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'A Wake-Up Call': Pressure for Law Firm Mergers Grows in 2024

Some analysts are predicting even more moves in 2025, even if the number of completed unions this year is likely to be on par or only slightly ahead of where it was in 2023.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

‘Wake Up Call': Pressure for Law Firm Mergers Grows in 2024

Some analysts are predicting even more moves in 2025, even if the number of completed unions this year is likely to be on par or only slightly ahead of where it was in 2023.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

'Never Been More Dynamic': Big Law Leaders Reflect on 2024 and Expectations Next Year

Leaders from DLA Piper, Sidley, A&O Shearman, Paul Weiss, Fried Frank and Proskauer, among others, weigh in on 2024 trends.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

For Paul Weiss, Progress Means 'Embracing the Uncomfortable Reality'

"Our firm will look quite different in 2028 and 2035 from today," said Brad Karp, chair of Paul Weiss, The American Lawyer's 2024 Law Firm of the Year.
5 minute read

International Edition

Which New York Law Firms Are Next on the Merger Hunt?

“Any firm that is New York-centric and under $1 billion in revenue is exposed,” one industry insider said.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Which New York Law Firm Is Next on the Merger Hunt?

“Any firm that is New York-centric and under $1 billion in revenue is exposed,” one industry insider said.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

As Atlanta Partners Moved to Am Law 200 Firms at a Higher Rate in 2024, 2 New Arrivals Benefited

More than 1 of every 3 lawyers on the move landed at newcomers Clark Hill and Buchalter or established players Barnes & Thornburg and Bradley Arant Boult Cummings.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Baker & Hostetler to Open Austin Office With 10-Lawyer Locke Lord Affordable Housing Team

The Locke Lord affordable housing team is leaving the firm, because of client conflicts related to Locke Lord's merger with Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders, which is set for Jan. 1, 2025.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Linklaters Duo Jumps to Reed Smith's Structured Finance Practice

Peter Williams and Elizabeth Walker had only been with Linklaters for a little more than two years when they opted to join Reed Smith in New York City.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Wilkinson Stekloff Tops Big Law, Doles Out 150% Above-Market Bonuses

The litigation boutique will give its associates above-market bonuses starting at $22,500 for the class of 2024 and topping out at $172,500 for the class of 2017 and beyond, in addition to special bonuses starting at $6,000 running up to $25,000.
2 minute read

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