What would the McDermott and Schulte merger look like?

Yesterday, McDermott Will & Emery and Schulte Roth & Zabel announced their plans to merge. The combination would create a law firm of around 1,600 attorneys and $2.8 billion of revenue. The merged firm would rank in the top 20 of the AM Law 100.

If approved, the merger would unite McDermott's broad expertise in healthcare, dispute resolution, and corporate law with Schulte's deep focus on hedge funds, private capital, and financial regulation. This latest announcement follows in the footsteps of other recent combinations like Herbert Smith Freehills & Kramer Levin and Troutman Pepper & Locke Lord.

Using publicly-available data tracked by Pirical Legal Professionals (PLP), we've taken a look at which locations & practices would grow under the merger.

By Merging With Schulte, McDermott Will Bolster Their Presence in New York City and London

McDermott Will & Emery office locations post-merger with Schulte

Current Post-merger

Shared Depth Across Corporate, Litigation and Finance Practices Makes the Merger a Natural Fit

Practice area depth comparison - Herbert Smith Freehills and Kramer Levin

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

Horizontal bar chart showing percentage losses between merger announcement and completion for various companies.

Written using data from Pirical Legal Professionals (PLP)

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