Patrick Smith

October 28, 2024 | The American Lawyer

David Lucking was global co-head of financial markets at A&O Shearman.

By Patrick Smith

3 minute read

October 28, 2024 | The American Lawyer

The firm's real estate practice is already "mature," as chair Frank Lopez put it, but the two new hires bridge a "gap" to REIT work and also inform the firm's strategy in several adjacent practices.

By Patrick Smith

4 minute read

October 28, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Certain firms are more widely spoken of for using multi-year deals, including Kirkland & Ellis and Paul Hastings.

By Patrick Smith

7 minute read

October 25, 2024 | Law.com

In a conversation with The American Lawyer's Patrick Smith, Skadden's Ki Hong describes how his practice came to fruition, how things have changed in the political climate over the last 20 years, how Harris' entry into the fray creates some confusing donor situations and what changes might make the whole apparatus a bit easier to understand.

By Cedra Mayfield | Patrick Smith

2 minute read

October 21, 2024 | The American Lawyer

The four "further enhance our ability to represent clients at the C-suite and board levels on their most sophisticated and complex matters," said firm chair Frank Lopez in a statement.

By Patrick Smith

3 minute read

October 18, 2024 | The American Lawyer

In social media threads about the rumored cuts, the firm's PR looked to quell the ever-present associate layoff rumors that dog the firm.

By Patrick Smith

3 minute read

October 17, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Budetti and Paul Hastings came to a mutual and amicable separation, effectively immediately, said Veronica Jung, Budetti's attorney, in a statement Thursday.

By Patrick Smith

3 minute read

October 17, 2024 | The American Lawyer

"You must have very clear objectives," observed strategy consultant Deborah Farone. "If you're producing a training session without knowing exactly what you want to get out of it, you're setting yourself up for failure."

By Patrick Smith | Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | Thomas Spigolon

6 minute read

October 16, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Sally Feldman, who is retiring from Skadden, is assisting with the CMO transition. She will be pursuing an opportunity in the public sector, the firm said.

By Patrick Smith

3 minute read

October 16, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Of seven announced deals in the past week that were worth more than $1 billion, four were private equity-driven, and two were driven by private lenders.

By Patrick Smith

9 minute read