The law firm merger front was quiet in the third quarter of 2016, but a spate of combinations announced within the past week suggests that the end of the year will likely bring the usual uptick in merger news.
Am Law 100 labor and employment giant Littler Mendelson announced Monday that it had combined with Fromont Briens, a 170-lawyer employment firm with offices in Paris and Lyon, France. Last week, Los Angeles-based Haight Brown & Bonesteel acquired Sacramento real estate shop CVM Law Group, while leading offshore firm Collas Crill announced plans to merge with British Virgin Islands-based Farara Kerins.
