Fox Rothschild is getting bigger — to the tune of 130 additional lawyers. As reported by Law.com, they’re acquiring Smith Moore Leatherwood, a North Carolina-based firm.
Taking on the additional overhead is part of a larger strategy for Fox Rothschild. The Philadelphia-based firm has been looking to grow down south for a while now:
“Expanding our footprint in the Southeast through this merger is an important milestone for the firm,” Fox Rothschild chairman Mark Silow said in a statement. “We have explored opportunities in this region for many years and are delighted to have found in Smith Moore Leatherwood a firm with a superb roster of talented attorneys who share our values, our approach to client service and our entrepreneurial focus.”
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As for Smith Moore, they believe combination makes sense as Fox Rothschild has a wider range of services it can now offer to their client base:
“Now, as part of a prominent Am Law 100 firm, we can offer a broader range of services while continuing to deliver the personal touch and dedication that are the hallmarks of our firm,” Smith Moore managing partner Julie Theall Earp said in a statement.
Over the last few years, Fox Rothschild has expanded through a series of mergers including the 82 lawyers they picked up from Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly, a merger with 39-lawyer Riddell Williams, and they added 23 during the Shaw Fishman Glantz & Towbin acquisition. Though, obviously, the size of this merger outpaces the others.
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