{"id":141853,"date":"2026-01-15T05:26:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T13:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/01\/15\/where-merger-mania-leaves-the-independent-elitesmdashand-what-their-leaders-say\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T05:26:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T13:26:27","slug":"where-merger-mania-leaves-the-independent-elitesmdashand-what-their-leaders-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/01\/15\/where-merger-mania-leaves-the-independent-elitesmdashand-what-their-leaders-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Merger Mania Leaves The Independent Elites&amp;mdash;And What Their Leaders Say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Leaders at Slaughter and May, Macfarlanes, Travers Smith and other firms discuss the surge in Big Law mergers, and what the consolidation trend means for their sleek businesses.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" 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