KPMG Passes Key Step in Forming Big Four’s First US Law Firm (2)

KPMG won preliminary approval Tuesday to form a legal services arm in Arizona, moving it closer to becoming the first Big Four accounting firm to practice law in the US.

The Arizona Supreme Court should grant KPMG Law US a license, the Committee on Alternative Business Structures found. The court will decide Jan. 28 whether to grant KPMG’s license, deny the application, or send it back for more information, said Aaron Nash, the court’s director of certification and licensing.

KPMG leaders have said the new venture will provide clients with post-transactional legal services such as integrating legal contracts and tech ...