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The American Lawyer

A&O Shearman Corporate Partner Heads to Jones Day

The addition of M&A veteran Michiel Huizinga comes as Jones Day is expanding its global corporate practice.
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International Edition

Jones Day Hires A&O Shearman Frankfurt Corporate Partner 

Jones Day is expanding its global corporate practice composed of M&A and private equity lawyers.
1 minute read

The American Lawyer

Vinson & Elkins: Traditional Energy Practice Meets Energy Transition

The Houston-founded Am Law 100 firm, named a Specialty Corporate Practice of the Year in Energy, has expanded its sector focus to move more into energy transition.
4 minute read

International Edition

Ropes & Gray, Willkie Farr, KWM, Dechert Act on Xerox's $1.5B Buy in China

Ropes & Gray and Willkie Farr are acting for Xerox.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Advising 'Capital-Intensive Spaces' Fuels Corporate Practice Growth For Haynes and Boone

"Because we're in a space where people have to do transactions, they can't sit on the sidelines and wait it out," said Rick Werner of Haynes and Boone, a Specialty Corporate Practice of the Year in the Midmarket category. "They have to raise capital. They have to do acquisitions. They have to sell assets. They have to be active to get by."
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Distressed M&A: Mass Torts, Bankruptcy and Furthering the Search for Consensus: Another Purdue Decision 

The author writes "This fall, the bankruptcy court extended the preliminary injunction for the thirty-seventh time and overruled an objection by the State of Maryland. Maryland subsequently appealed. Notably, in her prior rulings Judge McMahon correctly assessed Chapter 11 does not authorize releases of third parties, absent the consent of the affected claimholders, as determined and confirmed by the Supreme Court in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P., 144 S. Ct. 2071 (2024)."
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Navigating Twitter's 'Rocky Deal Process' Helped Drive Simpson Thacher's Tech and Telecom Practice

Simpson Thacher generated some $540 billion across 200 tech deals, including the Twitter takeover, as well as representing Cisco in the largest tech deal of 2023, on its way to winning an American Lawyer Corporate Department of the Year honor.
3 minute read

Law.com

Morgan Lewis Aims to Grow in Paris With Kramer Levin Acquisition

Tie-up with Kramer office quadruples Morgan Lewis’ Paris headcount.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

These 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.
6 minute read

International Edition

Cox & Palmer to Merge with Benson Buffett in St. John’s, Canada’s Easternmost City

The tie-up, which is to become official in February, will increase Cox & Palmer’s footprint in the Atlantic region.
2 minute read

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