Fennemore Combines with Savitt Bruce & Willey LLP

Fennemore Combines With BurnsBarton to Expand Employment Law Practice

May 13, 2025

Legal Services

Fennemore, an Am Law 200 full-service business law firm, is combining with BurnsBarton, an employment law and litigation boutique based in Phoenix. The combination will be effective June 2, 2025 and is intended to expand Fennemore’s Employment and Labor Law capabilities and provide BurnsBarton clients access to a broader Fennemore platform.

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.

Smith Gambrell Russell Combines with Freeborn & Peters to Form Global AmLaw 150 Firm

January 24, 2023

Legal Services

Smith Gambrell & Russell, LLP and Freeborn & Peters LLP have combined, with the merged firm operating under the Smith Gambrell Russell name effective March 1, 2023. The combination creates a nearly 400-attorney global firm (AmLaw ~132) and is intended to expand geographic footprint and complementary practice capabilities—particularly bolstering corporate and litigation platforms and adding strength in insurance/reinsurance and international arbitration.

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.

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.

Baker Tilly Acquires Seattle-based Bader Martin

June 1, 2022

Accounting & Tax

Baker Tilly US, LLP has combined with Seattle-based accounting firm Bader Martin, P.S., effective June 1, bringing roughly 100 professionals into the Baker Tilly network. The move expands Baker Tilly’s footprint into the Pacific Northwest and enhances its tax and wealth advisory capabilities for high-net-worth individuals, family businesses and nonprofits.