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Charlie Katz
Firm:
King & Spalding
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
Banking and finance
Restructuring and insolvency
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
Industry Sector:
Technology and telecommunications
Bar Admission:
District of Columbia
Virginia
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David Katz
Firm:
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
Rating:
Highly regarded - State
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
New York
Bar Admission:
New York
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Robert Katz
Firm:
Latham & Watkins
Rating:
Rising star
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
New York
Industry Sector:
Technology and telecommunications
Bar Admission:
New York
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David Kaufman
Firm:
Morrison & Foerster
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Capital markets
Capital markets : Equity
Capital markets : Derivatives
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
New York
Industry Sector:
Banking
Financial services
Bar Admission:
New York
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Marci V Kawski
Firm:
Husch Blackwell
Husch Blackwell
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Banking
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
Wisconsin
Bar Admission:
Wisconsin
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Kevin Kelley
Firm:
Greenberg Traurig
Rating:
Highly regarded - State
Practice Area:
Real estate and Construction
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
Colorado
Bar Admission:
Colorado
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Richard Kim
Firm:
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
Rating:
Highly regarded - State
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
Bar Admission:
New York
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Igor Kirman
Firm:
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
Bar Admission:
New York
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Spencer Klein
Firm:
Morrison & Foerster
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
New York
Industry Sector:
Banking
Energy
Healthcare
Real estate
Bar Admission:
New York
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Emil A Kleinhouse
Firm:
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
Restructuring and insolvency
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
New York
Bar Admission:
New York
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Colleen Pleasant Kline
Firm:
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough
Rating:
Highly regarded - State
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
Maryland
Bar Admission:
District of Columbia
Maryland
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Jacob Kling
Firm:
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Equity
Corporate and M&A
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
New York
Bar Admission:
New York
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Ricardo Lan
Firm:
Basham Ringe & Correa
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Banking
M&A
Project development
Jurisdiction:
Mexico
Industry Sector:
Mining
Natural resources
Bar Admission:
Mexico
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Gary H Leibowitz
Firm:
Cole Schotz
Cole Schotz
Rating:
Highly regarded - State
Practice Area:
Restructuring and insolvency
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
Maryland
Bar Admission:
Maryland
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Scott Lesmes
Firm:
Morrison & Foerster
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Equity
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
Bar Admission:
District of Columbia
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Aarón Levet
Firm:
Santamarina y Steta
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Mexico
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Jenna Levine
Firm:
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Equity
Corporate and M&A
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
New York
Bar Admission:
New York
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Philip Levine
Firm:
Morrison & Foerster
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
Real estate and Construction
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
Industry Sector:
Real estate
Bar Admission:
New York
California
New Jersey
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Jorge León Orantes
Firm:
Santamarina y Steta
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Mexico
Industry Sector:
Technology and telecommunications
Bar Admission:
Mexico
New York
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David Linenbroker
Firm:
Husch Blackwell
Rating:
Highly regarded - State
Practice Area:
Real estate and Construction
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
Missouri
Bar Admission:
Illinois
Missouri
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Corporate
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Private equity is investing in AI while hedging against it
As AI changes what sponsors buy, advisers must sharpen their focus on valuation, data rights and resilience
Eva Davis, July 14 2026
Banking
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This week’s people moves: finance hiring wave continues across US and UK big law
Paul Hastings’ latest finance hires from Cahill and Ropes & Gray stood out in a week that also saw Akin and Charles Russell Speechlys add corporate partners
Noemi Distefano, July 10 2026
Corporate
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Charles Russell Speechlys opens first US offices
The firm enters North America with hires from London-headquartered firm Withers, in a move that establishes a permanent US presence for its private capital practice
Noemi Distefano, July 08 2026
Banking
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This week’s people moves: K&L Gates, Cleary, Fieldfisher and more
We round up this week’s top moves in the finance, corporate, M&A and PE practices in the UK, France, the US and Germany
Noemi Distefano, July 02 2026
M&A
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This week’s people moves: K&L Gates, Kirkland, White & Case and more
New hires and appointments were made in the corporate, M&A and finance practices at leading firms in Hong Kong, Tokyo, the US and the UK
Noemi Distefano, June 04 2026
M&A
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Paul Weiss lands twin M&A hires from Akin and Dechert
M&A lawyers Trent Bridges and Michael Darby join the firm’s M&A groups in Houston and New York respectively
Noemi Distefano, June 02 2026
M&A
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Winston Taylor merger closes to form £1.23bn transatlantic firm
The combined firm brings together sizeable M&A, PE and capital markets teams across the US, Middle East, UK and Europe
Sukanya Sarkar, June 01 2026
M&A
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This week’s people moves: Charles Russell Speechlys, Latham, Davis Polk and more
We round up top lateral hires across the PE, antitrust, M&A and corporate practices in London and New York
Noemi Distefano, May 28 2026
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