Bloomberg Law
December 14, 2015, 7:59 PM UTC

Fox Rothschild to Merge in the Midwest

Gabe Friedman
Freelancer

In its largest merger to date, Fox Rothschild announced on Monday it has acquired the 82-lawyer Minneapolis-based law Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly, effective Jan. 4, 2016.

The merger will add 44 partners to Fox Rothschild and brings its total headcount to around 730 attorneys.

“We’ve had our eye on Minneapolis for a number of years,” said Mark Silow, firmwide managing partner of Fox Rothschild. “We’ve pursued other opportunities before. ... this just instantly seemed to make sense to all parties.”

Silow said Minneapolis’s mix of industrial, retail, medical and emerging tech companies made it an attractive market. Oppenheimer had similar financial metrics, including ...

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