Bloomberg Law
Nov. 10, 2016, 7:07 PM UTC

Unpacking the Biggest Law Firm Merger of 2016

Casey Sullivan

The biggest law firm merger of the year has been announced: Arnold & Porter and Kaye Scholer will seal the deal on Jan. 1 to form a Washington, D.C.-based law firm with around 1,000 lawyers.

Richard Alexander will chair the new firm, to be called Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP.

Two of the firm’s top clients are Novartis and Pfizer, and at least for Novartis, its top lawyer in the U.S. has expressed enthusiasm about the marriage in a prepared statement.

Thomas N. Kendris at Novartis said: “For us, this is a combination that does not just create a ...

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