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| ANNOUNCEMENT DATE | ACQUIRER | City | State | Headcount | TARGET | City | State | Headcount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-22 | Uplift Investors | Darien | CT | 2 | Dudley DeBosier | Baton Rouge | LA | 22 |
| 2026-01-13 | Ellenoff Grossman | New York | NY | 150 | Leichtman Law | New York | NY | 7 |
| 2026-01-13 | Berry Appleman & Leiden | Richardson | TX | 266 | Ladik Law Firm | Dallas | TX | 8 |
| 2026-01-12 | Messerli Kramer | Minneapolis | MN | 57 | Gries Lenhardt Allen | Saint Michael | MN | 8 |
| 2026-01-12 | Hughes Hubbard & Reed | New York | NY | 209 | Schulman Bhattacharya | Washington | DC | 7 |
| 2026-01-12 | Abrams Fensterman | Lake Success | NY | 115 | Rosenberg & Steinmetz | Valley Stream | NY | 11 |
| 2026-01-09 | Hand Arendall Harrison etc. | Mobile | AL | 85 | Barron & Redding | Panama City | FL | 7 |
| 2026-01-08 | Blue Williams | New Orleans | LA | 75 | Heard & Medack | Sugar Land | TX | 7 |
| 2026-01-07 | Ellenoff Grossman | New York | NY | 150 | Kaplan Rice | New York | NY | 8 |
| 2026-01-07 | Balch & Bingham | Birmingham | AL | 232 | Duggins Wren Mann etc. | Austin | TX | 21 |
| 2026-01-06 | Thompson Hine | Cleveland | OH | 428 | Turner Boyd Seraphine | San Mateo | CA | 14 |
| 2026-01-06 | Merchant & Gould | Minneapolis | MN | 100 | Sunstein | Boston | MA | 13 |
| 2026-01-05 | Spencer Fane | Kansas City | MO | 650 | Global IP Counselors | Washington | DC | 13 |
| 2026-01-05 | Manning & Kass Ellrod etc. | New York | NY | 155 | Smith Law Office | Riverside | CA | 9 |
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