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The American Lawyer

Big Law Leaders, Dealmakers Optimistic About M&A Deal Flow Under Trump, With Caveats

"We expect to see a meaningful increase in M&A activity in 2025 with the change in administration," said Freshfields M&A partner Paul Tiger.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Simpson Hires M&A Partners From Jones Day, Kirkland

Firm chair Alden Millard said as "demand for high-end M&A services continues to increase," the firm wants as much "bench talent" as it can get as M&A work continues to grow.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Deal Watch: Davis Polk, Wachtell Work Multiple Big Deals as Election Economics Become Focus for Dealmakers

In past presidential elections, in the year after Election Day, M&A and debt capital markets activity have diverged in their trajectories. But it's not clear if that will happen again.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Deal Watch: Dealmakers Brace for Impact of Presidential Election

The issues the presidential candidates are debating "will absolutely have a material, real-world effect on levels of deal flow going forward," said Katten's Derek Ladgenski.
10 minute read

The American Lawyer

Addressing REIT Practice 'Barrier to Entry,' Paul Hastings Turns to DLA Piper, Goodwin For Hires

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.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

New Merger-Review Process Could Doom Some Deals, Add Headaches, Subjectivity to Others

"We've gone from a (relatively) certain world centered around a notification that required objective information only to one that is much more murky and perhaps subject to the interpretation of rules by a particular attorney at the agency or manager at the agency," Scott Sher, a partner at Paul Weiss, says.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

Deal Watch: Big Week for Private Equity, Private Credit and Kirkland

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.
9 minute read

The American Lawyer

Deal Watch: Gibson Dunn, Latham, Wachtell, Akin, Simpson, Ropes Advise on Big Deals as M&A Activity Climbs

Big firms are continuing to land on megadeals. Over the last nine days, there were at least three deals exceeding the $7 billion mark.
9 minute read

The American Lawyer

Will Private Credit Produce Another Kirkland?

"If [law firms] don't have the right volume, the right connections, the right associates and the right knowledge management tools, they will burn out. The big players won't," said Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld's Ranesh Ramanathan.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Former Wachtell Partner Heads to Debevoise, as Am Law 50 Hiring Keeps Up

Debevoise is one of the latest law firms to add transactional talent, as deal value rises from 2023 and interest rates get cut.
3 minute read

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