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• Skadden tops list of strongest law firm brands

  Jan 31 2012 Brand research company Acritas has compiled a list of the strongest brands in the US and global legal services market. Their study, which surveyed 902 clients, of... more

• Women take majority of partner promotions at Wachtel, Cleary and Akin

  Nov 22 2011 Women have constituted the majority of new partners in the promotions rounds at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Akin Gump Strauss... more

• Vinson & Elkins and Wachtell Lipton lead $1 billion hostile takeover of Tulsa-based SemGroup

  Oct 28 2011 Houston-based Plains All American Pipeline is intent on the acquisition of rival Tulsa-based company SemGroup. but when its $1 billion offer was rejected by the board... more

• Wachtell, Jones Day lead on $18.4bn sale of Goodrich to United Technologies

  Sep 23 2011 United Technologies Corporation is set to purchase $18.4 billion for aircraft equipment maker Goodrich Corporation. The deal will see United Technologies aquire the... more

• Martin Lipton of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz turns 80

  Jun 24 2011 There is an interesting article in the ABA Journal about how the 80th birthday of Martin Lipton - a founder, rainmaker and mergers partner at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen &... more

• Skadden leads ranking of top US law firms

  May 17 2011 If you needed another ranking of the top US law firms, here it is. Corporate Board Member magazine and global business advisory firm FTI Consulting Inc asked US... more

• US firms flock to Hong Kong

  May 16 2011 US firms are flocking to Hong Kong with 46 of the top 100 US firms (by revenue) having a presence in the city. In the past year firms such as Locke Lord Bissell &... more

• US firms push profits by reducing headcounts

  May 02 2011 Profits per partner rose by 8.4 percent last year, after a flat 2009 and a 4.3 per cent drop in 2008. But while this growth in profits can be partially explained by... more

• What can we learn from this year's promotions?

  Dec 17 2010 This article takes a closer look at some of the decisions being made in this year’s partnership promotions round, asking what those decisions indicate about the... more

• Wachtell hires lawyer from US Federal Reserve

  Oct 13 2010 Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz has hired Patricia Robinson, who joins the firm from a role as assistant general counsel at the US Federal Reserve. Robinson’s work at... more

• Four firms guide biggest telecom deal in two years

  Apr 22 2010 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, and Jones Walker have taken key roles on the $10.6 billion... more

• Skadden and Wachtell lead $1.6bn merger between Mirant and RRI

  Apr 13 2010 Mirant Corporation and RRI Energy, Inc have announced a $1.6 billion merger deal, combining their companies to create a new company, GenOn Energy. The agreement will... more

• Wachtell, Jones Day, Vinson & Elkins in Reliance’s $1.7bn deal

  Apr 13 2010 Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries (RIL) has signed up a five-year development plan with US based Atlas Energy to develop a better part of the Marcellus Shale held by... more

• Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, Jones Day and Vinson & Elkins lead on $1.7 billion energy deal

  Apr 12 2010 The latest deal over the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania and West Virginia sees India's Reliance Industries in a $1.7 billion joint venture with US company Atlas... more

• Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz scores leading role on $3.48 billion energy deal

  Mar 17 2010 The sale of an Appalachian natural gas and oil business from Dominion Reources to Consol Energy Inc will be guided by Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. Consol have a... more

• Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz score leading roles in Tommy Hilfiger deal

  Mar 16 2010 The US$3 billion sale by of Tommy Hilfiger to the Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation (of American Apparel fame) is to be led by Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett and Wachtell,... more

• Wachtell, Baker Botts on $11 Billion Oil Deal

  Feb 23 2010 On Sunday, international oil services company Schlumberger LTD., announced plans to merge with Houston-based Smith International--a supplier of oil exploration and... more

• Paul Weiss, Wachtell, Weil Advising on $1.1 Billion Duane Reade Deal

  Feb 18 2010 Walgreens announced on Wednesday plans to acquire rival Duane Reade for nearly $1.1 billion in cash, expanding the national drugstore chain's presence in the New York... more

• A&O and Wachtell take lead roles on $1.8bn General Electric sell-off

  Nov 14 2009 Allen & Overy (A&O) has taken a lead role on the $1.8bn (£1.1bn) sale of General Electric's fire alarm and security unit to US conglomerate United Technologies,... more

• Law.com - Did Bank of America Mess Up Its Privilege Waiver?

  Oct 20 2009 Did Bank of America and its lawyers at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton make a mistake in the order waiving attorney-client privilege in the bank's case against the... more

• Vault Top 100 Law Firms 2010: And the winner is... Wachtell

  Aug 26 2009 Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz is the most prestigious law firm according to Vault’s law firm rankings by law firm associates, defending its No. 1 spot for the seventh... more

• SEC blames Wachtell, Shearman for not disclosing bank bonuses

  Aug 26 2009 The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is blaming lawyers from Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and Shearman & Sterling for Bank of America’s failure to... more

• PRC law firms take top spots in Asia M&A ranking for first time

  Aug 26 2009 Beijing-based law firms Commerce & Finance and Deheng took the top two spots of the Asia-Pacific M&A league table by value in the first half of 2009 --- the first time... more

• Wachtell tops global M&A rankings in first half of 2009

  Jul 07 2009 Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, the most-profitable US law firm, took the top spot on the Bloomberg list of M&A advisers for the first half of 2009, ousting UK-based... more

• Non-American law firms move up latest list of top dealmakers

  Oct 19 2007 The third-quarter tables for legal advisers - those charts that list how many deals firms have worked on - provide few surprises but offer a glimpse into the tight... more