Grow Your Practice or Firm through Merger

For more than two decades, consultants of LAWMERGE LLC have worked as trusted advisors to individual laterals, practice groups, and law firms seeking and engaging in merger transactions. 

There are good reasons why merger candidates turn to us when considering a possible merger. Our consultants possess unmatched knowledge, experience, contacts, and deal-making skills. We know where the best firms and merger opportunities are, and how to connect you to them. We also understand that each potential merger is unique and all mergers require unparalleled discretion and confidentiality.

We offer the industry’s first and only proprietary merger process and innovative secure Virtual Deal Rooms that ensure the upmost confidentiality and success.

We Provide Outstanding Service to Merger Candidates of all Sizes and Locations Around the Globe

MERGER CANDIDATE (SELL-SIDE) SERVICES: We devote a large majority of our resources, time, and effort to merger candidate (sell-side) representation. We assist candidates with: self-evaluation; merger strategy; business plan development; profile development; confidential marketing and continuous advocacy driving deals to conclusion; identification and selection of potential suitors; pre-and-post meeting preparation and debriefing; the formation and management of various merger committees; secure and confidential document management and communications; pre-and-post merger financial assessments; conflict assessments; end-client surveys; cultural and practice management assessment; go-no-go decisions; negotiation of term sheets and definitive agreements; negotiation of attorney compensation, employment, and partnership agreements; logistics; practice and people integration; post-merger public relations; and post-merger follow-up.

Selection of Clients and Merger Projects

LAWMERGE selects its projects and clients based upon the scope, demand, and feasibility of the merger project and the commitments pledged by potential clients. We are very selective about the clients we represent. Some clients or projects may not be accepted based on timing, availability of resources, and the scope of the proposed project.

Fee Arrangements

At LAWMERGE, we commit substantial resources to the clients and projects we select. We often work on multiple merger opportunities simultaneously for each client. Due to the duration of the process, and the size and complexity of such transactions, we ask our clients to recognize the substantial devotion of resources committed by our firm. Acquirers pay all fees associated with lateral or practice group acquisitions. We DO NOT charge individual laterals or practice group members any placement fees for merger services. However, we do charge a small one time set-up fee for all candidates who engage us to act as their “Talent Agent” or “Merger Consultant”. For law firm merger candidates, both the merged candidate and acquiring merger partner/firm (“the combined firm”) share the responsibility to pay our merger consulting fees. All merger candidates enjoy deep discounts and lower caps on fees compared to normal arrangements found in the industry. We also tie our fees to the actual performance of the combined firm by spreading a portion of the fee over a fifteen (15) month period following the merger. Our standard Merger Fee Agreement is a hybrid retainer and contingency agreement or "Container" agreement. It is a performance based agreement and all container fees are 100% refundable if we fail to perform. We also offer fixed fee and hourly fee arrangements when working on specific projects or a limited basis.