June 28, 2016 | International Edition
US M&A leaders predict two-year hit to deal activityPartners at leading US firms including Cravath, Simpson Thacher and Paul Weiss discuss the ramifications of Brexit on M&A activity
By Julie Triedman, The Am Law Daily
6 minute read
June 27, 2016 | The American Lawyer
Haynes and Boone Tie-Up Breaks Trans-Atlantic Merger DroughtNew data on law firm mergers this year shows fewer international deals and a slowdown in major combinations.
By Julie Triedman
30 minute read
June 27, 2016 | The American Lawyer
Jones Day, Akin Gump Help Central Americans Gain U.S. AsylumBoth firms have launched intensive pro bono efforts to represent women and children from Central America who face deportation.
By Julie Triedman
54 minute read
June 27, 2016 | The American Lawyer
Lending Support to Judges Under FireBaker & McKenzie creates a guide to help overwhelmed judges adjudicate terror cases.
By Julie Triedman
14 minute read
June 24, 2016 | The American Lawyer
Brexit Vote Clouds Big-Firm Lawyers' M&A Crystal BallsAs top transactional lawyers sought to calm nervous clients Friday after Britain's vote to leave the EU, several said that they were bracing for the possibility of a two-year drought in their most highly leveraged, profitable business: advising on cross-border M&A deals.
By Julie Triedman
29 minute read
June 23, 2016 | The American Lawyer
Dentons' Africa Head Leaves Global Giant for BoutiqueThomas Laryea, co-chair of Dentons' global government sector and former head of the firm's Africa initiative, has joined a new shop specializing in the diverse legal needs of African governments and diaspora from the continent.
By Julie Triedman
27 minute read
June 21, 2016 | The American Lawyer
Flush With Cash, Latham & Watkins Extends Lateral SpreePrime partners at lockstep firms are favored targets as the firm surfs the lateral market.
By Julie Triedman
22 minute read
June 20, 2016 | The American Lawyer
Foreign Law Firms on Edge as Venezuela TeetersAmid food shortages and rising political unrest, major firms in Caracas are doing what they can to weather the storm.
By Julie Triedman
35 minute read
June 18, 2016 | The American Lawyer
Dentons, Referral Industry Square Off Ahead of New Network LaunchA month after Dentons suggested law firms and their clients should abandon “pay-to-play” networks for international legal referrals and announced its own new network, the referral industry is fighting back.
By Julie Triedman
51 minute read
June 16, 2016 | The American Lawyer
For Disney's Lawyers, a Florida Nightmare and a Chinese DebutBetween celebrating the opening of a $5.5 billion theme park in Shanghai and girding for the legal aftermath of a gruesome alligator attack in Orlando, Disney has had quite a week.
By Julie Triedman
33 minute read
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