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The American Lawyer

Kirkland Raids Proskauer for 6-Lawyer Registered Funds Group

The incoming partners are located in Kirkland's New York, Washington D.C, and Boston offices.
2 minute read

International Edition

Squire Patton Boggs Guides First Company in Dominican Republic to IPO

The international law firm is unique in having made the Dominican Republic the base for its Latin America practice. It has already fielded requests to assist three additional Dominican companies interested in selling shares.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Deal Watch: The Biggest Deal News of the Week Is the Lack of Deals for the Week

Billion-dollar deals, SPACs, IPOs and SPAC mergers were all down this week. Again. And April as a whole wasn't great.
5 minute read

International Edition

Julie Gao's Departure Is a Big Blow for Skadden. Now What?

No one will contest the fact that Julie Gao is a rainmaker for Skadden's China-U.S. listings practice. The IPOs she advised on over the past three years raised $18 billion—almost double the total of the rest of the 74 listings done in that period. She is now leaving for ByteDance. How will Skadden fill that gap?
8 minute read

Texas Lawyer

O'Melveny Continues Texas Expansion With Locke Lord Partner in Austin

Michelle Earley, who was a member of Locke Lord's executive committee, rejoins a team of colleagues who moved to O'Melveny earlier this year.
2 minute read

International Edition

Skadden China Head and Rainmaker Julie Gao Leaves for ByteDance CFO Role

Gao's departure will leave Skadden with nine partners in Hong Kong, three of whom advise on capital markets though none with the same level of focus on U.S. listings.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Leveraging Tech, Innovation and Hybrid Work, Holland & Hart Boosted Partner Profits 30%

Firmwide increases in demand drove gross revenue up 11%, but cost savings in compensation and real estate locked in a highly profitable year for the Rocky Mountain law firm.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Risky Business: The Legal and Financial Implications of the Russia Sanctions

The speed at which sanctions were imposed left many questions unanswered, resulting in a flurry of calls and messages to attorneys who themselves were trying to understand the ramifications.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Deal Watch: What's Behind the Steep Decline in SPACS?

A massive dropoff in activity, higher redemption rates and proposed new scrutiny by the SEC have taken their toll on the darling of the M&A world for the last two years. Is the SPAC done?
6 minute read

International Edition

Who Leads on Hong Kong Listings? Maybe Not the Firms You Think

A Law.com International analysis shows that British firms are losing out to their U.S. rivals for work on Hong Kong IPOs—a market they once dominated. But U.S. firms also face stiff competition: Chinese firms dominated the Hong Kong IPO market in 2021, taking the lion's share of the work.
4 minute read

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