Biglaw
firms
across
the
globe
have
the
urge
to
merge,
and
in
the
wake
of
the
A&O
Shearman
merger,
which
joined
U.K.
firm
Allen
&
Overy
and
U.S.
firm
Shearman
&
Sterling,
there’s
been
a
“heightened
level”
of
interest
in
U.K.
and
U.S.
combinations.
In
fact,
we’re
not
even
a
full
week
into
the
new
year,
and
a
U.K.
firm
has
already
announced
a
tie-up
with
a
U.S.
firm.
Earlier
this
week,
Clyde
and
Co.
—
a
firm
that
brought
in
$1,050,434,000
gross
revenue
in
2023,
putting
it
at
No.
8
on
the
UK
Top
50
and
No.
63
on
the
2024
Global
100
—
joined
with
Texas-based
insurance
boutique
Tillman
Batchelor.
After
having
lassoed
the
firm,
Clyde
and
Co.
will
now
have
its
first
office
in
the
Lone
Star
State,
and
seven
lawyers
in
Dallas.
Clyde
and
Co.
isn’t
done
expanding
its
footprint
in
the
U.S.
yet.
The
American
Lawyer
has
additional
details:
The
timing
was
right
for
the
combination,
[Eileen
King
Bower,
chair
of
Clyde
&
Co’s
North
American
board,]
said,
noting
that
the
firm’s
expansion
in
Dallas
plays
into
the
firm’s
strategy
of
growing
its
team
that
provides
services
to
insurance
clients.With
19
offices
in
North
America,
including
15
in
the
U.S.
and
four
in
Canada,
the
firm
is
looking
to
expand
further
and
is
specifically
looking
at
launching
offices
in
Houston
and
in
Washington
State,
due
to
client
requests,
she
said.“Our
aim
is
to
really
be
the
No.
1
provider
of
services
to
the
insurance
sector
in
North
America,”
she
said.
Congratulations
to
Clyde
and
Co.
on
its
latest
U.S.
merger,
and
best
of
luck
to
the
firm
in
its
quest
to
conquer
the
insurance
sector!
Clyde
&
Co
Announces
Combination
With
Dallas
Insurance
Boutique
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