Brian Baxter

November 26, 2013 | The American Lawyer

While 2013 is already a record-setter for law firm mergers, Tuesday marked the second straight day that a major tie-up getting serious consideration collapsed instead. McKenna Long & Aldridge and Dentons are parting ways a little more than a month after announcing they were discussing a potential combination.

By Brian Baxter

4 minute read

November 25, 2013 | National Law Journal

A close look at the proposed combination of Patton Boggs and Locke Lord suggests there are reasons beyond mere size for both firms to consider joining forces.

By Brian Baxter

6 minute read

November 22, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Lloyds Banking Group, the British banking giant created via a financial crisis-driven merger in September 2008, has tapped Hogan Lovells and Herbert Smith Freehills for the $1.1 billion sale of its asset management unit to Aberdeen Asset Management in a deal that will create Europe's largest fund manager. Meanwhile, Weil is advising Goldman Sachs on its $900 million purchase of an events services business.

By Brian Baxter

7 minute read

November 22, 2013 | New Jersey Law Journal

With five weeks left, 2013 is already a record-setting year for tie-ups involving U.S. law firms. And as the latest spate of deals pushed the total number of mergers announced so far to 78—past the previous high of 70 set in 2008—The Am Law Daily caught up with legal consultants Ward Bower and Tony Williams to discuss the continuing trend toward consolidation here and abroad.

By Brian Baxter

9 minute read

November 20, 2013 | The American Lawyer

The King and The Greatest are staying together, as consumer marking and branding company Authentic Brands Group announced Wednesday its acquisition of the licensing rights to two of the 20th century's most famous names: Elvis Presley and Muhammad Ali.

By Brian Baxter

5 minute read

November 20, 2013 | The American Lawyer

In the latest big energy deal out of shale-rich Texas, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom is advising Devon Energy on its $6 billion acquisition of assets from private equity-backed GeoSouthern Energy. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, which opened a Houston office two years ago, has taken the lead for GeoSouthern.

By Brian Baxter

5 minute read

November 19, 2013 | Law.com

Last week, The Am Law Daily spoke with Patton Boggs managing partner Edward Newberry about the potential merger his firm is discussing with Locke Lord. Now Locke Lord managing partner Jerry Clements, who 50 years ago this week gave a yellow rose to President John F. Kennedy on a visit to Texas, shares her thoughts about Swiss vereins, her firm's expansion efforts and a possible tie-up with Patton Boggs.

By Brian Baxter

17 minute read

November 15, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Major League Baseball's Atlanta Braves stunned many this week by announcing that the team will leave its downtown home in 2017 for a new $672 million stadium in suburban Cobb County. Elsewhere in our latest look at sports and the law: Gordon & Rees, Norton Rose Fulbright, Paul Weiss, and Womble Carlyle wade into an NFL bullying case; Alex Rodriguez adds to his robust legal team; and an ex-Milbank associate seeks to make running with the bulls a U.S. sport.

By Brian Baxter

14 minute read

November 14, 2013 | Law.com

Patton Boggs managing partner Edward Newberry told The Am Law Daily on Thursday that his firm's merger talks with Locke Lord and its latest round of layoffs are part of a broader plan that also includes changes to its long-standing "eat what you kill" compensation system and a push to expand in California, New York, Texas and abroad.

By Brian Baxter

9 minute read

November 12, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Foreign buyers and private-equity firms continued to spur activity in the energy M&A sector over the past week, yielding roles for Andrews Kurth; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Jones Day; Locke Lord; Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman; Vinson & Elkins; and leading Canadian firms Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt and Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer.

By Brian Baxter

8 minute read