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The American Lawyer

Deal Watch: Gibson Dunn, Latham, Wachtell, Ropes Advise on Big Deals as M&A Activity Climbs

Big firms are continuing to land on megadeals. Over the last nine days, there were at least three deals exceeding the $7 billion mark.
9 minute read

The American Lawyer

Will Private Credit Produce Another Kirkland?

"If [law firms] don't have the right volume, the right connections, the right associates and the right knowledge management tools, they will burn out. The big players won't," said Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld's Ranesh Ramanathan.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Former Wachtell Partner Heads to Debevoise, as Am Law 50 Hiring Keeps Up

Debevoise is one of the latest law firms to add transactional talent, as deal value rises from 2023 and interest rates get cut.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

FTC Bans Exec From Chevron Board—Exercising Authority It Doesn't Have, GOP Dissenters Say

The GOP minority on the Federal Trade Commission says Democrats are using a ridiculous legal theory to sideline directors, realizing firms will cave, sparing the agency from having to test the theory in court.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Deal Watch: Are Only 'A Handful' of Law Firms Positioned Well After Citi-Apollo Partnership?

"Syndicated option or private credit, you need a firm that can handle either in every iteration," said one dealmaker.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

'More Deals and Larger Deals': Big Law Dealmakers Weigh In on Rate Cut Impact

Partners at Paul Hastings, Kirkland, Latham, Goodwin, and Simpson, among others, discussed the recent interest rate cut, with several saying it may take time to affect deals.
7 minute read

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

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