Merger Activity Continues…Why?
Mar 26, 2015 | Published by Big Law Business
Merger activity remains high. Between January 1st and March 31st of 2015, there were 19 completed mergers among law firms with a minimum of five lawyers, according to research conducted by Fairfax Associates.
This number is down from the 27 completed mergers in Q1 of 2014. But 19 mergers in Q1 of 2015 is consistent with the 22 and 20 completed mergers in the first quarters of 2013 and 2012 respectively.