A little more than a week after news of tie-up talks between Foley & Lardner and London-based Eversheds made headlines on both sides of the Atlantic, the two firms have called off discussions on a potential combination.

Foley & Lardner chairman and CEO Jay Rothman, who assumed leadership of the 849-lawyer firm four years ago, said in an internal memorandum obtained by The Am Law Daily that a deal was not in play. The memo was distributed to firm personnel on Monday.

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