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The American Lawyer

Deal Watch: Midmarket Private Equity Activity Helps Fuel Law Firm Demand

The lack of big PE deals has been a damper on overall deal activity while midmarket work has picked up some of the slack. That may change soon.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Lawyers Eye Expected Rate Cut, Expecting Large Cap M&A Boost as a Result

With the Federal Reserve widely expected to cut interest rates soon, corporate lawyers are expecting an M&A bounce-back as a result, which could be further helped by other pressures.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Atlanta-Based Fearless Fund Ends Black-Only Entrepreneurial Grant Contest After Settling Civil Rights Lawsuit

"Race-exclusive programs like the one the Fearless Fund promoted are divisive and illegal," the American Alliance for Equal Rights stated. "Opening grant programs to all applicants, regardless of their race, is enshrined in our nation's civil rights laws and supported by significant majorities of all Americans."
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Deal Watch: Mega M&A Bounces Back, as NY Law Firms Lead Recent Big Deals

The Wall Street firms had a good week, while the reemergence of the 'megadeal' this year has buttressed deal work.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

After Unanticipated Slow Start of Year, Law Firms Are Left Waiting For M&A Rebound

Southeast firms surveyed by Citi reported revenue and demand gains in the first half of 2024 as expenses also soared.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Dealmaker of the Year Finalist: Iliana Ongun, Partner, Milbank

"A great dealmaker has creativity and the ability to distill complex ideas into simple trade-offs in order to help clients achieve their objective."
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Paul Hastings Adds M&A Partner from Goodwin, Readies for Deal Market Turnaround

Ian Engstrand hopes to grow the firm's VC and tech work in Boston and globally.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Even Private Equity Bows to the Market Power of the NFL

The initial list of six approved investment firms will limit the fresh opportunities for Big Law, but expect more chances for dealmakers to unfold over time.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Deal Watch: AI Race Changes Deal Market, Influencing Capital Markets, Energy, Real Estate Practices

Simpson Thacher partner David Azarkh said the need for capital to support AI companies and those in the energy, data, infrastructure and real estate industries "will mean additional capital markets offerings."
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Paul Weiss Lands Skadden Co-Head of Financial Institutions Group in Two-Attorney Move

David Hepp and Matthew Collin arrive with strategic M&A expertise as well as the potential of a high-profile client roster.
3 minute read

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