Partners at City outfit Bircham Dyson Bell will vote on a tie-up with Pitmans later this month, which could create a firm with just over £52m in revenue. The firms said they have entered into exploratory merger discussions, with the vote scheduled for 27 September. They said: “We have decided to make this announcement now […]
Mishcon de Reya has acquired Davis & Co; a four-strong litigation boutique in the City.
Ince & Co has stalled merger talks for a tie-up promised to partners earlier this year, despite indications that the firm was nearing a deal with Holland & Knight.
Oh, this is cute. A&O’s overture to O’Melveny & Myers yet again underlines the magic circle firm’s reputation for lateral thinking. For the last five years A&O has been consistently rumoured to be on the verge of doing a deal with Shearman & Sterling. Bypassing New York in favour of a West Coast play – […]
Allen & Overy (A&O) has entered merger talks with US firm O’Melveny & Myers which could create a £2bn global law firm, The Lawyer understands.
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has today gone live following the vote between partners which saw the transatlantic merger go through last month.
Addleshaw Goddard’s putative merger partner Hunton & Williams has turned its focus back to its domestic market and announced that it will be merging with Andrews Kurth Kenyon following partnership approval.
Partners at Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) were called in to vote on whether the merger talks with US firm Bryan Cave will be successful or not looms.
Gordon Dadds has announced it is to acquire another law firm, making it the fourth acquisition for the City outfit since listing publically last July.
The firm has taken on Bristol-based Metcalfes Solicitors for £2m, which will be paid in cash over a five-year period.
Charles Russell Speechlys has acquired sports law boutique Couchmans in its first major tie-up as a merged firm.
The proposed merger between Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and Bryan Cave could go live as early as 1 January, The Lawyer understands.
Media and tech boutique Wiggin has merged with London boutique Redd, bringing its intellectual property offering up to 20 lawyers.
Redd, which was launched in 2004 by partners Sara Ashby, Simon Chalkley and Charters Macdonald-Brown, advises on the protection, enforcement and exploitation of intellectual property assets, including, breakthrough technologies, global brands, iconic designs and famous creative works.
