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Merger fever is spreading in the legal business. Firms are hooking up, or at least flirting with each other, at a level not seen in a while.



“Coming out of the recession, quite a few firms have shifted from survival mode and are dusting off their strategic plans to grow,” said Ward Bower, a principal at Altman Weil Inc.

“There is more interest now [among firms] in merging than at any time in the past 10 to 20 years,” said Kent Zimmermann, a consultant with Zeughauser Group.

Need proof? Litigation firms McKool Smith in Dallas and Hennigan Dorman in Los Angeles are merging, effective Sept. 12, WSJ reports.

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