Fennemore Combines With BurnsBarton to Expand Employment Law Practice

Fennemore Combines with Savitt Bruce & Willey LLP

February 1, 2024

Legal Services

Fennemore announced a strategic combination with Seattle-based Savitt Bruce & Willey LLP, effective February 1, 2024, bringing Savitt Bruce & Willey’s litigation team into Fennemore’s platform to establish a new Seattle office. The move expands Fennemore’s footprint to 17 offices across five states and strengthens its litigation capabilities in technology, business, and real estate matters.

Fennemore Joins Forces With Galvanize Law to Build Construction Law Platform Across the West

October 1, 2025

Professional Services

Fennemore, an Am Law 200 firm, is combining with Denver-based construction law boutique Galvanize Law effective October 1, 2025, to expand construction legal capabilities across the Western U.S. The combination is intended to deepen Fennemore’s litigation bench and broaden advisory services for construction-related disputes and transactional matters.

Fennemore Adds Rynn & Janowsky Lawyers to Open Orange County Office

October 1, 2022

Legal Services

Fennemore announced it expanded into Orange County, California by adding lawyers and legal professionals from Rynn & Janowsky, LLP, bolstering the firm’s agribusiness, employment, and business law capabilities. The move increases Fennemore’s West Coast headcount (to 500+ team members and ~250 attorneys) and establishes a new Orange County office effective October 1, 2022.

Foster & Foster Acquires Bartel Associates, LLC

July 5, 2022

Consulting

Foster & Foster Consulting Actuaries, Inc. has acquired California-based Bartel Associates, LLC to expand its presence on the U.S. West Coast and broaden its OPEB and pension consulting capabilities. The acquisition will deepen Foster & Foster's actuarial bench and extend its health and welfare plan consulting services to Bartel's public-sector clients.

Phelps to Combine With Beggs & Lane

April 3, 2025

Professional Services

Phelps will combine with Beggs & Lane, the oldest law firm in Pensacola, Florida, effective May 1, 2025. The combination will expand Phelps into Pensacola and grow it to more than 425 lawyers across 17 offices under the Phelps brand.

Baretz+Brunelle Acquires LexFusion

February 25, 2025

Consulting

Baretz+Brunelle, a New York–based growth advisory firm for the legal industry, has acquired LexFusion, a legal-innovation accelerator. The LexFusion founders and global team will integrate into Baretz+Brunelle to expand B+B's capabilities in legal technology, in-house counsel relationships, and marketplace intelligence.