Source: Reuters
By Sara Merken
Clark Hill is growing again through a combination with a smaller law firm, saying on Thursday that it has absorbed a 16-attorney firm in Chicago.
The combination with Funkhouser Vegosen Liebman & Dunn is Clark Hill’s third law firm deal in 2023, following tie-ups with small Philadelphia based firms Larsson & Scheuritzel and Conrad O’Brien earlier this year.
Four lawyers from real estate firm Larsson & Scheuritzel joined Clark Hill in January, while 18 lawyers from litigation firm Conrad O’Brien started there in February.
Law firm mergers increased in the first half of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022 and 2021, according to data released Monday by legal consultancy Fairfax Associates. Fairfax tracked 28 completed mergers in the first half of the year, compared with 25 deals each in that period in 2022 and 2021…
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