After much speculation, CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro and Olswang have confirmed they are in merger talks.
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Olswang and Camerons set for Friday partners meeting amid mounting claims of three-way merger with Nabarro
Both Olswang and CMS Cameron McKenna are holding partners meetings tomorrow, as indications mount that the duo are gearing up for a three-way merger with Nabarro. Continue reading “Olswang and Camerons set for Friday partners meeting amid mounting claims of three-way merger with Nabarro”
Canadian cover: DLA Piper to merge with Toronto’s Dimock Stratton
Following Norton Rose Fulbright‘s (NRF) acquisition of a Vancouver firm earlier this month, DLA Piper is to merge with Canadian intellectual property firm Dimock Stratton with sixteen partners joining the global outfit in November.
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Norton Rose secures another Canadian tie-up with Vancouver firm
Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has tied up with a third Canadian firm, acquiring Vancouver firm Bull Housser following the acquisition of Oglivy Renault in 2011 and Macleod Dixon in 2012.
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Getting closer: Eversheds to move to same building as Harry Elias as Singapore merger talks continue
Eversheds will move into the same building as Singapore merger suitor Harry Elias Partnership this winter as merger talks continue between the two firms.
‘Very like-minded’: Kennedys picks up marine specialists in Waltons & Morse takeover
Kennedys is to boost its marine and shipping departments through a City merger with boutique firm Waltons & Morse.
Merger mania: Addleshaws and CMS discussed combination before entering current talks
Despite both firms now being in merger talks with other suitors, Legal Business understands CMS Cameron McKenna and Addleshaw Goddard considered merging with each other earlier this year.
Merger watch: Olswang finds a suitor in CMS Cameron McKenna
CMS Cameron McKenna and Olswang could combine to create a £880m firm as it’s understood the LB100 firms have entered into merger talks.
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Global 100: Branded – Inside the troubled takeover of SJ Berwin
Since merging with King & Wood Mallesons, legacy SJ Berwin has lurched from one disaster to the next. Can the firm recover?
A dire 2015 brought matters to a head at the firm now known as King & Wood Mallesons (KWM). On a wet and windy evening on 22 March, 24 partners from legacy SJ Berwin were hauled in front of global managing partner Stuart Fuller and European and Middle East senior partner Stephen Kon to be told that they were to depart.
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American dream: Bond Dickinson seals exclusive tie-up with Womble Carlyle
The alliance will see all UK work referred to Bond Dickinson
With US merger plays by Addleshaw Goddard and Berwin Leighton Paisner dominating headlines so far this year, last month mid-market UK national firm Bond Dickinson signed an exclusive strategic alliance with full-service US firm Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice.
The deal means that Womble Carlyle, which has operated on a non-exclusive referral basis with Bond Dickinson for approximately six years, will refer all UK work to the firm and vice versa.
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