Pennsylvania Firms Cashed in On Merger Mania in 2025

Law firms across the country executed mergers in 2025, with Pennsylvania law firms seizing the opportunity to add practice depth and expand their geographic reach. Ballard Spahr merged with Lane Powell at the start of the year, while Troutman Pepper Hamilton & Sanders merged with Locke Lord. Several midsize firms across the state also merged,…

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ABA Highlights AI Legal Ed Efforts at Penn, Stanford, Georgetown

A new American Bar Association report on artificial intelligence and the legal profession highlighted the work many law schools have done to integrate AI into curricula, singling out efforts at Stanford, Penn Carey Law, and Georgetown, among other schools.

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With Law Firm Capital Needs Rising, PE May Join Established Finance Options

As expense pressures continue to escalate across BigLaw, law firms now require additional liquidity to address everything from attorney compensation costs to new technology investments to risks associated with political and macroeconomic uncertainty.

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Dentons advises a syndicate of lenders on €537m refinancing of AFI projects

A group of lenders, including Erste Group Bank AG, Banca Comercială Romě S.A., Raiffeisen Bank S.A., Raiffeisen Bank International AG, and UniCredit Bank S.A., have received advice from Dentons regarding the €537 million refinancing of three significant projects in AFI’s Romanian portfolio: AFI Cotroceni, AFI Brașov, and AFI Ploieň. This is Romania’s biggest real estate…

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