Mapped: What Will the Ashurst and Perkins Coie Merger Look Like?

Lakshana Susinthiran & Emily Turner • 2 Minute Read • 17 November 2025

Today, the news broke that Ashurst and Perkins Coie have agreed to a merger. The combination would be one of the largest in recent years, creating a firm of around 3,000 attorneys and $2.7bn in revenue, a figure that would place the merged firm in the top 20 globally by revenue.

The merger will mean yet another transatlantic combination, following A&O Shearman and HSF Kramer. Ashurst will significantly expand its presence in the United States by combining with Perkins Coie, bolstering its talent in Litigation and Corporate practices.

Using publicly-available data tracked by Pirical Legal Professionals (PLP), we've taken a look at which locations & practices would grow under the merger, and how many Partners can be expected to leave throughout the talks.

By Merging With Perkins Coie, Ashurst Will Significantly Bolster Their Presence Across the United States

Ashurst will grow headcount across 3 existing locations and expand into over 10 new cities.

Map showing partner headcount change after a merger, by U.S. and UK locations. Green = increase; blue = decrease; grey = no change.

Map showing Ashurst's partner headcount change after merging with Perkins Coie. Green indicates growth.

Current Post-merger

Perkins Coie Has Much Stronger Depth in Litigation Practices Than Ashurst

Perkin Coie's Partner numbers in Intellectual Property and Cybersecurity, Data Protection & Privacy, will also bridge this gap in talent for Ashurst.

Both Firms Could Expect to Lose a Small Number of Partners Between Now and the Completion of the Merger

Previous mergers and the loss of Partner headcount.

Note on methodology

Source: Publicly-available data tracked by Pirical Legal Professionals (PLP)

Notes: Based on all current Perkins Coie Partners staying post-merger, attorneys with multiple locations have been equally distributed across each

Timeframe: Data as of November 2025

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