Legal Week - Davis Polk & Wardwell

Magic circle duo take key roles on Marsh & McLennan's $5.6bn takeover of UK insurance firm JLT

Hannah Roberts — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 07:15:59 EST

Wachtell teams up with Slaughters to advise US financial services giant

Linklaters and Davis Polk advise on Unilever restructuring as company nears FTSE 100 exit

Andrew Messios — Wed, 12 Sep 2018 07:39:17 EST

Magic circle firm takes lead role on consumer goods giant's structural overhaul

Are Wall Street law firms built to handle today's financial services industry?

Jae Um and Nicholas Bruch — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 00:00:11 EST

Three emerging trends in the financial sector have created a new competitive landscape for traditional capital markets-oriented firms

A crack in the wall: how Wall Street's elite firms are being put to the test

Gina Passarella Cipriani and Christine Simmons — Sun, 19 Aug 2018 06:00:06 EST

The once-impenetrable facade of some of the sturdiest law firms in the US is showing signs of wear in the face of shifting financial markets. Now these firms are being forced to confront a once-foreign concept: competition.

Three top firms to take cut of £20m in fees for work on 21st Century Fox's £24.5bn Sky bid

Krishnan Nair — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 17:37:10 EST

Fees for firms including Allen & Overy set out in 21st Century Fox's formal offer document

Freshfields, HSF and Skadden among finalists for 2018 China Law & Practice Awards

Anna Zhang — Sun, 29 Jul 2018 00:00:35 EST

KWM, Davis Polk and Fangda among contenders for awards set to be announced on 13 September in Beijing

Legal advisers on Comcast's £26bn Sky bid to share up to £45m in fees

Joseph Evans — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 07:19:39 EST

Fees for firms including Freshfields, Davis Polk and HSF revealed in Comcast offer document

Freshfields insolvency linchpin Segal leaving for new career at the Bar

Krishnan Nair — Thu, 19 Jul 2018 11:01:50 EST

Nick Segal to join Erskine Chambers after 12 years at magic circle firm

Freshfields tops European deal value rankings as activity levels plummet to five-year low

Hannah Roberts and Krishnan Nair — Thu, 05 Jul 2018 07:21:13 EST

UK firms put in a strong show as deal values soar but volume levels dip globally

Slaughters takes starring role for Disney on Sky News takeover bid

Hannah Roberts — Thu, 07 Jun 2018 08:43:07 EST

Instruction comes as Government says Sky News must be sold for 21st Century Fox's Sky takeover to proceed

Ashurst joins legal line-up as Japan's Takeda seals £46bn takeover of Shire

Joseph Evans — Tue, 08 May 2018 06:49:05 EST

Firm acting for Takeda's financial advisers as Japanese pharma company seals takeover of Irish rival

Q1 M&A rankings see resurgence of UK firms as Freshfields rises up global tables

Joseph Evans — Thu, 05 Apr 2018 07:34:13 EST

Freshfields tops Europe M&A rankings despite least active quarter for deals for five years