Low, Murchison merged with Radnoff Pearl on Oct. 1, and the firms are moving quickly to make changes under the new brand of Low Murchsion Radnoff LLP.
"Everything from both firms has been rolled into the one firm," said managing partner Gary Boyd, who added all the existing clients have been apprised of the change and it is business as usual through the transition.
"It's an awful lot of paperwork; as we found out, just merging two accounting systems can be a bit of a nightmare. Luckily, we're using the same accounting program, and that has helped."
The merged firms have a combined force of 25 lawyers; previously, Low had 17 and Radnoff eight. The larger company can now tackle cases that require three or four lawyers on the same file, or offer clients depth that includes senior and junior lawyers to provide a flexible price point, he said.
"We don't want to be a national firm, but I think we're quite capable in Ottawa of handling anything," Mr. Boyd added. "The national firms have wonderful lawyers, but they're incredibly expensive and they're not necessarily part of the Ottawa community."
Low advertises services in several fields, including business law, civil litigation, family law and real estate. The company does not do criminal cases, Mr. Boyd said.
In December, the firm will move to 20,000 square feet of space at 1565 Carling Ave. from its three offices on Gloucester Street, MacLaren Street and Queensview Avenue.
There will be a tender package going out to companies in about two weeks with information about fitting up the space on the fourth and fifth floors of the building; the value will be somewhere around $1 million to $1.3 million, Mr. Boyd said.
As the firm will get a bare concrete shell, the fit-up will include 27 offices, nine boardrooms, a kitchen and several utility rooms.
The target date for completion is Dec. 19, with move-in starting on Dec. 28 and finishing by the end of 2011.
