Thomson Reuters Notes Significance of Kelley Drye Merger with Los Angeles Office

The Thomson Reuters article, ​“Law Firm M&A’s Are Up but with a Focus on Acquisitions,” reported in the first half of 2011 law firm mergers and acquisitions increased 47 percent compared to the same timeframe in 2011. The article stated, ​“Some of the bigger players included New York’s 325-lawyer Kelley Drye & Warren, which expanded to the West Coast by acquiring Los Angeles firm White O’Connor Fink & Brenner, a 15-lawyer shop that focuses on entertainment-related litigation …”