Fennemore Combines with Savitt Bruce & Willey LLP

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.

BPM LLP Combines with Gumbiner Savett Inc.

July 1, 2021

Accounting & Tax

BPM LLP, one of the 50 largest public accounting and advisory firms, announced a business combination with Santa Monica-based full-service accounting and consulting firm Gumbiner Savett Inc., effective July 1, 2021. The deal expands BPM's presence in Southern California by adding a Santa Monica office rebranded under the BPM name and provides Gumbiner Savett clients access to BPM's broader resources and 800+ professionals.

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.