The Untold Story Behind Big Law Mergers: Revenue Slips, Costs Rise in The American Lawyer in March, notes that an ALM Intelligence report found «that most
major law firm combinations since 2000 have not resulted in significant growth.»
«If the
combination is approved by partners in a vote slated for this year, the
firm would have 32 offices in 12 countries and 1,500 lawyers, becoming one of a handful of global
law firms with a significant presence in both the U.S. and
major international markets,» St. Louis Post-Dispatch wrote.