It is anticipated that more Cravath Swaine & Moore lawyers will attend events held by Slaughter  and May and its European ‘best friends’ network, with sources close to the situation attributing the likely increase to Cravath’s recent London office expansion.

Comprised of France’s Bredin Prat, BonelliErede in Italy, Dutch outfit De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, Spanish firm Uría Menéndez and Germany’s Hengeler Mueller, the best friends regularly host joint events for both educational and social purposes.