Mergers & Acquisitions

2 BigLaw firms announce merger that will ‘leverage the power of AI’ to serve clients

Perkins Coie and Ashurst announced a planned merger Monday that will create a law firm with about 3,000 lawyers in 52 offices in 23 countries.

Nov 17, 2025 1:36 PM CST

Clio completes $1B acquisition of vLex and announces $5B company valuation

Legal technology leader Clio announced Monday that it completed its $1 billion acquisition of vLex, a legal intelligence and global research platform that includes Vincent AI.

Nov 10, 2025 11:04 AM CST

Cozen O’Connor adds 50-plus lawyers through merger in market that is ‘a bit of the best kept secret’

Cozen O’Connor will add more than 50 lawyers after a Jan. 1 merger with Minneapolis law firm Moss & Barnett.

Nov 6, 2025 2:25 PM CST

Responding to merger talks claim, Cadwalader says ‘we regularly evaluate our strategy,’ but finances are strong

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft told Law.com that it has hired 75 attorneys in 2025 and expects to have one of its best financial years in history with expected revenue of more than $600 million.

Oct 29, 2025 9:31 AM CDT

These 2 law firms will be called FBT Gibbons after January merger

Frost Brown Todd and Gibbons plan to merge in January, creating a law firm with 800 lawyers in 25 offices.

Oct 13, 2025 9:55 AM CDT

Clio founder talks $1B acquisition of vLex and upcoming Clio Cloud Conference

When Clio announced that it had acquired global legal research platform vLex for $1 billion in June, it was the latest in a series of big moves from the cloud-based practice management software company.

Oct 8, 2025 8:58 AM CDT

Taft will have more than 1,200 lawyers after merger with this law firm

Taft Stettinius & Hollister is adding more than 100 lawyers to the law firm as a result of a merger with Morris, Manning & Martin, the firms announced Monday.

Aug 12, 2025 10:52 AM CDT

Second quarter was ‘unnaturally calm’ for law firms amid ‘tumultuous’ backdrop, new report says

Client preferences may be shifting to more specialized or cost-effective legal solutions, according to Thomson Reuters' Law Firm Financial Index.

Aug 12, 2025 10:27 AM CDT

This BigLaw firm has deferred start dates for some associates

A&O Shearman has deferred start dates to January for a group of its new associates.

Jul 28, 2025 12:21 PM CDT

Is this the year for associate raises?

Law firm associates hoping for a bump in the salary scale this year may have to keep waiting, according to a recruiter who spoke with Bloomberg Law.

Jul 10, 2025 2:58 PM CDT

This midsize firm is in merger talks after losing over one-third of its lawyers

Morris, Manning & Martin has said it is in merger talks with a BigLaw firm after losing more than one-third of its lawyers this year.

Jul 1, 2025 2:42 PM CDT

Merged law firm will be called McDermott Will & Schulte after partner vote

McDermott Will & Emery and Schulte Roth & Zabel will combine Aug. 1 as a result of a partner vote approving the merger last week.

Jul 1, 2025 12:35 PM CDT

Hoping to mark huge leap into legal tech’s future, Clio buys startup vLex for $1B

Clio has purchased Spanish startup vLex for a whopping $1 billion. The combination of the Canadian software company Clio and vLex, a legal intelligence and global research platform, was announced Monday.

Jul 1, 2025 11:08 AM CDT

To buy or not to buy? For Cleary Gottlieb, acquiring an AI company was a no-brainer

Law firms acquire or merge with one another all the time. But when it comes to technology companies, firms usually keep it in-house or enter into a partnership with an outside vendor. They rarely go ahead and just buy a tech company.

May 14, 2025 8:54 AM CDT

These major law firms are ‘actively finalizing’ a merger deal

McDermott Will & Emery and Schulte Roth & Zabel are “actively finalizing a transformative combination,” they said in a statement. The merged law firm would have more than 1,650 lawyers and more than $2.8 billion in revenue, Law.com reports. The American Lawyer’s gross revenue ranking currently puts McDermott at No.…

May 12, 2025 9:15 AM CDT