M&A Law

For those in big law M&A, what are general vibes at your firm (or what have you heard from colleagues at other firms)? Are people significantly overshooting their yearly billables? How many weeken… more

For those leading M&A legal work in-house at a public company, are you the face of the legal work with the Board? Are you at a Fortune 500 company?

Has anyone on here successfully taken a few years off to raise children and then come back to a meaningful practice? For reference, 7th year associate with a young baby and plans to have at least one … more

Has anyone lateraled from a big law firm senior associate (9+) position to an in-house M&A position at an I-bank? What was your experience and did you have to take a pay cut? Are the hours better … more

AI is so crazy now… I’ve been testing a new AI product lately and it actually caught me off guard. I just uploaded a few materials, and it instantly mapped out my decision-making logic for specifi… more

Of all the other practice areas in law, why did you choose to do M&A?

I’m really curious how people perceive today’s AI products. Many in-house attorneys tell me the products work quite well, but lawyers at law firms generally feel they’re not particularly useful.

What do AI tools most often get wrong or seem least reliable in your practice? There are so many Legal AI products now, so hard to choose one to test it out.

Does anyone have recommendations for resources to improve Excel skills for attorneys? online classes, CLEs, etc.

Which firm would you choose?

Firm 1: satellite office, pays market, practice would only include ecvc work, firm is known for that kind of practice, lots of flexibility re wfh

Firm 2: satellite office, salary compre… more

Looking for career advice. Currently a paralegal for 7 years (litigation), got 5 years of running my own business on the side. Looking to get into T-14 this cycle specifically to work in M&A. Woul… more

Hi all, I’m a 5th year U.S.-trained M&A/VC lawyer (ex-V20) now based back in Australia where I’ve built a cross-border practice (Aus -> U.S) focused on startups, growth-stage companies, and funds doing bus… more

Anyone know of any good resources or CLEs for understanding the finance/business side of M&A (e.g. balance sheets, EBITDA, cash flow etc.)?

Looking for law firms interested in an AI tool that handles disclosure schedules end-to-end—no more manual drafting, just review and go. Saving at least 50 hrs on DS per deal

looking for lawyers who are interested in going through our new AI product for lawyers for M&A paperwork.

Do you think your firm would be willing to purchase a product that can automatically generate disclosure schedules?

Hi, I’m new here. I’m the founder of a legaltech startup focused on automating paperwork in M&A deals. I’m looking for lawyers who are interested in this area to help test our product.

Advice on how to go in house in NY holding a TN Visa? Is that generally seen as a barrier?

What’s the most efficient way to move through a newly opened VDR? I’m ticking through this shit, not even substantively reviewing but just seeing what NEEDS to be reviewed by my corporate team and it’… more

Anyone using AI successfully for M&A deals? Anything you’d recommend. I’ve only heard about Harvey but haven’t tried it.

What software do you see most used for data rooms and doing due diligence that has most functionality to quickly review due diligence documents and mark for risks or further follow up?

As regards so auction processes: what do you see these days is being delivered with the final offer of a bidder? Usually, it was a mark-up of the SPA that was uploaded to the data room. But I have the… more

As a lateral senior associate candidate, what are the best questions to ask (1) partners, and (2) junior associates, during an in-person round of interviews? Thanks!

Any comments? on focus financial partners in NY.

Anybody have any good M&A war stories? Crazy demands or disastrous last minute collapses?

Tips for negotiating offer letter received to keep me on after merger? They should anticipate negotiation from me but I’m worried my role is going to be essentially inserting another level between me … more

Any suggestions on how to pivot in year 6 from Biglaw associate in corporate real estate practice group at prior firms to M&A?
I have a small amount of general corporate / M&A experience from m… more

Hello, new here.. just graduated from a banking and finance law LLM in London. any M&A lawyer here with tips on how to land my first uk experience?
N.b: +2 years international experience (EMEA)

Has anyone used Volante for R&W insurance? Never heard of them and curious how they are to deal with in negotiating and for claims.

Hi everyone. I'm a current college freshman with eyes set on becoming a lawyer. I'm looking for any advice whatsoever. I have a 4.0 gpa, and I am already making great progress on the lsat. I d… more

Where are the best M&A CLEs (doesn’t need to actually give CLE credit)? Rising mid-level looking to understand more about working capital adjustments, indemnities, etc.

When referring to a project name (e.g., Project Swift), do both sides use the same project name? Or will the other side have no idea what I'm talking about? Relatedly, if you see other project nam… more

Maybe a long shot, but anyone in US-based big law M&A work from a home office in Europe for an extended period of time? Thinking of attempting it and wondering whether there are tricks/tips to man… more

Best treatises/practitioner resources for drafting JV agreements? I’m a struggling mid level and would greatly appreciate materials that could allow me to self study what’s important regarding protect… more

Which stresses you out more: signing or closing?