Mergers

Firm mergers at highest number since 2009

April 4, 2013
IL Staff
U.S. law firm mergers in the first quarter of this year hit a four-year high, Altman Weil Inc. announced Thursday. Twenty-one firms announced mergers and acquisitions, with most deals involving acquisitions of small law firms.
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Law firm's longtime chief gives suitors cold shoulder

February 27, 2013
Scott Olson
Alan Levin has been managing partner of Barnes & Thornburg LLP for 16 years, far longer than the heads of most major Indianapolis law firms. But what most sets him apart is that he’s built his firm into a national practice by taking the maverick approach of going it alone instead of merging with an out-of-state rival.
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Prioritizing increases ease of mergers

January 18, 2012
Jenny Montgomery
When considering whether to merger your firm with another, several factors must be considered, including avoiding geographic overlap and being honest with employees.
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Bingham McHale merging with Louisville firm

December 21, 2011
Michael Hoskins
Indianapolis-based law firm Bingham McHale will merge with Louisville-based law firm Greenebaum Doll & McDonald, a regional firm that explored the possibility of merging with another Indiana firm three years ago.
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Bingham McHale merging with Louisville-based law firm

December 21, 2011
Michael Hoskins
Indianapolis-based Bingham McHale is merging with the regional law firm Greenebaum Doll & McDonald effective Jan. 2, the two firms announced Wednesday morning.
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Baker & Daniels, Faegre & Benson confirm merger

October 12, 2011
Jenny Montgomery
Tom Froehle, chief executive partner for Baker & Daniels, and Andrew Humphrey, chair of Faegre & Benson’s management committee, held a joint news conference Oct. 12 to formally announce that the two firms will merge, effective Jan. 1, 2012. The new firm – Faegre Baker Daniels – will have 770 attorneys and 45 consultants in the United States and abroad, Humphrey said.
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Baker & Daniels, Faegre & Benson confirm merger

October 12, 2011
Jenny Montgomery
Tom Froehle, chief executive partner for Baker & Daniels, and Andrew Humphrey, chair of Faegre & Benson’s management committee, held a joint news conference Oct. 12 to formally announce that the two firms will merge, effective Jan. 1, 2012.
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Mergers increase following dry spellRestricted Content

October 12, 2011
Jenny Montgomery
More firms unite in 2011, seeking to broaden reach.
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Ice Miller to merge with Ohio firm

August 19, 2011
Jennifer Nelson
Indianapolis-based Ice Miller announced Friday that it is combining with a law firm out of Columbus, Ohio. The merger with Schottenstein Zox & Dunn Co. will be effective at the first of the year and the newly created firm will retain the Ice Miller moniker.
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Baker & Daniels in talks to merge with Minneapolis firm

August 12, 2011
Scott Olson
Baker & Daniels LLP, one of Indianapolis' largest and oldest law firms, is in merger discussions with a Minneapolis law firm and expects to complete a deal in October.
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The Midwest, Indianapolis legal markets prime for opportunitiesRestricted Content

March 31, 2010
Elizabeth Brockett
Sommer Barnard. Locke Reynolds. Dann Pecar Newman & Kleiman. Those are just a few Indiana law firm names that are now only part of history.
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Ohio law firm acquires Indianapolis firmRestricted Content

March 17, 2010
Scott Olson
One of Indianapolis' oldest law practices has been absorbed by a Cleveland law firm.
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Report: Ice Miller, Louisville firm end merger talks

September 8, 2009
Scott Olson
Merger talks that began last year between Indianapolis-based Ice Miller LLP and a Louisville-based law firm reportedly have broken down, putting an end to a deal that was expected to close by the end of the year.
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Barnes & Thornburg to expand to Minneapolis

June 22, 2009
IL Staff
Barnes & Thornburg announced today an expansion into Minnesota thanks to an acquisition of The Parsinen Law Firm.
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BREAKING: Locke Reynolds merging with Kentucky firm

December 4, 2008
Michael Hoskins
One of Indiana's largest law firms is merging with a Kentucky-based firm in a move to become more of a regional and national player.
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