Key Takeaways
- • Massumi + Consoli expanded in Texas by hiring Lindsay Ferguson, former managing partner of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton's Dallas office and co-leader of its food and beverage practice, as a private equity and M&A partner.
- • Carol Archer, formerly special counsel at Sheppard, joined the firm as an M&A partner in New York, bringing experience from Sheppard's AI Legal Solutions team.
- • The firm will relocate its Dallas office to new space in the Knox-Henderson neighborhood in early 2027; the Dallas office, opened in 2023, currently has six lawyers.
- • The hires are part of a broader national recruiting push in the second half of the year that drew partners from Paul, Weiss, Gibson Dunn, Ropes & Gray, Goodwin Procter, Sidley Austin and Sheppard.
- • The firm launched ElevenHundred+, a private-equity-backed management services organization in September to build technology and operational infrastructure, with equity incentives for employees.
Summary
Massumi + Consoli, the Los Angeles-founded firm focused on private equity and M&A, has expanded in Texas by hiring Lindsay Ferguson as a partner in its private equity and M&A practice in Dallas. Ferguson was previously managing partner of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton's Dallas office and co-leader of the firm's food and beverage practice. She joined the firm on a Friday, according to the report.
Carol Archer, who had been special counsel at Sheppard, joined Massumi + Consoli as an M&A partner in New York. Archer was described in the firm's press release as an "architect" of Sheppard's AI Legal Solutions team, with experience at the "intersection" of M&A, technology and client service. Ferguson and Archer worked together at Sheppard on transactions for clients including private equity sponsor Littlejohn & Co. Shon Glusky, who joined Massumi + Consoli in New York in September as a partner and chief strategy officer, also worked with them there.
The firm has been growing nationally, recruiting partners in the second half of the year from Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Gibson Dunn & Crutcher; Ropes & Gray; Goodwin Procter; Sidley Austin; and Sheppard. In Dallas, which opened in 2023 and currently has six lawyers, the firm will move to new space in the Knox-Henderson neighborhood in early 2027 to accommodate further growth. Anthony Consoli, co-founder and Dallas-based partner, said in a press release that the firm has "always seen tremendous opportunity in Dallas, and Texas more broadly." In an interview, Ferguson said the firm's middle-market focus and the chance to work again with Glusky were key factors in her decision.
In September, the firm announced ElevenHundred+, a private-equity-backed management services organization intended to build technology and operational infrastructure, with investment planned in artificial intelligence, workflow automation, knowledge management and data science. The MSO will offer equity incentives to employees to aid recruitment and retention. Sheppard issued a statement thanking Ferguson and Archer for their contributions and wishing them well.
Carol Archer, who had been special counsel at Sheppard, joined Massumi + Consoli as an M&A partner in New York. Archer was described in the firm's press release as an "architect" of Sheppard's AI Legal Solutions team, with experience at the "intersection" of M&A, technology and client service. Ferguson and Archer worked together at Sheppard on transactions for clients including private equity sponsor Littlejohn & Co. Shon Glusky, who joined Massumi + Consoli in New York in September as a partner and chief strategy officer, also worked with them there.
The firm has been growing nationally, recruiting partners in the second half of the year from Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Gibson Dunn & Crutcher; Ropes & Gray; Goodwin Procter; Sidley Austin; and Sheppard. In Dallas, which opened in 2023 and currently has six lawyers, the firm will move to new space in the Knox-Henderson neighborhood in early 2027 to accommodate further growth. Anthony Consoli, co-founder and Dallas-based partner, said in a press release that the firm has "always seen tremendous opportunity in Dallas, and Texas more broadly." In an interview, Ferguson said the firm's middle-market focus and the chance to work again with Glusky were key factors in her decision.
In September, the firm announced ElevenHundred+, a private-equity-backed management services organization intended to build technology and operational infrastructure, with investment planned in artificial intelligence, workflow automation, knowledge management and data science. The MSO will offer equity incentives to employees to aid recruitment and retention. Sheppard issued a statement thanking Ferguson and Archer for their contributions and wishing them well.
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