McDermott Will & Emery and Schulte Roth & Zabel are reportedly on the brink of finalizing one of the most significant law firm mergers in recent years.
Both firms confirmed they are “actively finalizing a transformative combination,” with an official merger anticipated in the coming months.
Tom Borman, LawFuel legal editor If you thought legal drama was just for the Supreme Court, think again. Washington’s legal scene just got a new player in the form of law star Abbe Lowell, famed for defending Hunter Biden, who has left Winston & Strawn to launch his own boutique-Lowell & Associates. The firm’s focus is
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59 A&O Partners Down and Counting as Partnership Shuffle Continues In the post-merger musical chairs at A&O Shearman, it seems quite a few partners couldn’t find a seat when the music stopped. Fifty nine partners have headed for the exit doors outside of Asia since the firm announced its plan to trim 10 percent of
The Saudi Big Law Gold Rush Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor Big Law firms are continuing to move into the increasingly crowded Saudi legal market scrambling for a piece of the action. In the last two years, nearly four dozen global law firms have either set up shop or beefed up their presence in Saudi
Biglaw’s Trump Surrender Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor In what appears to be a growing trend across the US biglaw business, five additional major law firms have committed substantial pro bono resources in response to recent executive branch pressures. Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins, A&O Shearman, and Simpson Thacher have each pledged $125 million
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Trump’s Law Firm Hit List Grows Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor When the former president decides your firm is next on his legal hit list, you’ve officially joined what might be the most exclusive club no one asked to join. That’s the predicament elite litigation powerhouse Susman Godfrey the litigation boutique that finds itself in
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Sidley Austin Scores Wall Street Heavyweight in Latest BigLaw Drama Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor When your firm has spent decades as the Fort Knox of partner retention, watching top talent walk out the door must sting worse than a first-year associate’s billable shortfall. That’s the reality Cravath Swaine & Moore now faces as Dave
The ASIC Blockbuster Hits Aussie Court When your company’s getting cozy with alleged crime bosses, maybe don’t leave the receipts? That’s the free legal advice Star Entertainment’s former general counsel Paula Martin probably wishes she’d followed before landing in Australia’s Federal Court hot seat. Martin — who climbed from group general counsel to chief legal
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Herbert Smith Kramer Merger News Tom Borman, Contributing Editor The much-anticipated transatlantic merger between Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) and Kramer Levin is hitting a slight speed bump. Originally slated for May 1, the official merger date has now been pushed back to June 1, giving partners at both firms extra time to finalize their votes.
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