KPMG won approval from Arizona's Supreme Court on Thursday to launch a law firm in Arizona, making it the first of the Big Four accounting firms to be able to practice law in the United States.

"KPMG is somewhat limited in what it can do as an Arizona law firm, and even in markets like the UK where they have free rein, the Big Four has not put too many law firms out of business," he said.

Arizona's Supreme Court has granted KPMG a license to practice law. The decision marks the entry of a Big Four firm into the US legal framework. The move is likely to create more competition for ...

KPMG's application for an Alternative Business Structure (ABS) license in Arizona, potentially enables it to become the first Big Four accounting firm to establish a law firm in the U.S ...

KPMG had stated that it would be hiring its own Arizona-based attorneys who are admitted to practice law in the state, but that it would also connect with outside counsel who would be able to do ...

"KPMG is somewhat limited in what it can do as an Arizona law firm, and even in markets like the UK where they have free rein, the Big Four has not put too many law firms out of business," he said.

As KPMG waits on Arizona to decide its fate in the U.S., several Am Law giants are already seizing the opportunity in England. February 17, 2025. For You.

KPMG Law US, a subsidiary of KPMG US, applied to the Arizona Supreme Court to operate as an alternative business structure under a state program that allows non-lawyers to co-own law firms, a KPMG ...

KPMG says its Arizona-licensed lawyers could perform legal work for clients around the country. That could give it a leg up on its accounting rivals and send a shot across the bow to law firms, ...

KPMG US already serves over 100 clients in Arizona, leveraging approximately 300 people across the firm's audit, tax, advisory and business process group teams. Its presence has grown 35% since 2020 ...

KPMG is on the brink of a historic milestone as it seeks to establish the first Big Four-owned law firm in the U.S., taking advantage of Arizona's groundbreaking program allowing nonlawyer ...

KPMG is poised to break through a longtime barrier and become the first Big Four accounting firm to practice law in the U.S., leveraging a novel Arizona program that allows nonlawyers to own law ...