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Drinks With The Deal: Cleary's Gerstenzang Talks AI's Effect on Legal Practice

By David Marcus

Published: February 13th, 2025

Michael Gerstenzang, managing partner at Cleary Gottlieb, believes generative AI will fundamentally change the practice of law.

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Motive Partners-Backed With Intelligence Acquires The Deal

By The Deal Staff

Published: February 4th, 2025

Epiris acquired The Deal, part of London- and New York-based Delinian, formerly known as Euromoney Institutional Investor, in 2022.

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Drinks With The Deal: Davis Polk's Barr Discusses Compensation, Comcast

By David Marcus

Published: January 30th, 2025

Neil Barr, chair and managing partner of Davis Polk, talks about the logic behind the firm's 2020 change from lockstep compensation, his work for Comcast and why being a tax lawyer helped prepare him to run his firm.

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Drinks With The Deal: Freshfields' Murti Talks Associate Years, Firm Change

By David Marcus

Published: January 16th, 2025

Sanjay Murti, an M&A partner at Freshfields in New York, discusses how he approached being an associate, the grueling year before making partner and his decision to lateral to Freshfields from Cravath.

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Aylward Joins Wells Fargo Amid Middle Market Push

By Ronald Orol

Published: January 14th, 2025

Former JPMorgan banker Justin Aylward will focus on deals involving smaller publicly traded companies, as well as family, founder or closely held company transactions.

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Drinks With The Deal: Kramer Levin's Bessonette on Practice Mix, Herbert Smith Merger

By David Marcus

Published: December 19th, 2024

John Bessonette, a partner at Kramer Levin in New York, talks about how he developed a practice that includes both M&A and restructuring and his firm's pending merger with Herbert Smith Freehills.

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Drinks With The Deal: Morgan Lewis' Suh on Father's Influence on Career

By David Marcus

Published: November 21st, 2024

Aaron Suh, an M&A and PE partner at Morgan Lewis and managing partner of the firm's Philadelphia office, discusses how he approached changing firms and cities and the deep influence his father has had on his approach to his career.

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Drinks With The Deal: King & Spalding's Townsend Talks Business Development

By David Marcus

Published: October 24th, 2024

Keith Townsend, an M&A partner at King & Spalding and co-head of its corporate practice, discusses how he developed business development skills as a young partner and how his firm thinks about its practice mix.

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Drinks With The Deal: Katten's Solomon on Family Office Evolution, Texas Economics

By David Marcus

Published: October 10th, 2024

Katten's Mark Solomon discusses the evolution of family offices over the past generation and how the Dallas economy has changed since he started practicing law in the city in 1985.

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Drinks With The Deal: Cleary's Gerstenzang Talks AI's Effect on Legal Practice

Motive Partners-Backed With Intelligence Acquires The Deal

Drinks With The Deal: Davis Polk's Barr Discusses Compensation, Comcast

Drinks With The Deal: Freshfields' Murti Talks Associate Years, Firm Change

Aylward Joins Wells Fargo Amid Middle Market Push

Drinks With The Deal: Kramer Levin's Bessonette on Practice Mix, Herbert Smith Merger

Drinks With The Deal: Morgan Lewis' Suh on Father's Influence on Career

Drinks With The Deal: King & Spalding's Townsend Talks Business Development

Drinks With The Deal: Katten's Solomon on Family Office Evolution, Texas Economics

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