PE lessons: Shearman’s losses and Cravath’s gains show the value of City buyout teams – and the dangers of misfiring
While it may be an oversimplification to say that there has been a certain inevitability to Shearman & Sterling’s decline…
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‘Venerable as Cravath’: Wall Street stalwart breaks with tradition to invest in Washington DC
Cravath, Swaine & Moore has announced plans to open an office in Washington DC having hired three partners from US…
Kirkland and Cravath pick up Misys mandate for C$4.8bn Canadian merger
Having backed out of its proposed London float late last year, UK headquartered software company Misys has merged with Canadian…
Wells Fargo picks Cravath senior partner Parker as new general counsel
Wells Fargo has ended its search for a new legal chief with the appointment of Cravath, Swaine & Moore veteran…
Slaughters and Cravath pick up roles on $30bn Johnson & Johnson bid for Actelion
A string of firms including Slaughter and May and Cravath, Swaine & Moore are acting on Johnson & Johnson’s $30bn…
Linklaters joins SullCrom and Cravath on $65bn Linde and Praxair megadeal
Sullivan & Cromwell, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, Linklaters and Hengeler Mueller have won roles on another potential mega merger, between…
US bonuses: CC and A&O match Cravath reward of up to $100,000 for associates
Magic Circle firms Allen & Overy (A&O) and Clifford Chance (CC) have stepped up to match bonus levels rewarded by…
US bonuses: Simpson and Davis Polk match Cravath rewards of up to $100,000 for associates
Leading Wall Street firms have begun announcing their 2016 year-end associate bonuses with Cravath, Swaine & Moore leading the way…
US partner promotions: Mayer Brown promotes two in the City while McDermott adds one
Mayer Brown has made up another two partners in the City, the same number as last year, while McDermott Will…
Herbert Smith Freehills and Cravath act as BAT lights up $47bn Reynolds takeover
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) and Cravath, Swaine & Moore are advising British American Tobacco (BAT) on its offer to acquire…
Linklaters the latest to match Cravath’s $180,000 associate pay in New York salary war
Linklaters has become the latest, and the last, of the Magic Circle firms in the US to match Cravath, Swaine…
Following suit: Four firms match Cravath associate pay boost
Predictions of a pay war have proved correct after four US firms followed Cravath, Swaine & Moore into bumping up…
Starting a war: Cravath lifts associate pay for the first time in almost ten years
In a move likely to trigger similar increases amongst its rivals, Cravath, Swaine & Moore has lifted associate pay for…
After 25 years, Cravath loses top deal lawyer Barshay to Paul Weiss
A firm rarely to lose its senior talent, Wall Street firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore‘s corporate partner Scott Barshay is…
Cravath and Skadden check-in as Starwood derails Marriott merger to seal Chinese hotel takeover
Cravath, Swaine & Moore, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher are advising as Westin owner…
Cravath and Kirkland ride pharma wave to win places on $5.8bn Abbott-Alere deal
Already two of the big winners from the merger bonanza in the pharmaceuticals sector, Cravath, Swaine & Moore and Kirkland…
Cravath kicks off bonus season with associates in line for up to $100,000
Cravath Swaine & Moore has set the benchmark for US associate bonuses becoming the first major law firm to announce its…
The conservation game – up close with New York’s original inner circle
Amid a changing global legal market, three storied Wall Street firms retain commanding reputations. Legal Business assesses New York law’s…
US associate bonuses: Simpson first to unveil, Cravath follows and Skadden tops with $110,000 bonus
The US bonus season, usually led by Cravath Swaine & Moore, has this year seen Simpson Thacher & Bartlett kick-start…
US bonus season: Cravath kicks off by holding bonuses at 2012 levels
The US bonus season has kick-started with elite New York firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore setting the tone by revealing it will…