Tag: private equity
Tips from a top law firm partner on what commercial awareness really means
Goodwin private equity lawyer George Weavil explores the dynamic nature of deal-making, the importance of commercial awareness, and how junior lawyers can set themselves up for early success
What it means to be a private equity lawyer
Weil partner Simon Saitowitz talks market shifts, secondaries and the qualities that define future lawyers
The rise of continuation funds in private equity — explained
Oxford Uni student Yoshinori Maejima looks at continuation funds and explains their impact on law firms
5 things we learnt about life as a private equity lawyer
A panel of Weil’s private equity lawyers discuss working with top-level clients, the biggest challenges they have faced in their career, and what we’re going to see in this practice area over the next 12 months
How one leading US law firm is supporting its LGBTQ+ lawyers
Ropes & Gray counsel Alexandru shares his experience
What makes a great deal lawyer?
Communication, organisation and understanding your clients' businesses are the keys to success, says Sidley Austin managing associate Cyril Cutinha
From paralegal to junior lawyer at a top US firm
Legal Cheek's Will Holmes sits down with Emilio Fabrizi, private equity associate at Ropes & Gray, to learn more about the challenges he overcame to break into the legal profession
From trainee to private equity partner at a magic circle law firm
Allen & Overy’s Peter Banks talks to Legal Cheek’s Sky Martle about his career journey
Life at a US law firm in London
Weil partner James Harvey gives insights into the realities of work at a US outfit and demystifies the complex phenomenon of SPACs
Life as a private equity lawyer
Travers Smith's George Weavil and Raphaella Gabrasadig give their insight into how the increased focus on sustainable business is changing private equity
The day-to-day life of a private equity partner explained
Willkie Farr & Gallagher’s Gavin Gordon considers the opportunities for private equity clients post-COVID-19
Restructuring and private equity: What aspiring lawyers need to know
A panel of experts from Weil offer insights from the frontline and explain how they’re helping clients respond to the global crisis
City lawyers are just like people selling fruit on a market stall
Phil Sanderson, co-chair of the global private equity transactions group at Ropes & Gray, gives his own take on commercial awareness
Weil lawyers consider what’s next for the global economy
Firm that acted for Lehman Brothers in 2008 looks back over last decade and forecasts what may be around the corner
My life as a leveraged finance lawyer
Weil, Gotshal & Manges banking & finance partner Tom Richards looks back on his career and offers advice to the next generation of lawyers