Three major Big Law mergers capped off a year in which actual law firm mergers finally caught up to reported merger interest.

Armond Wilson partners Monica Arnold and Michelle Armond are back with the latest installment of their year-end column recapping the top patent law decisions from 2025.

Law firms have used a host of different methods to partake in legal tech funding rounds this year.

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