Sentences with phrase «on law firm mergers»

EDIT: oh, for the geeks, here's Altman Weil's «Merger Line» webpage which tracks and reports on law firm mergers.

Paula Alvary, a principal with Hoffman Alvary, who consults on law firm mergers, says that there is definitely a shift taking place.»

Not exact matches

According to Volker Geyrhalter, a partner at law firm Hogan Lovells, the uncertainty surrounding the U.K.'s decision to leave the European Union didn't have an impact in driving the mergers on the European continent.

Leveraging its Best Friends network of prominent European law firms, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek advised its clients on 53 mergers and acquisitions involving a total of $ 200.9 billion.

A former state attorney general, Vacco is a partner at the Buffalo law firm Lippes Mathias Wexler and Friedman LLP, which on Thursday announced its merger with Albany - based Sheehan Greene Golderman and Jacques LLP, which has represented the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association.

Previously, she worked at the law firm of Goodwin Procter LLP from 2005 - 2012, as a member of the Private Equity group, primarily focusing on mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, corporate governance matters and the representation of early - and later - stage growth companies.

With the recent announcement of the Gardner Carton / Drinker Biddle merger, the Wired GC offers some additional commentary on the recent string of law firm mergers, which Legal Blog Watch covered just two weeks ago.

David Brown, CEO of PIE commented on the merger, «PSG are a great fit for our business; they share our ethos, passion and dedication to empower law firms and help them grow within the market place.

On the Slaw blog, Steven Matthews observes in this post that the cross-Atlantic merger between U.S. law firm Sonnenschein and U.K. - based Denton Wilde Sapte was announced and rolled out by the firms through an interesting technique: the use of a dedicated «microsite» (http://www.snrdentoncombination.com).

Prior to joining Dittmar & Indrenius, Heidi worked for another leading Finnish law firm (2014 - 2015) and as a Research Officer at the Finnish Competition Authority as well as a trainee at the European Commission DG Competition where she focused on merger control.

Partners at Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) will vote on a merger with Australian law firm Henry Davis York within the coming months, after both firms confirmed they were in late stage discussions.

He has particular experience advising on the pensions aspects of corporate transactions, transfers of staff from the public sector, supporting other law firms and advising employers and trustees of schemes on strategy, funding negotiations, scheme closures, mergers and wind ups.

Pay special attention to coverage of recent developments in law practice such as law firm break - ups, mergers, and movement of lawyers from firm to firm and reports on in - house developments.

On the transactional side, we serve as consultants to law and accounting firms to provide tax counsel regarding matters as varied as, for example, business succession plan structures, corporate mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations, and tax - efficient structuring of property settlement agreements upon divorce.

The firm was engaged by AB InBev to advise on the commercial law and regulatory aspects of the deal in various African jurisdictions, with a focus on securing merger approval in South Africa.

«Definition of law firm merger - poorly managed; driven largely by overpaid incumbent management with little real support from grass roots; justifed rarely on good logic but instead on catch words like «scale», «footprint» and «globalisation»...

I had meant to take on something a bit less dry today, but here I am again on the scintillating subject of law firm mergers structured with Swiss vereins, or, if you strip away the jargon, unions that maintain separate profit pools.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Italian law firm BonelliErede and French law firm Bredin Prat have secured advisory roles on a merger between Ray - Ban owner Luxottica and rival eyewear company Essilor.

The administration filing will officially call time on the legacy SJ Berwin business — once one of the UK's top 15 law firms — following its 2013 merger with KWM.

Based on the news last week that Pinsent Masons is in merger talks with Scotland's largest law firm, McGrigors, it seems the answer many firms still hit upon is to grow.

The firm declined to comment further, though a source briefed on the matter confirmed that White & Case's plans no longer included a merger with the 10 - lawyer Venture Law.

The Johannesburg - headquartered law firm has made a double raid on international firm Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) for dispute resolution partner Bonnie Steyn in Cape Town and mergers and acquisitions partner Zano Nduli in Johannesburg.

Withers and Speechly Bircham are to vote next week on a potential merger which could create a UK top 25 law firm known as Withers Speechly Bircham (WSB).

Addleshaw Goddard is understood to be in discussions over a tie - up with German law firm Luther, as protracted merger talks with US firm Hunton & Williams continue to rumble on.

The merger talks, exclusively revealed by Legal Week on 3 June, have now reached advanced stages, with both firms this week discussing with clients and partners a high - stakes deal that would be the largest - ever merger between two UK law firms.

Slaughter and May, Allen & Overy (A&O) and a trio of Indian law firms have taken lead roles on the multibillion - dollar merger of Vodafone India and Indian telecoms company Idea, a deal that will create the country's largest telecoms operator.

