Patrick Smith

2 weeks ago | law.com | Patrick Smith

Kirkland & Ellis, continuing to recruit top talent from rivals this year, has lured Ropes & Gray private equity industry group head Carolyn Vardi as a partner in its New York office. The firm confirmed her arrival on Wednesday. It comes just two weeks after Kirklanded added a three-partner M&A team (along with a bevy of associates) from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.

2 weeks ago | law.com | Patrick Smith

While total M&A deal value rose over the first five months of the year, confidence in the M&A market and future deals has tanked, amid the seesaw of tariff rollouts and trade battles, according to new data figures. A report from Norton Rose Fulbright and Mergermarket highlights that, before the April 2 tariffs announcement by the Trump administration, many dealmakers were bullish on the market.

2 weeks ago | law.com | Patrick Smith

While total M&A deal value rose over the first five months of the year, confidence in the M&A market and future deals has tanked, amid the seesaw of tariff rollouts and trade battles, according to new data figures. A report from Norton Rose Fulbright and Mergermarket highlights that, before the April 2 tariffs announcement by the Trump administration, many dealmakers were bullish on the market.

2 weeks ago | law.com | Patrick Smith

Two private equity partners, Chris Zochowski and Bradley Noojin, are leaving A&O Shearman for Paul Hastings in New York. Zochowski was A&O Shearman's U.S. co-head of private equity and private equity sector lead. Zochowski and Noojin worked with many private equity clients.

2 weeks ago | law.com | Christine Simmons |Patrick Smith

Two more litigation partners have left Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison to join a spinoff firm, as well as several associates, in the wake of the firm's March 20 pro bono deal with President Trump. Melissa Zappala, a litigation partner who joined Paul Weiss as counsel in 2020 and became partner at the firm last year, was removed from the firm's website.