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Kent Zimmermann
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Trusted advisor to law firm leaders on M&A and strategy. Co-author, “Law Firm Mergers: Lessons from Successful Strategic Combinations.”
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Dealmaking Expectations for 2025 Meeting an Uncertain Reality
Many dealmakers were bullish in November 2024. The market, and client guidance, has shifted—at least for now.
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March 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Point of Diminishing Returns: When Nonequity Partner Growth Drags Down Profits
Law firms are using the nonequity partner ranks for multiple purposes now, and some lawyers can get stuck in a nonequity abyss, weakening overall firm performance.
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March 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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The M&A Partners Who Drove the Most Business as Deal Leads in 2024
The top 10 deal leads ranking by Mergerlinks saw a significant shakeup between 2023 and 2024, with only one attorney making both years' lists.
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February 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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Big Banks Did Great Last Year. What Does That Mean for Big Law?
"An uptick in transactional activity drove bank earnings and positively impacted law firm results," noted Sidley's Yvette Ostolaza.
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January 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Signaling Growth Goals, Some Law Firms Promote Record Partner Classes
“It’s fair to say that most law firms feel a strategic imperative to grow their size and profitability” in 2025, explained Kent Zimmermann, principal at legal strategy outfit Zeughauser Group.
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January 8, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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Three Big Law Practice Areas Will Thrive in Trump's First Year
Columnist David Lat examines the incoming administration’s short-term impact on Big Law, finding that practitioners generally anticipate a strong year despite uncertainty.
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January 3, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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As the sun sets on 2024, wishing our friends a New Year of health, happiness, and success! 🌅🎊🎆🍾🥳🎉
December 31, 2024 at 8:56 AM
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Changes at the Top: How 'Different Leadership Skills' Are Prevailing in Big Law
"Law firms are looking to leaders with proven leadership and management experience rather than relying on long and deep success in law practice as leadership criteria," one expert says.
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December 30, 2024 at 6:25 PM
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Grabbing Market Share From Rivals, Law Firms Ramped Up Group Lateral Hires
Several firms prioritized sweeping up attorneys to establish an office or practice in a new market.
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December 23, 2024 at 3:56 PM
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Which New York Law Firm Is Next on the Merger Hunt?
“Any firm that is New York-centric and under $1 billion in revenue is exposed,” one industry insider said.
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December 13, 2024 at 4:05 PM
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'This Trend Isn't Over': Law Firm Partner De-Equitizations Expected to Continue
Multiple Am Law 100 firms, as well as midsize and regional law firms, have de-equitized partners in recent months. More are likely to follow suit.
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December 4, 2024 at 9:56 PM
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December 3, 2024 at 9:59 PM
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To Ease Partner Pay Tensions, Some Law Firms Are Seeking 'Middle Ground' in Transparency
Firms are taking a variety of approaches to relieve the internal tension that comes from releasing partner pay data.
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December 2, 2024 at 11:20 PM
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November 28, 2024 at 9:53 PM
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November 27, 2024 at 5:48 AM
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Weil Partner Exits Raise Questions About Future Firm Leadership
Elizabeth Stotland Weiswasser and Ray Schrock, both among Weil’s top 10 rainmakers with significant books of business, were unwelcome departures, sources say. Weiswasser in particular was seen as a po...
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November 25, 2024 at 4:59 PM
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This photo at San Ysidro Ranch gets me every time we visit.

JFK and Jackie O honeymooning here. September 1953.

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November 25, 2024 at 3:14 AM
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Trump's SEC Overhaul: What It Means for Big Law Capital Markets, Crypto Work
"We are starting to see firms focus on capital markets associate hiring in anticipation of increased debt and equity offerings in a decreased SEC regulatory environment," said Lateral Link Managing Director Jesse Hyde.
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November 23, 2024 at 4:13 AM
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Battle for Top Talent Accelerates Amid Profit and Demand Surge
“There’s basically no firm that’s immune from market pressure, with very rare exceptions,” said one legal recruiter.
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November 22, 2024 at 3:28 PM