For Growth’s Sake, That’s What Law Firm Mergers Are All About

Welcome back to the Big Law Business column on the changing legal marketplace written by me, Roy Strom. Today, we look at how law firm leaders are warming to the idea that growth is a good thing. Sign up to receive this column in your Inbox on Thursday mornings.

Once upon a time in Big Law, it was impolite to admit that size matters.

Managing partners traditionally turned to a well-worn refrain when explaining a merger or group hire: “This is not growth for growth’s sake.”

It got so out of hand that more than five years ago I ...