Credit: Creativa Images/Adobe StockThese Law Firm Leaders Are Optimistic About 2025, Citing Deal Pipeline, International Business
Greenberg Traurig and Holland & Knight leaders say they expect more opportunities in the new year, despite Trump's tariff plans and tensions with Latin American countries.
December 20, 2024 at 03:12 PM
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What You Need to Know
- 2024 ended with a bang as transactions heated up, interest rates cooled and election concerns vanished.
- With an end-of-year boost, law firm leaders are now expecting to start next year with a sprint.
- Despite any worries of trade tensions rising, firms with cross-border practices remain optimistic.
After a year filled with uncertainty, leaders of Greenberg Traurig and Holland & Knight say they are looking to the new year with optimism, now that U.S. elections have passed and observers anticipate a pro-business environment.
After some sluggishness in the deal world in 2024, partly due to higher interest rates, deal flow has picked up again after the Federal Reserve lowered rates. That, paired with an expectation of fewer regulatory hurdles in the upcoming Trump administration, have law firm leaders optimistic that 2025 may be even more profitable than 2024.
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