--- title: Thomson Reuters Notes Significance of Kelley Drye Merger with Los Angeles Office date: 2011-07-07T00:00:00-04:00 author: Import Bot canonical_url: "https://www.kelleydrye.com/news/thomson-reuters-notes-significance-of-kelley-drye-merger-with-los-angeles-office" section: News --- # Thomson Reuters Notes Significance of Kelley Drye Merger with Los Angeles Office July 7, 2011 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 …” - Share this entry - - - - - [ View entry pdf ](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.kelleydrye.com/content/uploads/pdf-snapshots/thomson-reuters-notes-significance-of-kelley-drye-merger-with-los-angeles-office-20230614094033.pdf) In the News [ ![](https://d3iuizmsm2hayf.cloudfront.net/content/uploads/Listing-Images/Grymes_Thompson_Christie_L.webp?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1125&s=8cdff8f3f62f20742ddf756217720753) ![](https://d3iuizmsm2hayf.cloudfront.net/content/uploads/Listing-rectangles/In_the_News_Listing.svg) ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/news/christie-thompson-featured-on-abas-trust-and-trade-podcast) July 20, 2026 [ ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/news/christie-thompson-featured-on-abas-trust-and-trade-podcast) In the News [ ![](https://d3iuizmsm2hayf.cloudfront.net/content/uploads/Listing-Images/Mon_Gonzalo_listing.webp?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=1125&s=e5cf250ea9912bedfdad33a60aa6fb97) ![](https://d3iuizmsm2hayf.cloudfront.net/content/uploads/Listing-rectangles/In_the_News_Listing.svg) ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/news/gonzalo-mon-quoted-in-politico-on-click-to-cancel-rules) July 17, 2026 [ ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/news/gonzalo-mon-quoted-in-politico-on-click-to-cancel-rules)