Is it a terrible time to be looking at moving to biglaw m&a? I’ve got some interviews set up and am suddenly having layoff panic. Also any insights generally for these firms in Chicago?:

Akerman
Faegre Drinker
Gould & Ratner
Husch Blackwell
Katten
Levenfeld Pearlstein
Locke Lord
McGuireWoods

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Speaking generally for tech M&A, market is healthy with down round and opportunistic acquisitions and general expectation is for PE/large strategics to look for deals (e.g undervalued startups unable to raise further VC funding) and accelerate buying activity through the fall.

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Fwiw, I am at an AmLaw 100 as a 3rd year doing M&A for PE clients we are swamped with no signs of slowing down. Not any of those firms, but pretty sure we’re still actively hiring across the board.

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Last in, first out

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My exact worry

It’s risky but if your current firm doesn’t have work, then it’s also risky to stay. Here’s, how I would rank these Chicago corporate groups for M/A deal flow.

1. Katten
2. McGuireWoods
3. Faegre Drinker
4. Locke Lord (healthcare and insurance though)
5. Husch Blackwell
6. Levenfeld Pearlsein (banking/finance work)

I’m unsure about Akerman and Gould Ratner.

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We have the work, I’m just tempted by the money

Pretty odd time but hey some firms might need to build out the team

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