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Dealmakers
The Complex Choreography of Corporate Finance with Wachtell Lipton’s Emily D. Johnson
By Meghan Hemingway | Lawyer Limelights, Wachtell Lipton Features, Dealmakers
She pivoted from a budding dance career to become a restructuring and finance lawyer at the top of her game.
January 22, 2025
Elite, Unique and Enduring: Wachtell Lipton’s Restructuring and Finance Group
By Matthew Heller | Wachtell Lipton Features, News & Features, Dealmakers
The ReFi group helps to underscore Wachtell's singularity in the market as an elite strike force of dealmakers.
November 20, 2024
IP and Tech Dealmaking, with Jonathan Ashtor of Paul, Weiss
By Sam Arman | Lawyer Limelights, Dealmakers, Paul Weiss Features
Ashtor works at the juncture of corporate and IP law on some of the largest, most transformational technology transactions.
November 6, 2024
No-Nonsense Dealmaking with Greg Pessin
By Meghan Hemingway | Dealmakers, Wachtell Lipton Features, Lawyer Limelights
The Wachtell partner helped represent Twitter last year in the fight to hold Elon Musk to his $44B deal to purchase the company.
January 31, 2024
Dealmaker Limelight: John Sobolewski
By James Langford , Katrina Dewey | Dealmakers, Lawyer Limelights, Wachtell Lipton Features
The Wachtell partner has worked on landmark deals, including T-Mobile's merger with Sprint.
July 26, 2023
Controlling Your Destiny in the Private Sector, with Sabastian Niles of Wachtell
By Alison Preece | Lawyer Limelights, Dealmakers, Wachtell Lipton Features
Niles always keeping an eye on the larger purpose of a corporation to drive innovation and growth with positive impact.
June 2, 2023
Lawyer Limelight: Ira Schacter
By James Langford | Lawyer Limelights, News & Features, Dealmakers
The Cadwalader partner has built a career around thinking from the client's perspective and being inventive with each deal.
November 9, 2022
De-SPACs, Activist Investors and The Energy Transition
By Alison Preece | Lawyer Limelights, News & Features, Dealmakers, Cravath Features
The heads of Cravath's global M&A practice, George Schoen and Bob Townsend, discuss dealmaking trends.
November 7, 2022
Lawyer Limelight: Jeannemarie O’Brien
By John Ryan | Lawyer Limelights, News & Features, Wachtell Lipton Features, Dealmakers
The global Covid-19 pandemic is another reminder that not all law firms are created equal or poise…
February 3, 2021
Lawyer Limelight: Domenic Drago
By James Langford | Lawyer Limelights, Dealmakers
The emotional payoff from Domenic Drago’s work in real estate development law comes in its tan…
January 25, 2021
A Pandemic, a Hot Market and “All Systems Go” for Cravath’s Capital Markets Team
By Katrina Dewey | Law Firm Roundtable, News & Features, Cravath Features, Dealmakers
Dealmakers everywhere had reason for high hopes as they greeted Jan. 1, 2020. The stock markets we…
October 30, 2020
Lawyer Limelight: Cornell Boggs
By Alison Preece | Lawyer Limelights, News & Features, Dealmakers
Cornell Boggs recently joined Quarles & Brady as Of Counsel and Senior Strategic Advisor. The …
September 16, 2020
Lawyer Limelight: Steve Hurdle
By Alison Preece | Lawyer Limelights, Dealmakers
Working at the intersection of media and technology, Steve Hurdle, a partner in Loeb & Loeb&rs…
March 29, 2020
Lawyer Limelight: Ryan Dzierniejko
By John Ryan | Lawyer Limelights, Dealmakers, Skadden Features
Companies often hire Skadden not to implement an obvious or preset course for growth and financing, …
March 8, 2020
Lawyer Limelight: Lisa Laukitis
By John Ryan | Lawyer Limelights, Dealmakers, Skadden Features
Skadden partners successfully handle an expansive range of complex deals and cases over the course o…
February 23, 2020