Posted In: Law Firm Resilience, Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategic Planning, Uncategorized
By Michael D. Short on February 28, 2023
I’ve seen a few merger negotiations recently that really caught my attention because they may foreshadow a new type of law firm merger
Posted In: Law Firm Resilience, Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategic Planning, Uncategorized
By Joseph B. Altonji on January 24, 2023
While the post-pandemic merger pace is slower than many expected, law firm combinations are clearly on the rise. More significantly, recent announcements suggest
Posted In: Culture & Diversity, Law Firm Resilience, Mergers & Acquisitions, Uncategorized
By Michael D. Short on December 6, 2022
Something interesting is happening in the world of law firm merger matchmaking and due diligence. Specifically, the order of importance for the key
Posted In: Mergers & Acquisitions
By Michael D. Short on June 1, 2021
The law firm world is facing serious consolidation pressures right now. Public numbers on “closed” deals would suggest to any uninformed reader that
Posted In: Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategic Planning
By Joseph B. Altonji on January 12, 2021
We appear poised to enter a period of more rapid consolidation in the legal profession, and as always the primary moderating factor will
Posted In: Law Firm Resilience, Mergers & Acquisitions
By Joseph B. Altonji on December 8, 2020
Since the COVID epidemic took hold there has been a significant reduction in the number of law firm mergers and acquisition transactions announced,
Posted In: Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategic Planning
By Michael D. Short on September 22, 2020
I recently wrote about the outcomes of our most recent 30 law firm merger & acquisition projects <link> within the context of a
Posted In: Assessments, Mergers & Acquisitions
By Michael D. Short on July 13, 2020
In our recent analysis on The Legal Marketplace in a Post-COVID World, we predicted a significant uptick in law firm merger activity once
Posted In: LawVision News, Mergers & Acquisitions, Organizational Structure, Research, Intelligence & Data Science, Strategic Planning, Talent Strategy
By Michael D. Short on March 2, 2016
Last month I wrote about the succession planning challenges that many firms are, or will soon face. Based on what we’re hearing
Posted In: Mergers & Acquisitions, Practice Group Management, Research, Intelligence & Data Science, Strategic Planning
By Joseph B. Altonji on February 2, 2016
The creative and entrepreneurial juices in the legal industry are boiling in the early days of 2016, particularly in the litigation space. One