By ALM Staff | December 31, 2024
Get caught up on The American Lawyer's 2024 Industry Award profiles here.
By Abigail Adcox | December 30, 2024
"I think you're constantly building the relationship piece of it," said Elizabeth Cooper of Simpson Thacher, a Corporate Attorney of the Year in PE and M&A. "I really enjoy the people, and working together and trying to get the deals done."
By Dan Roe | December 27, 2024
Asset manager M&A is primed for expansion. Daniel Lavon-Krein, an American Lawyer Corporate Attorney of the Year, saw it coming.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | December 26, 2024
The Houston-founded Am Law 100 firm, named a Specialty Corporate Practice of the Year in Energy, has expanded its sector focus to move more into energy transition.
By Alexander Lugo | December 23, 2024
"Because we're in a space where people have to do transactions, they can't sit on the sidelines and wait it out," said Rick Werner of Haynes and Boone, a Specialty Corporate Practice of the Year in the Midmarket category. "They have to raise capital. They have to do acquisitions. They have to sell assets. They have to be active to get by."
By Samson Amore | December 23, 2024
Simpson Thacher generated some $540 billion across 200 tech deals, including the Twitter takeover, as well as representing Cisco in the largest tech deal of 2023, on its way to winning an American Lawyer Corporate Department of the Year honor.
By Andrew Maloney | December 19, 2024
Leaders of The American Lawyer's 2024 General Corporate Practice of the Year cultivate "fearlessness" and "as broad of a tool kit as possible" in its lawyers, Sullivan & Cromwell co-chair Scott Miller said.
By Jon Campisi | December 18, 2024
"Our health care, life sciences practices have been a big part of Ropes & Gray's portfolio for a very long time. We're a mature practice and we continue to grow and diversify in the market," said Tim McCrystal at Ropes & Gray, The American Lawyer's 2024 winner for Specialty Corporate Department of the Year, Pharma and Health Care.
By Patrick Smith | December 17, 2024
"Our firm will look quite different in 2028 and 2035 from today," said Brad Karp, chair of Paul Weiss, The American Lawyer's 2024 Law Firm of the Year.
By Amanda O'Brien | December 13, 2024
"We want to listen more than we talk," says Coleman, of McDermott Will & Emery. "Everybody says the same thing, 'Our most important assets are our people,' right? Great. What are you doing about it?"
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