• February 1, 2007 | The American Lawyer

    What Next?

    New York's Dewey Ballantine is faced with a Ronald Reagan-esque question: Is the firm better off now than it was six months ago? The short answer is "No." After a half-year of merger talks wit

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  • June 30, 2008 | National Law Journal

    IN BRIEF

    Dykema Gossett gets 53 from Schwartz Cooper Dykema Gossett has scooped up 53 attorneys from Chicago's Schwartz Cooper, including all seven members of its executive

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  • March 13, 2002 | New York Law Journal

    Claims Against Sotheby`s Revived

    IN A DECISION that at least one lawyer said could affect the $512 million dollar class action settlement in the Christie's and Sotheby's price fixing case, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Se

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  • July 28, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Merger Talks Cool For Orrick, Cooley

    Cooley Godward and Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe have abandoned merger talks, according to sources close to both firms. One of those sources, who was familiar with Cooley Godward's

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  • September 23, 2013 | The American Lawyer

    Stinson Morrison, Leonard Street Strike Midwest Merger

    Kansas City, Mo.–based Stinson Morrison Hecker and Minneapolis-based Leonard, Street and Deinard announced Monday they plan to

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  • October 1, 2001 | The Recorder

    Midsize on the Rise

    Two years ago, traditional midsize firms were looking about as hip as a lime green leisure suit.But the lawyers who stuck it out at midsize firms may be having the last laugh. Firms wi

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  • December 18, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Law Firm Model Isn't Broken After All, Consultant Says

    The law firm model might be like a car that needs a tune-up, but it doesn't need to be taken to the junkyard, according to one national consultant. "Don't scrap the model because, while

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  • January 25, 2000 | Legal Times

    Handle With Care

    Industry maturation, increasing competition, and globalization are all contributing to the consolidation of major industries. From a macro perspective, mergers are designed to provide opport

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  • April 22, 2003 | New York Law Journal

    Real Estate Marketplace is written by Susan L. Harper. To report a transaction, contact the Law Journal via e-mail at Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn is poised to double it

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  • January 24, 2005 | Legal Times

    A Capital Idea

    Pillsbury Winthrop is poised to make its most ambitious attempt yet to crack the D.C. market by swallowing Shaw Pittman -- a move that could instantly transform the San Francisco-based firm in

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