Memos & Publications

John Sobolewski, a partner in Wachtell Lipton’s Restructuring and Finance department, spoke to Lawdragon as part of the Dealmaker Limelight series. John has structured landmark deals during his time at Wachtell, including T-Mobile’s 2018 merger with Sprint, and a recent Covid-era matter with The Gap. Click here to read the full interview. … Continued

Bloomberg Law named Restructuring and Finance Partner, Emily Johnson and Corporate Partner, Jake Kling, to its “They’ve Got Next: The 40 Under 40” list for 2023.   Emily Johnson was honored in the Banking and Finance category. Read Emily’s Bloomberg profile here. Jake Kling was honored in the Mergers & Acquisitions category. Read Jake’s Bloomberg … Continued

Litigation Partner, Bill Savitt, was selected as a finalist for the “Litigator of the Year” award. Serving as the co-chair of the Litigation Department, Bill is a recognized authority on multi-jurisdictional corporate litigation. He has played a leading role in corporate governance and mergers-and-acquisitions litigation in courts around the country, including numerous corporate merger and … Continued

Congratulations to Nate Cullerton, Eric Feinstein, Cynthia Fernandez Lumermann, Adam Goodman, Christina Ma, Zach Podolsky, Mark Stagliano, and Noah Yavitz on being named to Lawdragon’s 500 X – The Next Generation. The full list of honorees can be found here. … Continued

The events of the summer of 2020 galvanized the country and drew attention to how systemic racism and injustice continue to burden communities of color. Business leaders throughout the country stepped up to the challenge of combatting racial injustice by pledging funds and taking action to address inequity within their workforces, local communities and society … Continued

M&A in 2020, like much else of a year in which a novel coronavirus exploded into a global pandemic, was both unpredictable and marked by extreme highs and lows. Global M&A volume amounted to $3.6 trillion in 2020, just above the average annual volume of $3.5 trillion over the ten years beginning with 2010. However, … Continued

The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance this week issued a public statement and related comments directed at companies seeking to raise capital in times of extreme stock price volatility, emphasizing that raising capital in such circumstances warrants the provision of specific, tailored disclosure to ensure investors have adequate information to make informed investment decisions. In … Continued