In addition to the above, I help attorneys with business strategy, practice management and client acquisition and I consult with law firms on everything from restructuring and mergers and acquisitions to succession planning and leadership development.

Throughout his career, John has focused his practice on partner representation in the lateral market, practice group acquisition and firm mergers for diverse clients from top national and global law firms, regional U.S. firms and large public and private companies.

When he was a legal search consultant, John focused his practice on representing individual partners in the lateral marketplace, practice group acquisitions and law firm mergers.

With the recently announced arrivals of Rudolph du Plessis and Johannes Gouws at Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) and DLA Piper respectively, it seems investment by law firms in transactional talent, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A) remains high on the agenda.

On Wednesday, the Electronic Privacy Information Center and Center for Digital Democracy asked FTC Chair Majoras to recuse herself from merger review, saying that her husband, John Majoras is a partner with Jones Day, the law firm that is advising DoubleClick on antitrust issues relating to the acquisitioOn Wednesday, the Electronic Privacy Information Center and Center for Digital Democracy asked FTC Chair Majoras to recuse herself from merger review, saying that her husband, John Majoras is a partner with Jones Day, the law firm that is advising DoubleClick on antitrust issues relating to the acquisitioon antitrust issues relating to the acquisition.

When it comes to law firm mergers, quite a bit is written about how mergers will benefit the lawyers within each firm or the impact of mergers on clients and rates.

The figures take into account the firm's merger deal with aviation and aerospace law firm Gates and Partners, which went live on 1 June 2013.

HONG KONG — International law firm Dentons and China's Dacheng Law Offices have agreed on a merger that is expected to create the world's largest law firm and would be only the second time a global firm and a domestic Chinese firm have joined forclaw firm Dentons and China's Dacheng Law Offices have agreed on a merger that is expected to create the world's largest law firm and would be only the second time a global firm and a domestic Chinese firm have joined forcLaw Offices have agreed on a merger that is expected to create the world's largest law firm and would be only the second time a global firm and a domestic Chinese firm have joined forclaw firm and would be only the second time a global firm and a domestic Chinese firm have joined forces.

Nathanael D. Paynter is a member of the firm's Corporate group, focusing on business formation, mergers and acquisitions, securities as well as media and First Amendment Law.

BLP is currently in long - running merger talks with US law firm Bryan Cave, which is also well - known for its strong focus on leveraging legal tech.

Matthew Cockburn, a member of the firm's Executive Committee, practises corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on private equity and mergers and acquisitions.

In a statement, Ben Knowles, co-chair of the global arbitration group, singled out the firm's focus on oil and gas, as well as the overall arbitral capabilities, which have been enhanced over recent years with a range of lateral hires, recent partner promotions including this year's round, and law firm mergers, not least in the United States.

* According to Altman Weil's MergerLine, law firm mergers are now on pace to break a 2015 record.

Law firms will continue to see a range of healthcare clients seeking advice on mergers, and regulatory and antitrust matters.

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Through the CONFLICTS ESSENTIALS program, InOutsource can train law firm conflicts staff on the fundamentals of the conflicts rules, how those rules commonly apply to their own firm's practices — as well as to the lateral hiring and merger process — and how to ensure that conflicts are not overlooked.

Zimmermann specializes in strategic growth planning, law firm mergers, and client service interviews and as part of this work with the Zeughauser Group routinely conducts one - on - one, in - person interviews with chief legal officers, managing directors and business unit heads of Fortune 500 and global companies.

We focus on partner and associate searches, general counsel and head of legal and compliance roles, due diligence investigations, law firm office openings and mergers and acquisitions.

Law firm mergers have been on a record - breaking pace so far this year.

Williams, 51, set up Jomati Consultants in 2002 to advise law firms on issues such as financing, mergers and risk management.

Former cases include acting for an international law firm in defence of proceedings by a partner excluded for breach of duty and acting for partners in a prominent Hong Kong firm on claims for misrepresentation and breach of a partnership agreement following a failed merger.

Hammonds managing partner Peter Crossley, who will become the new firm's managing partner for Europe, told The Am Law Daily that the newly merged firm was focused on expanding its operations in Asia and was looking forward to doubling its size in Hong Kong with the merger.

David M. Adlerstein is counsel at New York City law firm Wachtell, Lipton Rosen & Katz, where he focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate, securities law and regulatory matters.

There is also a chapter on ethics and ensuring that local rules are followed in terms of protecting client interests in the event of firm sales, mergers and transferring files (Ontario lawyers will want to refer to the Law Society's Guide to Closing Down Your Practice for Lawyers).