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Consolidation in US mid-tier continues as Locke Lord and Edwards Wildman set to merge

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Mark McAteer
11 September 2014
USEdwards Wildman PalmerLegal mergers

The run of consolidation in the US national market continues with Dallas-bred Locke Lord and Boston’s Edwards Wildman this week announcing plans to merge, forming a $675m practice that would sit just outside the top 50 of the Global 100.

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