Mergers & Acquisitions

EvolveLaw’s client was a market-dominant mid-sized firm — one of the few remaining larger, independent and foundational firms in its HQ city. Today’s market demands that firms in this position compete with an ever-growing list of national firms setting up shop in its market. The client wanted and needed to adapt and grow to meet this challenge.

Background and objectives : Sherman & Howard (S&H) was a market-dominant mid-sized firm – the oldest and third-largest firm in Denver, and one of the few remaining larger, independent and foundational firms in the city. Today’s market demands that firms in this position compete with an ever-growing list of national or super-regional firms setting up shop in their HQ city. S&H needed to adapt and grow to meet this challenge. The task was to (1) evolve S&H goals and ope

Background and Objectives : The client firm was a 75-lawyer Denver firm with a sterling market reputation and growing profits. The firm had been approached by several potential market entrants exploring a merger, and firm management wanted to develop a logical, culture-driven, and thorough approach to its strategic options. Approach and Implementation : In collaboration with market leaders, we analyzed the firm’s market position from both an external and internal p

Roxanne Jensen, Founder and Managing Director of EvolveLaw, worked as a consultant for a mid-sized Rocky Mountain regional firm to help set, refine, and execute a comprehensive strategy in the New Normal legal marketplace. Roxanne’s work was pivotal to the firm’s eventual merger of equals with an out-of-market western firm.