Mergers & Acquisitions

BigLaw sees opportunity to support trillion-dollar data centers

The recent proliferation of new trillion-dollar data centers is bringing big business to BigLaw firms.

Feb 20, 2026 11:09 AM CST

US law firms see overall profits rise in 2025, but mergers and acquisitions decline

U.S. law firms saw profits surge in the fourth quarter of 2025, increasing 14.1%, according to the Thomson Reuters Institute’s Law Firm Financial Index released Tuesday.

Feb 11, 2026 9:44 AM CST

McDermott’s private equity plan could test long-standing bans on outside funding for law firms

Law firms tend to take themselves and their professional traditions seriously. They value probity, dignity and decorum. So is McDermott Will & Schulte’s plan for a new ownership structure a bracing waft of fresh air? Or does it threaten an ethics-bending commercialization of the legal profession?

Feb 10, 2026 12:20 PM CST

Appalachian School of Law receives county funding while in merger talks

The Appalachian School of Law will receive funding from its home county, as the Grundy, Virginia, law school continues merger discussions with the Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia.

Feb 5, 2026 10:39 AM CST

Elon University aims to open law school as merger moves forward

Charlotte, North Carolina, could have its first law school since 2018 if a proposal for Elon University to open a full-time law program at Queens University of Charlotte is approved, according to Law.com.

Jan 14, 2026 10:10 AM CST

Merger of these 2 law firms creates ‘mid-market legal powerhouse’

On Jan. 1, Frost Brown Todd and Gibbons officially combined to form FBT Gibbons.

Jan 6, 2026 9:20 AM CST

ServiceNow acquires Armis in $7.75B cybersecurity deal

Artificial intelligence platform ServiceNow will splash $7.75 billion to acquire cybersecurity company Armis.

Dec 24, 2025 10:37 AM CST

Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader announce massive law firm merger

Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft have announced a merger that creates one of the largest law firms in the world.

Dec 18, 2025 1:30 PM CST

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