Leading U.S. and international law firms are advising on fewer but larger corporate deals compared to last year, continuing a trend in worldwide mergers and acquisitions activity. The value of global announced M&A deals during the first nine months of 2024 reached $2.3 trillion, a 16% increase compared to the same period last year. Boston-founded Goodwin took the No. 1 principal adviser spot by number of deals in the LSEG data. Goodwin worked 603 deals worth $91 billion. For more information about the London Stock Exchange Group M&A rankings, read the article on Reuters.