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International Edition

South Africa Pulls the Plug on Sale of National Airline to Private Equity-Led Consortium

The government said the parties could not agree on revised terms after re-evaluation of the airline's assets and business following the COVID-19 pandemic.
2 minute read

International Edition

Freshfields and Linklaters Bag Roles as CVC Preps for Amsterdam IPO

The trophy mandate is significant for the firms as CVC is one of the largest private capital institutions in Europe.
2 minute read

International Edition

VIDEO: How Much Bigger Can Kirkland Get?

How has the world's largest law firm grown so large and what does that mean for the future, asks Law.com International's editor-in-chief.
1 minute read

The American Lawyer

Paul Hastings Lands Goodwin PE Partner as New Vice Chair of Private Equity

Josh Ratner's move from Goodwin to Paul Hastings follows others, including a group of private equity attorneys led by Scott Joachim last year in Palo Alto.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

'Not Generative AI': Investors, Customers Call Out Legal Tech's 'AI Washing'

AI washing isn't new to the legal tech industry, but legal tech customers and investors say the practice has exacerbated in the age of generative AI, from providers repackaging decade-old offerings to others launching tools that are essentially "ChatGPT wrappers."
5 minute read

International Edition

VIDEO: Is the Practice of Private Equity Designation a Problem?

With certain firms aggressively using the designation model, certain individual lawyers within the operations have enormous influence while designating private equity mandates.
1 minute read

International Edition

A&O Partner Exits For Kirkland After 13 Months

Marwa Elborai's departure comes on the brink of A&O's merger with her former firm.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Fried Frank Lands Paul Weiss Finance Partner

Monica Thurmond was a former deputy chair of the corporate department at Paul Weiss.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

A Letter From London: The Paul Weiss Experiment

Is it possible a firm can challenge Kirkland's dominance in private capital? Paul Weiss' London push might give us an answer, writes Law.com International Editor-in-Chief Paul Hodkinson in this bimonthly column.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Cravath M&A Partner Moves to White & Case, Attracted to Firm's Cross-Border Practice

When asked why an established M&A attorney would leave Cravath, he said it was about looking to the future.
4 minute read

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