Mergers & Acquisitions
504 ABA Journal Mergers & Acquisitions articles.
ABA president calls on Senate to support Respect for Marriage Act
ABA President Deborah Enix-Ross is calling on members of the U.S. Senate to vote for the Respect for Marriage…
Sep 16, 2022 3:03 PM CDT
A Delaware judge has ruled that Cravath, Swaine & Moore is entitled to a $74.8 million shifted contingency fee in a lawsuit for damages following a failed merger.
Aug 29, 2022 12:53 PM CDT
Waning demand for legal services and a rebound in expenses are contributing to a continued decline in law firm profitability in 2022, according to the Thomson Reuters Law Firm Financial Index.
Aug 11, 2022 1:49 PM CDT
A slowdown in corporate deals is affecting law firm hiring and giving overworked lawyers a breather.
Jul 13, 2022 3:25 PM CDT
Corporate legal departments are spending 54% of their budgets in-house, outpacing their spending on outside counsel, according to a survey released last week by the Association of Corporate Counsel and legal recruiting firm Major, Lindsey & Africa.
Jun 22, 2022 12:13 PM CDT
Two larger law firms have announced mergers with smaller firms that add dozens of lawyers and expand their footprints.
Jun 14, 2022 3:24 PM CDT
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan is in a “precarious position” following the loss of one of its two crown jewels—its bankruptcy and restructuring group—to Paul Hastings
this spring, according to an analysis
by Law.com.
Jun 8, 2022 3:25 PM CDT
MyCase, a practice management software company, announced Monday that it had acquired the immigration software Docketwise and integrated the platform into its cloud-based software.
May 18, 2022 8:44 AM CDT
Law firm profitability decreased in the first quarter of the year, as direct expenses increased 13.1% and overhead increased 9.9% from the same period last year, according to the Thomson Reuters Law Firm Financial Index.
May 11, 2022 8:39 AM CDT
Law School Transparency, an organization founded more than a decade ago by new lawyers who were frustrated by the lack of public data on matters, including employment outcomes and student loan debt, is being acquired by the Law School Admission Council, the organization announced Wednesday.
Mar 2, 2022 9:00 AM CST
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough is adding 52 lawyers from a midsize firm and launching four new offices.
Jan 24, 2022 4:13 PM CST
Verrill Dana and Smith Gambrell Russell have announced separate mergers with smaller firms that are effective Jan. 1.
Dec 23, 2021 10:15 AM CST
In many ways, 2021 felt like the year that would never end. The pandemic dragged on, and new variants popped up like whack-a-moles. The resulting instability resulted in an increased reliance on remote working software, as lawyers put into place technology that provided the flexibility that their firms needed to transition to a dispersed workforce should the need arise.
Dec 21, 2021 1:08 PM CST
Several major law firms in the United States and Europe are offering jobs to associates without interviewing them, according to a story by Law.com.
Dec 7, 2021 11:20 AM CST
Arent Fox and Schiff Hardin announced Wednesday that they will merge March 1, creating a law firm with more than 600 lawyers and policy professionals.
Dec 2, 2021 9:18 AM CST
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