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Drinks With The Deal: V&E’s Gill on Evolution of Houston Legal Market

By David Marcus

Published: May 9th, 2024

Vinson & Elkins co-head of M&A and capital markets Steve Gill talks about how the rise of energy PE has changed the Houston legal market and what he learned from advising Huntsman on its troubled deal with Apollo.

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Drinks With The Deal: Simpson’s Chao on Intellectual Appeal of M&A

By David Marcus

Published: May 2nd, 2024

Simpson Thacher M&A partner Michael Chao says that exposure to new businesses and legal issues makes the practice appealing to him and helps him be a better lawyer.

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Drinks With The Deal: Skadden’s Kim on Translator Work, Making Partner During Pandemic

By David Marcus

Published: April 18th, 2024

In the most recent Drinks With The Deal podcast, Skadden M&A partner Do Kim discusses working as a translator between college and law school, how she approaches managing associates and making partner at the start of the pandemic.

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Drinks With The Deal: Sullivan & Cromwell’s Wu on Navigating to Partnership

By David Marcus

Published: April 4th, 2024

Mimi Wu talks about signing up two big deals in her last months as an associate, her affinity for distressed M&A and how getting an M.B.A. along with a J.D. has helped her as a lawyer.

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Review: Thinking Through Contract Drafting

By David Marcus

Published: March 25th, 2024

In their new book 'Deals,' Stanford’s Mike Klausner and Harvard’s Guhan Subramanian offer a theoretical framework for thinking about how to write corporate contracts.

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Drinks With the Deal: Wachtell’s Kling Talks Career Progression, Parenthood

By David Marcus

Published: March 14th, 2024

In the latest episode of Drinks With The Deal, Wachtell’s Jake Kling talks about milestone deals for him, what he learned from his clerkship and how becoming a parent changed his view of being a lawyer.

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Drinks With The Deal: Cadence's Stone on Marine Corps Lessons

By David Marcus

Published: February 29th, 2024

On this week’s episode of Drinks With The Deal, Ryan Stone, a corporate development professional at Cadence Design Systems, discusses how an early stint in the Marine Corps helped shape his career.

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Mizuho Eyes Bigger Slice of U.S. Middle Market

By Quratulain Tejani

Published: February 7th, 2024

Deals for Greenhill and Capstone are indicative of Mizuho's desire to expand in the U.S., particularly in the middle market with private companies and investors, head of the investment and corporate banking unit Michal Katz says.

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Creative Planning Heads North With Kistler-Tiffany

By Quratulain Tejani

Published: February 7th, 2024

In its fifth transaction of the year, the Overland Park, Kan.-based wealth management firm will grow its presence in the Northeast, an area it will continue to target for deals, CEO Peter Mallouk says.

Insights & Analysis

Drinks With The Deal: V&E’s Gill on Evolution of Houston Legal Market

Drinks With The Deal: Simpson’s Chao on Intellectual Appeal of M&A

Drinks With The Deal: Skadden’s Kim on Translator Work, Making Partner During Pandemic

Drinks With The Deal: Sullivan & Cromwell’s Wu on Navigating to Partnership

Review: Thinking Through Contract Drafting

Drinks With the Deal: Wachtell’s Kling Talks Career Progression, Parenthood

Drinks With The Deal: Cadence's Stone on Marine Corps Lessons

Mizuho Eyes Bigger Slice of U.S. Middle Market

Creative Planning Heads North With Kistler-Tiffany

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