Cultural cohesion: As law firms combine, they retain talent by making sure cultures fit
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Hidde, Werner, Ruiz: FBT, AlvaradoSmith combination expands platform, DEI focus
Frost Brown Todd is starting out 2023 on a high note with a recent merger with California-based AlvaradoSmith. Effective the first of the year, it brings two strong, regional law firms into one national firm with a coast-to-coast footprint.
Claflin takes over as managing partner of Plews Shadley from South Bend
Attorney Jeff Claflin has been elected managing partner of Plews Shadley Racher & Braun, marking the first time a member of the firm’s South Bend office will fill the top leadership position.
New boss at Barnes: Detherage brings sense of history, appetite for growth to leadership position
Andrew Detherage is applying history lessons and putting his own imprint on Barnes, having taken over as the firm’s managing partner on Nov. 9.
Taft rings in the new year with a completed merger
Effective New Year’s Eve, Taft Stettinius & Hollister and Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss completed a combination first announced in September 2022. The move gives Taft — which has an office in Indianapolis — its first Michigan footprint.
Froehle preparing to leave leadership post at Faegre
After 15 years leading an Indianapolis law firm that grew to become the 53rd largest in the nation with nearly $1 billion in revenue, Tom Froehle will be stepping aside next year as co-chair of what is now Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP.
Frost Brown Todd enters California market: Combination with AlvaradoSmith bolsters firm to 575-plus attorneys, 17 offices
Frost Brown Todd and California-based AlvaradoSmith willl combine on Jan. 1, 2023, and will have more than 575 attorneys in 17 offices across nine states, including, Indiana and Washington, D.C.
Disciplinary Commission issues advisory opinion for law firms on imputed conflicts of interest
The Indiana Supreme Court’s Disciplinary Commission on Friday published a nonbinding advisory opinion focused on Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 1.10, which outlines when a law firm is prohibited from representing a client based on imputed conflicts of interest.
Froehle stepping aside, Faegre Drinker names new leadership
Tom Froehle, who has led one of Indianapolis’ largest law firms through two mergers, will be stepping down next year as co-chair of Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath.
Frost Brown Todd announces merger with California firm
Frost Brown Todd, which has more than 500 attorneys in 14 markets including Indiana, is expanding to the West Coast through a merger with California-based AlvaradoSmith, one of the nation’s largest minority-owned and operated law firms. The combination will become effective Jan. 1, 2023.
Barnes & Thornburg welcomes new managing partner, Detherage
Andrew Detherage began his tenure Wednesday as the new managing partner of Barnes & Thornburg, succeeding Robert Grand, who has led the AmLaw 200 firm since 2014.
Ciyou & Dixon law firm feud settled
A law firm breakup involving the founding shareholders of longtime Indianapolis firm Ciyou & Dixon has officially ended after the former law partners agreed to settle their dispute.
SmithAmundsen preparing to complete first combo: Combined firm of Amundsen Davis will have 230 attorneys across 12 offices
SmithAmundsen, which has an office in Indianapolis, is expanding its capacity by entering into its first combination with an entire law firm, which will place the new entity among the largest 200 law firms in the U.S.
IndyBar: Practice Toolkit: Rocket Fuel: Revenue Projections Can Help You to Reach Your Goals
One thing that won’t change in 2023 is the focus on law firm revenue.
SmithAmundsen merges with Wisconsin law firm
Chicago-based law firm SmithAmundsen LLC, which has a large presence in Indianapolis, is merging with Wisconsin-based Davis|Kuelthau. The combined firm will operate as Amundsen Davis LLC with 230 attorneys and 12 offices throughout the Midwest.
IndyBar: Practice Toolkit: New Year’s Eve: It’s Time to Prepare Your Law Firm for 2023
In addition to looking backward, the end of the year is also a great time for law firms to start looking forward. The last business quarter of the year is an excellent time to prepare your law firm for a successful next year.
Ciyou & Dixon shareholders feud in court over dismantling of law firm
The founding shareholders of the Indianapolis law firm Ciyou & Dixon are continuing a back-and-forth with each side, changing positions over the dissolution of their nearly 30-year-old legal partnership.
Barnes strengthens presence in Eastern market
With the opening of two new offices on the East Coast, Barnes & Thornburg followed its plan put into place in 2009 to grow strategically by picking locations and lawyers that enhance the law firm’s reputation and expertise.
Appetite for more: Expansions by 2 Indy law firms reflect legal industry’s focus on growth
September began with two law firms that have offices in Indiana announcing they were expanding into new markets, providing another indication of the legal industry’s increasing appetite and pressure to get bigger.
Taft arrives in Michigan by merging with Detroit firm
Taft Stettinius & Hollister’s entrance into the Detroit market is another step toward the firm’s goal, adopted more than a decade ago, of becoming a “dominant middle-market regional law firm.”