Biglaw Merger Mania Sweeping the Midwest
“Dinsmore & Shohl announced a merger with Wooden McLaughlin that became official on January 1. That gives the newly expanded Dinsmore three new offices in Indiana (in Indianapolis, Evansville and Bloomington), and it’s being touted by the firm as ‘one of the largest such deals of two domestic-only firms in the legal industry during the COVID-19 pandemic.’ It brings the firm’s headcount to 630+, which is over a 7 percent increase,” reports Kathryn Rubino in Above the Law’s Biglaw.
“Just last month, megafirm Dentons announced a combination with Iowa law firm Davis Brown. That merger is part of Dentons ‘Project Golden Spike,’ which is a dual-partnership model that allows for local decision making. The new law firm will operate as Dentons Davis Brown.”