Responding to Growth Pressures: Best Practices for Evaluating Merger

Complimentary Webinar

October 27, 2020, 12:00-1:00pm EST

In spite of a short-term pandemic-driven decline in merger activity, growth pressure within the legal industry persists. Law firm leaders today are keenly focused on growth as a tool to build the depth, breadth and scale to effectively service clients, combat competition, invest in talent and technology and even respond to financial and operational management pressures. 

For firms which have not recently explored growth through merger or acquisition, the learning curve may appear steep. Register now for our online webinar specifically designed to assist law firm leaders, Board members, and Executive/Management Committee members in learning about effective approaches to identify and evaluate growth opportunities.

During this webinar, we will provide insights to support your growth strategy, including an:

• Update on market trends, including recent firm performance trends, competitive pressures, and merger activity
• Growth pressures within different segments of the market and reasons firms consider merger
• Effective processes for exploring growth through merger, including defining critical growth priorities, identifying target firms and prioritizing the best firms for approach
• Merger negotiations, deal breakers, conducting discussions in a remote environment, and engaging partners in the process

Faculty
Lisa Smith, Fairfax Associates
Kristin Stark, Fairfax Associates