Fennemore to Merge With Gallagher & Kennedy in Arizona Business Law Firm Combination

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 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.

Lathrop GPM and Hopkins Carley Combine to Form a 360-Attorney National Law Firm

August 21, 2024

Professional Services

Lathrop GPM and Hopkins Carley announced a combination effective October 1, 2024. The combined firm will add Hopkins Carley’s San Jose and Redwood Shores offices and expand Lathrop GPM’s reach to a coast-to-coast footprint across 13 offices in eight states and Washington, D.C., with approximately 360 attorneys and about $250M in annual revenue.

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.

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.