Top 50 Biglaw Firm To Merge With Successful Venture Capital Boutique
Both firms are tying up 2022 with a tie-up of their own. Congratulations!
The fourth quarter has been filled with “robust” merger activity among Biglaw firms. Global giant Dentons announced a historic combination with Indian firm Link Legal, Morrison & Foerster announced a merger with litigation boutique Durie Tangri, and now Am Law top 50 firm Perkins Coie is getting in on the action by announcing a combination with Kluk Farber Law.
Here are some details from the firm’s press release:
Kluk Farber counts iconic venture-backed brands among its clients, many of them with diverse founders at the helm. The Kluk Farber team is known for deep dedication to clients and a solution-oriented approach to legal advice—a blueprint that has resulted in high growth year-over-year since its inception—as well as a reputation for excellence in the New York startup community.
“The addition of Kluk Farber’s highly regarded and talented lawyers further cements Perkins Coie’s position as a leading technology firm in New York and across the nation,” said Brian Eiting, co-chair of the firm’s Corporate Law Practice. “Agatha, Sonia, Eitan, and the entire team are a perfect fit for Perkins Coie’s culture, client base, and strategic vision, bringing a keystone emerging companies practice to our New York office. We look forward to their integration and collaboration with the firm’s leading lawyers around the country, and we know they will serve as trusted advisors to innovative and market-leading companies in New York and beyond.”
“We are delighted to be combining forces with Perkins Coie and its deep bench of talent,” said Agatha Kluk. “As our emerging company clients scale, they increasingly need the kind of expert advice and sophisticated execution that Perkins Coie brings to the table. Our team has been privileged to gain our clients’ trust on their most important and sensitive matters, and we are excited to continue doing so under Perkins Coie’s established brand.”
As luck would have it, the firms started chatting this past summer, and their legal romance quickly blossomed. “As we continued those conversations, we got to meet their team and came to the conclusion they share the same values and culture that we do and found them to be the perfect fit to join us,” Eiting said in an interview with the American Lawyer. “Our growth, success, and diverse culture aligns so ideally with Perkins Coie,” Sonia Farber said in a statement. Aww, law firms that love each other make sweet merger partners.
Perkins Coie will officially welcome Kluk Farber’s lawyers to the firm sometime in early December. Congratulations and well wishes on a successful tie-up!
Perkins Coie Snags 12-Lawyer Venture Capital Boutique [American Lawyer]
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