Mergermarket Media reports that law firms based in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles dominated a shrinking M&A market in the 15 southern states, including Texas, during the first half of 2013. Only five southern law firms – Vinson & Elkins, Akin Gump, Andrews Kurth, Greenberg Traurig and Norton Rose Fulbright – ranked among the top 15 legal advisors. Kirkland & Ellis, which doesn’t even have an office in the South, was number 1.
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