San Francisco-based Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman wants a stronger footprint in New York. New York-based Chadbourne & Parke wants the same thing in California. It’s easy to see why it looks like an attractive match.

Since news broke last week that Pillsbury and Chadbourne are in merger talks, the legal community is watching to see whether they will officially tie the knot. Both firms have entered, then aborted, merger talks in the past. This time, the draw is a mutual boost in size and geographic reach, according to several legal recruiters and consultants.

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