So far this year, four Am Law 200 firms have picked up smaller firms in Chicago. Nixon Peabody absorbed 100-lawyer Ungaretti & Harris in January. Shook, Hardy & Bacon announced in February that it was acquiring 25-lawyer Grippo & Elden. On June 1, Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn bolted on litigation boutique Schopf & Weiss and Cozen O’Connor officially took on 58 lawyers from Meckler Bulger Tilson Marick & Pearson, the latter deal having been announced two months prior.
Why this flurry of activity in Chicago? As law firm mergers pick up nationwide, Chicago stands out as an attractive yet accessible market, with a deep talent pool and a huge business base. Plus, Chicago firms have long been open to mergers. Among the firms that have combined or been acquired in the past decade are Bell Boyd & Lloyd; Lord, Bissell & Brook; Wildman Harrold; and Gardner Carton & Douglas.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
