Ropes & Gray LLP

Congratulations to the 10 Ropes & Gray attorneys named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America list for 2025: Chris Comeau, Sarah Davis, Tara Fisher, Jane Goldstein, Julie Jones, Paul Kinsella, Craig Marcus, Elaine B. Murphy, Emily Oldshue and Carolyn Vardi. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ei8BWPUm

Congratulations to AvenCell on completing its $112 million Series B funding round led by Novo Holdings. Rajarshi Banerjee and Michael D. Beauvais led the team, which also included Jonathan Hempton, Lisa 文琳 Kaltenbrunner and Milap Patel.

On October 25, retired partner Donald Glazer passed away at the age of 80. Don was a consummate corporate and securities lawyer who practiced at the firm for more than 20 years. He was a natural teacher and dedicated mentor to many associates and law students. Read more about Don’s storied life and work: https://lnkd.in/efEtdJ4P

“Creditor groups are forming earlier on in the process, and further out to maturity and signing up to these co-ops, which are getting more and more rigorous,” said business restructuring partner Natasha Hwangpo in Debtwire explaining the evolving dynamics of creditor groups in response to liability management exercises. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ejKs4n3u

Congratulations to Sverica Capital Management on the recently announced strategic investment in Electronic Source Company. We are proud to have advised Sverica on this deal. Our team included Christian Westra, Christopher Holt, David Hutchins, Eric Behl-Remijan, Regina Penti, Kyle Higley and Fran Knox Faircloth.

We advised global alternative asset management firm GCM Grosvenor on supporting new investments in Germany and Denmark through its strategic European residential partnership with real estate investment firm, Matter Real Estate. Thank you to our clients for turning to our team in London, led by Tom Alabaster with Andrew Davis and Calum Foster, and supported by Andrew Howard and associate Omar Asfar. 

We are proud to partner with International Senior Lawyers Project (ISLP) on pro bono. Our lawyers Irina Sivachenko and Isabela Garcez traveled to Ecuador earlier this year with ISLP to deliver trainings on compliance, anti-corruption regulation and economic development. Read more about their experience here: https://lnkd.in/gHCwgUtD

We have been recognized as one of the UK's leading law firms in the 2025 edition of the Chambers UK Guide, earning rankings in eight practice areas including Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate Crime & Investigations, Private Equity and Tax. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eyNJrFHP

Congratulations to American Industrial Partners on its acquisition of PPG’s architectural coatings business. Doug Giannantonio, Bob Rivollier, Holt Baker, Allie Alperovich, Jordan Altman, Giancarlo Lee, Peter Alpert, Tristan Evans-Wilent, Richard Kidd, Megan Bisk, Dan Coyne, and Stefanie Birkmann advised on this deal.

On this episode of our podcast series, Non-binding Guidance, life sciences regulatory and compliance partner Greg Levine and counsel Beth Weinman are joined by appellate and Supreme Court practice head Douglas Hallward-Driemeier, to explore the Supreme Court's recent landmark decision in #LoperBright, which ended the long-standing practice of #Chevron deference. Learn how this ruling has reshaped the regulatory landscape for federal agencies and what it means for companies navigating these changes: https://lnkd.in/eaC5JFbd