Troutman Pepper and Locke Lord Merge to Form Troutman Pepper Locke LLP

Law Business Research and ALM Announce Strategic Merger

March 24, 2025

Professional Services

Law Business Research (LBR) and ALM have merged to form a combined global legal intelligence and information services group, bringing together LBR's UK/global presence and ALM's deep US market penetration. The combined business will continue existing products and services, employ more than 900 people across offices in New York, London, Washington DC, Erlanger, Philadelphia, Austin and Hong Kong, and will be led by Nick Brailey as Group CEO.

Arent Fox and Schiff Hardin Complete Merger to Form ArentFox Schiff

March 1, 2022

Legal Services

Arent Fox LLP and Schiff Hardin LLP completed their merger effective March 1, 2022, forming the combined firm ArentFox Schiff. The new firm, led by Anthony V. Lupo, Cristina A. Carvalho and Joseph J. Krasovec III, houses more than 600 lawyers and policy professionals across seven U.S. markets, expanding the firms' transactional, litigation and regulatory capabilities and geographic reach.

McDermott Will & Emery and Schulte Roth & Zabel Merge to Form McDermott Will & Schulte

August 1, 2025

Professional Services

Leading international law firms McDermott Will & Emery and Schulte Roth & Zabel completed a merger effective August 1, launching the combined firm McDermott Will & Schulte. The combination creates a global legal platform with roughly 1,750+ attorneys across 20+ offices and expanded capabilities across healthcare, private capital, tax, litigation and regulatory services, with reported annual revenue of roughly $3 billion.

Doeren Mayhew Acquires Lancaster & Reed LLC

December 17, 2025

Accounting & Tax

Doeren Mayhew completed the acquisition of Florida-based Lancaster & Reed LLC (effective Dec. 17, 2025), bringing the Key Biscayne practice and its staff into the Doeren Mayhew brand. The deal gives Doeren Mayhew an entry into the Miami international private client and high-net-worth market and strengthens the firm's international tax and private-client capabilities; Lancaster & Reed co-founders Sherry and Richard Reed will remain with the firm.

Egis Merges with Lochner to Expand U.S. Footprint

August 4, 2025

Engineering Services

Global engineering and consulting firm Egis has merged with U.S.-based infrastructure firm Lochner, positioning Lochner as the cornerstone of Egis' U.S. expansion. The combined organization brings together Lochner’s more than 1,100 professionals and Egis’ U.S. team to pursue organic and acquisitive growth across transportation, water, energy, and environmental markets.

LDC Makes Minority Growth Investment in The Barrister Group

May 30, 2023

Legal Services

LDC, the private equity investor part of Lloyds Banking Group, has made a minority growth investment in tech‑enabled legal services group The Barrister Group (TBG), backing co‑founders Harry Hodgkin and Stephen Ward and the existing management team. The funding will support recruitment of more barristers and instructions and further investment in TBG's proprietary Chambers365 technology; LDC partners will join the board.