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Is upstart Kirkland & Ellis showing signs of wear? Its atypical approach to getting, growing and operating a large law firm has propelled it to the number-one spot globally. Of course, its business model, which includes the NEP tier and chasing volume, has been studied by even the more traditional elite law firms. But all that could be in play. Bloomberg Law reports that during the first half of 2025 Latham outdid K&E in the key practice: M&A. Latham came in at $269 billion, K&E at $251 billion. Latham derived the most business in tech, telecommunications and energy.  The implications are huge.  Other top competitors in this market can feel emboldened to be more creative and aggressive in taking on K&E on in their categories of strength. Those firms include Wachtell, Rosen & Katz, Davis Polk and Paul Weiss. They could also begin to question the model more closely.  When I had coached former members of the K&E team they positioned and packaged ...

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  This is what I projected might happen today and it did. The Dow reached 44,000 - and a bit beyond: Dow Jones Industrial Average Index Index: DJI Compare 44,033.36 USD ▲  +214.09 (+0.49%) today June 30, 3:32 PM EDT  ·  Market Open

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  Of the nine law firms cutting deals with the Trump administration to lift or head off Executive Orders Paul Weiss has been hit the hardest with backlash. That has ranged from bad coverage in media and on social to loss of partners. As I posted last weekend Paul Weiss seems to have become the "designated target" because of the perfect storm of having been very high profile and being the first mover in dealmaking with Trump. That was detailed in media/social with lots of juicy items such as using a private jet and sitting for three hours in a meeting in the Oval Office with US President Donald Trump. Recently three more partners have left Paul Weiss.  Bloomberg Law reports that: "Proskauer Rose recruited a Paul Weiss partner [Sarah Stasny to] lead the firm’s US private equity transactions practice." Stasny could wind up recruiting more lawyers from Paul Weiss.   Before spending six years with Paul Weiss she had been with Kirkland & Ellis and Weil.  This par...