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Drinks With The Deal: Rob Kindler of Paul Weiss on Career, Connectivity

By David Marcus

Published: May 29th, 2025

Rob Kindler, an M&A partner at Paul Weiss, discusses his career as an M&A lawyer and banker, doing deals at Morgan Stanley and the importance of lifelong connectivity.

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Drinks With The Deal: Joele Frank on Building M&A PR Behemoth

By David Marcus

Published: May 15th, 2025

Joele Frank discusses how she came to public relations and her approach to growing her own firm.

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Drinks With The Deal: Petillo-Décossard Talks Changing Firms, Work-Family Balance

By David Marcus

Published: April 24th, 2025

Kimberly Petillo-Décossard, the co-head of M&A at White & Case, discusses building her career, her decision to change firms and how her husband's willingness to retire from his career as a banker has been pivotal to her success.

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Drinks With The Deal: Debevoise's Regner Discusses Delaware Amendments, Mentor

By David Marcus

Published: April 11th, 2025

William Regner talks about legal amendments enacted last month and what he learned from Debevoise's Meredith Brown.

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Drinks With The Deal: Lazard's McMaster Talks Corporate Splits, Approach to Banking

By David Marcus

Published: March 6th, 2025

Mark McMaster, the global head of M&A at Lazard, discusses his career as a banker and his work with several companies that have created significant value by breaking themselves up.

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Drinks With The Deal: Cleary's Gerstenzang Talks AI's Effect on Legal Practice

By David Marcus

Published: February 13th, 2025

Michael Gerstenzang, managing partner at Cleary Gottlieb, believes generative AI will fundamentally change the practice of law.

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Motive Partners-Backed With Intelligence Acquires The Deal

By The Deal Staff

Published: February 4th, 2025

Epiris acquired The Deal, part of London- and New York-based Delinian, formerly known as Euromoney Institutional Investor, in 2022.

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Drinks With The Deal: Davis Polk's Barr Discusses Compensation, Comcast

By David Marcus

Published: January 30th, 2025

Neil Barr, chair and managing partner of Davis Polk, talks about the logic behind the firm's 2020 change from lockstep compensation, his work for Comcast and why being a tax lawyer helped prepare him to run his firm.

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Drinks With The Deal: Freshfields' Murti Talks Associate Years, Firm Change

By David Marcus

Published: January 16th, 2025

Sanjay Murti, an M&A partner at Freshfields in New York, discusses how he approached being an associate, the grueling year before making partner and his decision to lateral to Freshfields from Cravath.

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Drinks With The Deal: Rob Kindler of Paul Weiss on Career, Connectivity

Drinks With The Deal: Joele Frank on Building M&A PR Behemoth

Drinks With The Deal: Petillo-Décossard Talks Changing Firms, Work-Family Balance

Drinks With The Deal: Debevoise's Regner Discusses Delaware Amendments, Mentor

Drinks With The Deal: Lazard's McMaster Talks Corporate Splits, Approach to Banking

Drinks With The Deal: Cleary's Gerstenzang Talks AI's Effect on Legal Practice

Motive Partners-Backed With Intelligence Acquires The Deal

Drinks With The Deal: Davis Polk's Barr Discusses Compensation, Comcast

Drinks With The Deal: Freshfields' Murti Talks Associate Years, Firm Change

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