Law firm partners have never been able to make as much money as they can now. The highest profits per partner on our Am Law 100 rankings in 2015…

Legal consulting firms Altman Weil Inc. and Fairfax Associates have issued reports on the state of the law firm merger market in 2016.

Arise in the number of international combinations – with London firms featuring strongly – was largely responsible for the increase in mergers involving US firms in 2016, according to figures published today.

As shown by the impending merger between Arnold & Porter LLP and Kaye Scholer LLP announced Nov. 10, consolidation in the legal industry remains a popular strategy among firms looking to boost revenue and acquire new clients.

The law firm merger front was quiet in the third quarter of 2016, but a spate of combinations announced within the past week suggests the end of the year is likely bring an upturn in merger news.

Fairfax merger data cited, The American Lawyer, AmLaw Daily, October 17, 2016 I’ve been exploring the relevance of Porter’s Five Forces in recent blog posts. One of those forces – Threat of Substitutes – has the potential to be a disruptor for the legal...

In the face of a glaring pay gap between male and female partners, some firm leaders point to the emphasis on origination credit as the key culprit. But moving away from such a model may not be so easy.

The 12 law firm combinations announced or completed in the third quarter of 2016 is a sharp decline from the 28 in the second quarter, according to data from law firm consulting company Altman Weil.

Fairfax merger data cited and Kristin Stark is quoted Published by Texas Lawyer With small acquisitions or combinations dominating most recent law firm merger activity, the number of firm mergers completed through the third quarter remained almost identical this year...

At Levenfeld Pearlstein, a small Chicago law firm, birthday candles can signal a change in leadership.