Consulting Services
Law firms today focus on strategic growth plans. These plans may include adding a lateral partner, small group, or an entire firm. Depending on your strategy, GAA can adopt any degree of responsibility as a merging consultant, whether taking a leading role in searching for the right merger firm or simply assisting with negotiations and integration. If you utilize GAA to manage the search, our merger team will, with the utmost confidentiality, gain an intimate understanding of the type of practice you are seeking and how this merger fits into your business plan and model. We use this knowledge and consider books of business, practice fits, conflicts of interest, hourly rates, and personality, when assessing what firms will contribute to your long-term growth and success. GAA already has relationships with firms with diverse practices that are seeking to merge, and our dynamic recruiters continually utilize our extensive network and reputation to build new relationships with other prospects.
Once a potential merger candidate has been identified, we will organize the first meeting, then remain a consulting partner to facilitate discussions throughout the integration process. We keep merger discussions moving forward by identifying and resolving differences with partner structure, billable hour and hourly rate requirements, conflicts of interest, personality fit, and any other bumps that can be part of such a complex, yet highly beneficial, move. GAA will ensure a smooth transition and a promising foundation for the new firm.