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M&A

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.

Activism

Activist Investing Today: KPMG's Brown on ESG Activism, M&A, Trump

By Ronald Orol

Published: December 18th, 2024

Stephen Brown, senior adviser and managing director at KPMG's Board Leadership Center, covers a number of topics, including why he thinks there could be unintended consequences to new limits on activist shareholder proposals.

Podcasts

Drinks With The Deal: Cravath's Perkins Discusses Military Service

By David Marcus

Published: December 5th, 2024

Dave Perkins, the co-head of PE at Cravath, talks about being called up from the U.S. Army Reserve to serve in Afghanistan as a young associate and how he approached building a PE practice at his law firm.

M&A

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.

Podcasts

Behind the Buyouts: Capstone's Ferrara on M&A Rebound

By Nikitha Sattiraju

Published: November 20th, 2024

Founder and president John Ferrara dives into the middle market investment bank's growth over two decades and his expectations for dealmaking in 2025.

Podcasts

Drinks With The Deal: Friedlander Discusses Delaware Plaintiffs Practice

By David Marcus

Published: November 7th, 2024

Joel Friedlander of Friedlander & Gorris talks about how he came to focus on plaintiff-side work in the Delaware courts and the enjoyment he gets from writing about and teaching law as well as practicing it.

Activism

Activist Investing Today: Gonzalez-Sussman on Why 'Gamesmanship' Fails

By Ronald Orol

Published: November 6th, 2024

Corporate defender Elizabeth Gonzalez-Sussman discusses what motivated her decision to move away from defending activists, as well as tactics that backfire, settlement subcommittee pros and cons and governance vulnerabilities.

Podcasts

Behind the Buyouts: Houlihan's Pund on Outdoor, Active Lifestyle Rebound

By Nikitha Sattiraju

Published: October 25th, 2024

Houlihan Lokey global head of outdoor, active lifestyle and tactical industries Nathan Pund discusses his expectations for M&A in the categories in 2025.

M&A

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.

Insights & Analysis

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

Activist Investing Today: KPMG's Brown on ESG Activism, M&A, Trump

Drinks With The Deal: Cravath's Perkins Discusses Military Service

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

Behind the Buyouts: Capstone's Ferrara on M&A Rebound

Drinks With The Deal: Friedlander Discusses Delaware Plaintiffs Practice

Activist Investing Today: Gonzalez-Sussman on Why 'Gamesmanship' Fails

Behind the Buyouts: Houlihan's Pund on Outdoor, Active Lifestyle Rebound

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

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