The law firm merger mania that led to 14 tie-ups being announced in the third quarter is showing no sign of slowing in the waning months of the year as a stagnant economy and a desire among regionally focused shops to expand close to home help fuel the trend, according to a report issued last month by legal consultancy Altman Weil.
Taft Stettinius & Hollister, one of Ohio’s largest firms, announced Tuesday that it is acquiring 30-lawyer Columbus shop Chester Willcox & Saxbe. Once the firms officially combine operations-an event expected to occur by January 2-the newly merged entity will have roughly 330 lawyers in four offices in Ohio, as well as outposts in Covington, Kentucky; Indianapolis; and Phoenix, according to the Dayton Business Journal. Founded in 1885, Taft Stettinius’s partners over time have included two sons of former President William Howard Taft.
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