John Elliot of Clayton Utz takes an in-depth look at the Australian M&A market, focusing on the significance of the association rules.
“The association rules are so broad that Australia’s corporate regulator once argued in court that two shareholders were associated with each other in relation to resources giant BHP because, among other things, they were both directors of the same football club in Melbourne.”
The International Who’s Who of Mergers & Acquisitions Lawyers has brought together four of the leading practitioners in the world to discuss the key issues facing lawyers today. In this feature Adam Green of Mannheimer Swartling, Katarína Čechová of Čechová & Partners, Ira Andamara Eddymurthy of Soewito Suhardiman Eddymurthy Kardono and Yang Wantao of Zhong Lun address questions on the current state of the M&A market in their jurisdictions and point to future developments.
In this section we analyse the findings of our research in greater depth to identify the firms and practitioners that stand out worldwide. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP fields the most lawyers in this edition, with a very impressive 15 individuals recognised for their expertise in the M&A market. Following the merger of King & Wood with Mallesons Stephen Jaques in March 2012, King & Wood Mallesons now boasts an enviable international reach and we have included 13 of its lawyers in this edition. They are closely followed by Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP which has 11 practitioners recognised and the newly created Herbert Smith Freehills LLP which sees 10 individuals featured.
With the benefit of over 15 years of research and thousands of nominations from clients and private practitioners worldwide, Who’s Who Legal takes a closer look at developing trends in the M&A legal market.
In this section we analyse the findings of our research in greater depth to identify the firms and practitioners who stand out worldwide.
With the benefit of over 15 years of research and thousands of votes from clients and private practitioners, Who’s Who Legal takes a closer look at developing trends in the M&A legal marketplace worldwide.
With the benefit of over 14 years of research and thousands of votes from clients and private practitioners, Who’s Who Legal takes a closer look at developing trends in the M&A legal marketplace worldwide.
In this section we analyse the findings of our research in greater depth to identify the firms and practitioners who stand out worldwide.
This edition features 585 lawyers across 77 jurisdictions recognised for their outstanding expertise in M&A. Several of the firms we feature boast a wealth of international talent practising in the world’s largest markets, who have been tasked with navigating clients through the treacherous economic conditions.
With the first quarter of 2010 complete, the economy is still puzzling lawyers in the aftermath of the financial crisis. And though pricing and the market sentiment are now somewhat lifted, any optimism is tinged with caution.
Our research identifies 95 outstanding lawyers in this practice area.
In these increasingly difficult economic times, the number and size of corporate deals in California may not match those of recent years, but there remains a steady flow of work and a residual - and extremely elevated - level of corporate legal expertise in the state's leading firms. Twenty-six practitioners emerge from the research as leaders in the field.
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Nominees have been selected based upon comprehensive, independent survey work with both general counsel and private practice lawyers worldwide. Only specialists who have met independent international research criteria are listed.
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