In Potential Pepper Hamilton-Troutman Sanders Merger, Scale Can Be a Strategy
Lisa Smith is quoted. “Those are priority growth markets for firms going national, and they are markets where it’s hard to get talent,” Smith said.
Lathrop Gage to Combine with Gray Plant Mooty
Kristin Stark is mentioned as having introduced the two firms to one another.
Are Law Firm Mergers Hot or Not? It Depends Who’s Counting
Lisa Smith is quoted. “It’s the bigger combinations that drive consolidation,” Smith said. “If there were 100 mergers of two-lawyer firms, they wouldn’t make much of a difference in the legal market.”
Law Firm Merger Market Stayed Sluggish in Q3
Lisa Smith is quoted. “It’s surprising this year that we haven’t seen the big mergers we have seen in the past,” adding that she wouldn’t rule out more significant combinations slated for Jan. 1, 2020, or beyond.
Law Firm Mergers Hit the Doldrums—for Now
Kristin Stark is quoted. “One of the themes here is that the data is simply not reflective of the reality of how many firms are talking about mergers.”
