North America
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Freshfields Hits Cravath Again for Latest New York Partner Addition
By Charlotte Johnstone | January 23, 2024
Cravath has become a favourite target for Freshfields, which in recent years has turned to the prestigious New York firm for senior corporate hires.
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Deal Watch: Big Week in Multiple Verticals in M&A
By Patrick Smith | January 22, 2024
Skadden and Paul Weiss had multiple big deals in the last few days, as deals from tech, energy and PE power the week. And there were four new IPOs.
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International Edition | Expert Opinion
Competition Enforcement: A Year in Review and What to Expect in 2024
By Alice Wallace-Wright, Chuck Loughlin and Ilana Kattan | January 22, 2024
Regulations around foreign investment, subsidies, digital markets, and consumer protection already rolled out in 2023, will strengthen in 2024, write three Hogan Lovells lawyers.
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'Strategic Issues Thinking': The New Bite-Sized Approach to Law Firm Strategy
By Gail J. Cohen | January 22, 2024
At many firms, partners tend to lose steam before long-term strategic plans are realized. Addressing issues one at a time fits better with lawyers' action-oriented personalities, said one longtime legal consultant.
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Davis Polk Lures Another Cravath Partner, Adding M&A Litigator
By Patrick Smith | January 22, 2024
Rory Leraris is at least the fourth Cravath partner who Davis Polk has hired in the last few years.
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International Edition | Analysis
Linklaters' US Struggle: A Unique Problem or a Wider Challenge Facing Top UK Firms?
By Kasvi Sehgal | January 22, 2024
Rivals, consultants and ex-Linklaters partners share views on the firm's recent US expansion and whether it could finally see the firm compete, or highlights a wider challenge facing UK-founded firms in the US.
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International Edition | Analysis
Could US Law Firms Follow Slaughter and May, Offering 20% Less Pay for 20% Less Work?
By Dan Roe | January 22, 2024
Slaughter and May recently formalized a reduced-hours trial, but American firms have typically reserved such accommodations for people with extenuating circumstances.
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International Edition | Commentary
The Time to Do a Transatlantic Merger is Now
By Paul Hodkinson | January 21, 2024
As international GDP growth slows, law firms hoping to keep up with Kirkland, Latham, Skadden, and Simpson Thacher need to consider mergers involving the US, writes the Global Lawyer.
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Latin America-Focused Lawyer Rejoins Greenberg Traurig in Washington
By Amy Guthrie | January 20, 2024
The return of Irwin Altschuler reinforces the practice's capabilities in Mexico, in particular, after a January hire in Mexico City.
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Dealmakers Plan to Keep Investing in Private Equity Practices Amid Higher Expectations for 2024
By Patrick Smith | January 18, 2024
Private equity attorneys from leading law firms say creative dealmaking could meet pent-up demand to produce an uptick in deals.
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