to form Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, known in the U.S. as HSF Kramer. Launching on May 1, 2025, this union brings together over 2,700 lawyers, including around 640 partners, across 25 offices worldwide. With balanced strength in litigation and transactional practices, the combined firm will deliver exceptional service across industries and geographies — redefining what it means to support an elite global client base. This merger represents a bold new chapter in transatlantic legal services, built on shared values of excellence, collaboration, and innovation. #LegalNews #LawFirmMerger #KramerLevin #HerbertSmithFreehills #GlobalLegal

NEW: Despite years of struggling to be taken seriously across the pond, Britain’s so-called Magic Circle of elite law firms refuse to give up their American dream. Clifford Chance, Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are going full throttle with expansion efforts in America’s lucrative legal market by aggressively poaching rainmakers to fill burgeoning offices in New York and beyond. Paul Lewis, Linklaters’ managing partner, last week even suggested that the firm is open to a transatlantic merger, just months after Magic Circle member Allen & Overy and New York’s Shearman & Sterling combined to create A&O Shearman. It raises questions about the future of the Magic Circle’s homebody and remaining member: Slaughter and May. My latest feature below looks at how Slaughter and May fell out of the Magic Circle – and why it might not want back in

The votes are in! Exciting news coverage here from Bloomberg Law on our firm's expansion and merger plans. Visit our combined "microsite" at harrisbeachmurtha.com to learn about the combination and why it's a win for our clients and attorneys! #legalnews #lawfirms #newyork #newengland #newroads

From his early days at Berwin Leighton Paisner to leading Talent Intelligence and Acquisitions at Baretz+Brunelle, Howard Rosenberg discusses the importance of understanding people and making strategic bets for the future of corporate law firms. Listen to Episode 40: https://buff.ly/3MK109u #legalindustry #talentacquisition #lawfirmleadership #businessstrategy #legalinnovation #leadershipinsights #thefutureisbright

"Larger firms' desire to expand into new markets and smaller firms' need to become more competitive underscored a merger flurry that stretched from Boulder to Boca Raton, according to interviews and press releases from the moves." (The American Lawyer) https://lnkd.in/eZGg6Dk4 #lawmergers #legalindustry #legaljobs #lawjobs #biglaw #legalmarket