The American Lawyer's 2021 Dealmakers of the Year
Ben Seal | March 22, 2021
As the business world went remote in 2020, getting a deal done became harder than ever. But there was still plenty of innovation, creativity and ingenuity in the deal space.
Ben Seal | March 22, 2021
As the business world went remote in 2020, getting a deal done became harder than ever. But there was still plenty of innovation, creativity and ingenuity in the deal space.
Patrick Smith | March 24, 2021
Driven by economic and industrial transformation, the landscape of law firm M&A practices has been redrawn, as seen in a review of two decades of league tables.
Dan Packel | March 25, 2021
As special purpose acquisition companies grow in size and status after a record-shattering year, law firms are standing at attention, eager to get in on the action—as long as the bubble doesn't burst.
Andrew Maloney | March 23, 2021
From the IPO road show to crunch-time negotiations and force majeure clauses, deal lawyers have changed how they do business in the past year. They don’t intend to go back.
Ben Seal | March 29, 2021
By orchestrating a series of restructurings and debt financings and securing loans from a federal bailout, lawyers across the Am Law 100 helped preserve an industry in crisis.
Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | April 02, 2021
In what some recruiters say is a growing trend, corporate GCs are finding new jobs at firms, where they hope to leverage their business skills and contacts in building a practice.
The Young Lawyer Editorial Board | March 31, 2021
What's being lost from the in-person hiring and onboarding process, and what can firms do to address it?
Zach Warren Victoria Hudgins | March 30, 2021
As attorneys get more comfortable with administrative tasks—a process accelerated by remote work—law firms are reassessing the role of legal assistants. And the changes might be drastic.
Paul Hodkinson | March 28, 2021
The pandemic and the switch to remote work will have a long-term effect on nearly everything about life at a law firm. You didn't think job interviews would remain unchanged, did you?
Lizzy McLellan David Gialanella | March 25, 2021
The pandemic has brought law firms and their clients closer together. What can firms do to make sure it stays that way?
Ben Seal | March 28, 2021
"Clients have freedom of choice in who they select and we’ve been fortunate that since opening they have been choosing us," Dawson says of the firm's recently opened Silicon Valley office.
Anna Zhang | April 01, 2021
Three years into a surge in Hong Kong IPO listings, global firms including Davis Polk & Wardwell are adding talent again. But is this the right time?
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