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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 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.

Phelps Acquires Gallagher's Canadian Executive Search Practice

April 16, 2025

Staffing & HR

Phelps has acquired Gallagher’s Canadian Executive Search Practice from Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., expanding Phelps’ national footprint and adding teams operating in Calgary, Edmonton and Montreal. The acquired team will retain local leadership while integrating into Phelps’ national, bespoke executive search platform and strengthening the Panorama network’s North American presence.

Jorges & Bowers, LLP Formed Through Merger of NBowers, P.C. and The Jorges Law Firm, PLLC

September 17, 2024

Legal Services

Nicholas E. Bowers, Esq. (NBowers, P.C.) and Andrew C. Jorges, Esq. (The Jorges Law Firm, PLLC) have merged their practices to form Jorges & Bowers, LLP, a New York City–based law firm focused on real estate and estate planning. The combined firm brings together multiple partners and of‑counsel attorneys to expand legal capabilities and better serve individual, family and business clients across the New York metropolitan area.

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.

Abry Partners and Management Acquire Best Lawyers from Levine Leichtman Capital Partners

December 1, 2021

Media & Entertainment

Boston-based private equity firm Abry Partners acquired Best Lawyers, a provider of peer-reviewed legal rankings and marketing services headquartered in Augusta, Georgia, in a deal that also included Best Lawyers' management team. Levine Leichtman Capital Partners sold the company; financial terms were not disclosed. Abry said the investment will support continued product, technology and geographic growth.