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Two Midsize Toronto Business Law Firms Combine in Latest Merger in Canada

The combination of Loopstra Nixon and Macdonald Sager creates a new entrant among the city's 100-plus lawyer law firms and is the latest in a string of mergers involving regional and midsized firms across the country over the last year.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Dilworth Paxson Absorbs NJ's GluckWalrath in Merger, Eyes Further Combinations

The addition of 12 attorneys in Freehold, New Jersey, will raise Dilworth Paxson's head count above 100.
5 minute read

Pro Mid Market

Lippes Mathias Executes Its 2nd Merger In 2023 With Tax Boutique

Asked about Lippes Mathias' aggressive merger activity in 2023, Kevin Cross, the firm's managing partner, said: "During COVID, we were a bit cautious, like a lot of businesses were. We felt strongly that these combinations made sense. Tax controversy fits into a lot of our practice areas."
5 minute read

International Edition

Atlantic Canadian Firm McInnes Cooper Grows Again With Cape Breton-Area Merger

Managing partner Kevin Kiley said the firm will continue its strategic growth plan with mergers and hiring new talent.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Why Is Big Law Growing When Demand Is Dropping?

Many firms are "relying on some natural attrition, and it's not coming along as fast as they'd like," Wells Fargo's Owen Burman said.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

What's Next for A&O and Shearman? Firms Look to Partnership Vote First

Allen & Overy and Shearman have many issues to resolve, but sources say all matters will take a back seat to selling the merger to partners and the vote.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Law Firm Mergers, Pitched as Benefiting Clients, Also Can Bring Headaches, Conflicts

"As these mergers continue to happen, law firms and clients need to be prepared. The conflicts piece is really the biggest con," said Kelleen Brennan, assistant general counsel at Axon Enterprise.
5 minute read

International Edition

Visualizing A&O Shearman—How the Numbers Stack Up

Using the latest data from Law.com Compass, Law.com International shines a light on the anticipated combination in four charts and three key figures.
4 minute read

International Edition

A 'Huge Threat': Why A&O's Rivals Fear Being Leapfrogged in the US

Some insiders at Freshfields, Clifford Chance and Linklaters are inclined to play down the impact of A&O's proposed merger with Shearman—but others concede it could lead to refreshed approaches to the U.S. market.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Deal Watch: Davis Polk, Simpson Thacher Help Usher in $3.4B A&O Shearman Deal

At least nine outside counsel lawyers at Davis Polk and Simpson are on the A&O Shearman deal, likely adding a costly legal bill to the merger process.
12 minute read

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