{"id":136868,"date":"2025-11-13T16:24:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T00:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/11\/13\/biglaws-got-merger-fever-and-its-contagious\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T16:24:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T00:24:47","slug":"biglaws-got-merger-fever-and-its-contagious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/11\/13\/biglaws-got-merger-fever-and-its-contagious\/","title":{"rendered":"Biglaw\u2019s Got Merger Fever \u2014 And It\u2019s Contagious"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Almost every firm outside the top 20 by PEP in the Am Law 100 is either pursuing a deal or talking about pursuing one. A core reason has to do with compensation: having enough money and flexibility relative to competitors to keep up with what bigger, more profitable competitors are paying.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014 <\/i>Kent Zimmermann, law firm adviser at Zeughauser Group, in comments given to the American Lawyer<\/a>, concerning the uptick in merger talks that are currently happening among Am Law 100 firms<\/strong>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The post Biglaw\u2019s Got Merger Fever \u2014 And It\u2019s Contagious<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Almost every firm outside the top 20 by PEP in the Am Law 100 is either pursuing a deal or talking about pursuing one. A core reason has to do with compensation: having enough money and flexibility relative to competitors to keep up with what bigger, more profitable competitors are paying.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014 <\/i>Kent Zimmermann, law firm adviser at Zeughauser Group, in comments given to the American Lawyer<\/a>, concerning the uptick in merger talks that are currently happening among Am Law 100 firms<\/strong>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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